What is the Timeline for the Active Version Pie Chart in the Repository?

Question

When going through your own plugin details and checking the active version downloads. It's helpful to see which version that webmasters prefer, but I see no details on the subject on WordPress (and on here, yet). I recently had an unexpected change in stats, and I can't find anything as to what the time frame is. What few that I have found are either closed with little or no response, and/or indirectly related.

The active version pie chart can be found on any plugin under Stats.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/[PLUGIN-NAME]/stats/

Most of the time, new versions don't even show up until about a day or so, but is the timeline based on days, weeks, or months?

This says that it is based on the current active users. Which is interesting. Daily Tip: New Usage Graphs on WordPress.org Plugin Repository

Any additional information on how the chart actually works is helpful.

Answer 1

The active version pie chart is made up of completely nonsense data that isn't being updated properly at present. What it displays has absolutely no bearing to real-world data.

It's on my list of things-to-fix, eventually. Once our stats gathering system is more reliable, I'll do so.

However, at present, it is total nonsense. Ignore it.

Answer 2

I know it would be great to get more stats .. As it stands total downloads is a number but active users is shown as a pie graph. I'd rather it the other way.

After reading wrox publishers professional wordpress plugin book, I found that each day every install of wordpress will check for plugin updates and send back info on what plugins are installed.

So I can't answer your question directly ... But it seems there is a delay in processing the plugin usage data

To be clear the downloads stats is each day, past 7 days and total downloads.