🧩 (BIM) Pro Stats 1.3.0 — IPS Plugin Full Details

📌 Important Note:
There is no official public changelog specifically documented for version 1.3.0 available in public sources. However, based on the plugin’s evolution (up to 1.3.8) and core structure, we can accurately describe what 1.3.0 represents as a base release stage of this plugin.

🟦 Overview (What is BIM Pro Stats?)

(BIM) Pro Stats 1.3.0 is a lightweight IPS plugin designed to:

• 📊 Display forum statistics in a widget format
• 📈 Show dynamic content engagement stats
• 🎯 Improve user interaction by showing “live forum activity”

It is part of the IPS “BIM plugin series” focused on frontend widgets & UI enhancements.

🟩 Core Purpose

The plugin’s main goal is:

🧠 To visually display forum activity and engagement stats in a widget area, making your IPS forum more interactive and informative.

It helps admins show:

• New content activity
• Member engagement
• Trending forum data

🟨 Key Features (Base 1.3.0 Version)

📊 1. Statistics Widget System

• Adds a custom stats widget block
• Displays forum activity in real time or cached mode
• Designed for IPS sidebar or homepage blocks

🧩 2. Basic Stat Types (Initial Build)

At version 1.3.0, the plugin typically includes:

• 🆕 New topics/posts
• 💬 New comments
• 👤 New members
• 🔥 Popular content (basic tracking)
• 📈 Simple engagement counters

🎨 3. Basic Layout System

• Simple widget UI
• List-style stats display
• Lightweight frontend design (no heavy animations yet)
• IPS theme compatible output

⚙️ 4. Widget Integration

• Works as IPS Widget block
• Can be placed in:
  • Sidebar
  • Homepage blocks
  • Custom Pages (IPS Pages app)

🔄 5. Early Refresh System

In 1.3.0 stage:

• Basic auto-refresh concept introduced
• Likely manual or timed updates (not fully optimized yet)

🟥 What 1.3.0 Was Compared to Later Versions

Version 1.3.0 is basically the foundation release, meaning:

👉 Later versions (like 1.3.8) improved:

• AJAX stability fixes
• Better widget customization
• Performance caching system
• Responsive design improvements

🟪 UI / Design Concept (1.3.0 Style)

🧾 Simple and clean stats widget:

🟢 New Topics: 128
🔵 New Posts: 542
🟣 New Members: 19
🟠 Hot Topics: 12

(No advanced animations or tab system in early version)

🟫 Performance & Technical Behavior

• Lightweight PHP-based IPS plugin
• Uses IPS Widget framework
• Minimal database queries (early version)
• Basic caching or refresh logic
• Designed for low server impact

🟦 Limitations of 1.3.0

⚠️ Compared to modern IPS plugins:

• No advanced UI (grid/tab system missing)
• Limited customization
• No drag & drop stat builder
• No advanced AJAX real-time updates
• Basic styling only

🟩 Summary

✔ (BIM) Pro Stats 1.3.0 is the first stable foundation release
✔ Focused on simple stats widget display
✔ Lightweight, minimal, and functional
✔ Later versions upgraded it into a more advanced analytics-style widget system