Blog Metrics

By Joost de Valk (http://yoast.com/)

• Why it's awesome: Quick view of your authors' activities

• Why it was picked: Simplicity, accuracy

• License: GNU General Public License

• Manual Install URL: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/blog-metrics

• Automatic Install search term: Blog Metrics

• Geek level: Newbie

• Configuration location: Settings | Blog Metrics

• Used in: Post editor

Keeping tabs on your author's work is never a bad thing. Blog Metrics gives you a snapshot of each of your author's performance, ranging from posts per month, number of posts, total comments, number of words per post, and total trackbacks.