v1.10.0

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Changelog v1.10.0

➕ Spaces Toolbar (#385, #401)

ThirdStats now supports Thunderbirds Spaces Toolbar. Clicking the ThirdStats icon opens the stats page.

➕ Theme Sync (#402)

ThirdStats now provides an option to select a dark, light or a system theme. The letter will choose the theme according to the theme used in Thunderbird and is the default setting.

🔨 Default stats page (#386)

The stats page can now be opened even without GET parameters. It defaults to the first active account.

🔨 Handle unprocessable folders (#399)

Somehow Thunderbirds web extension APIs are not able to process all folders (e.g. special virtual folders), which lead to ThirdStats never finishing stats processing. The message retrieval was improved to at least finish processing of accounts holding such folders and showing partial stats data. When problems were detected on processing, there is an indicator that stats might not be accurate.

🔨 Button colors on light mode (#400)

The text color of the buttons at the bottom of stats and options pages was not readable on light mode. This is now fixed.

🔒 Dependency updates

Known security vulnerabilities were fixed by updating dependencies to their latest available version.

See the Full Changelog

Installation

Official Thunderbird add-on repository

1. Open Thunderbird and go to main menu > add-ons
2. Search for "ThirdStats" and click the green Add to Thunderbird button
3. Grant necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now in your Thunderbird next to the main menu and you can start browsing your account statistics

Manual

1. Download the .xpi add-on file from GitHub release v1.10.0 or the ThirdStats add-on page
2. Open Thunderbird and go to the main menu > add-ons > gear menu > install add-on from file > choose the downloaded .xpi file
3. Confirm necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats symbol appears now in the top right corner next to the menu

v1.9.0

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Changelog v1.9.0

Please empty the ThirdStats cache in the add-on options after updating to this version.

➕ Live Count Up

An additional option Live Count Up is introduced to show live progress of calculated numbers when processing stats data. This is enabled by default, but may increase processing time slightly.

➕ Automatic Processing

Stats data is now calculated automatically in a defined time interval. A corresponding add-on option provides the possibility to disable/enable automatic processing and set a number of minutes for the time interval. The default value is enabled with 30 minutes. If this option is changed, the stats tab needs to be reloaded.

Automatic processing only happens when the stats page is open. Reprocessing is always done for all active accounts. The current view (selected account option or filter) is kept during and after reprocessing. Live-Update of featured numbers is disabled for automatic processing.

➕ Buttons for Support

The stats and the options page as well as the popup now have 5 buttons at the bottom for users to support the project.

🔨 Heatmaps reworked

Activity charts can now display proper dates in the tooltip, as the data is no longer based on calendar weeks but on actual iso dates. Also bugs of date glitches in between years are now fixed. Unfortunately the switch to matrix charts made it impossible to still provide the option for a custom start day of week, as I wasn't able to properly implement this with Chart.js for now. I'm sorry about that.

🌐 Translations extended

Existing translations were completed for new language keys and Indonesian and Ukrainian translations were added. ThirdStats is now available in 24 different languages.

💚 Unified tooltip format

All charts now have tooltips in the same format

Title label
1,234 dataset 1 label
2,345 dataset 2 label

💚 Color improvements

The background color of inline options now adapts to the dark theme since Thunderbird 91.

📜 Documentation improvements

Readme and GitHub templates were updated for new translations and translation management.

🔒 Dependency updates

ThirdStats now runs on Vue3. Known security vulnerabilities were fixed by updating dependencies to their latest available version.

Installation

Official Thunderbird add-on repository

1. Open Thunderbird and go to main menu > add-ons
2. Search for "ThirdStats" and click the green Add to Thunderbird button
3. Grant necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now in your Thunderbird next to the main menu and you can start browsing your account statistics

Manual

1. Download the .xpi add-on file from GitHub release v1.9.0 or the ThirdStats add-on page
2. Open Thunderbird and go to the main menu > add-ons > gear menu > install add-on from file > choose the downloaded .xpi file
3. Confirm necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats symbol appears now in the top right corner next to the menu

v1.8.0

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Changelog v1.8.0

➕ Thunderbird 91 compatibility (#320)

With many small internal fixes and improvements, ThirdStats now supports both: Thunderbird 78 and 91

➕ Tags analysis (#328)

An additional chart section for charts about tags. An horizontal bar chart was implemented showing the number of emails the corresponding tag is used with. There is now also an option to show the tag bars in their corresponding color, that has been configured in Thunderbird. This is deactivated per default.

➕ Numbers section for starred and tagged mails (#328)

A numbers section about the count of starred and tagged emails.

💚 Merge similar metrics for email counts (#336)

The two existing sections about email counts in the featured numbers bar are now merged into one section with a small tab/arrow navigation. It also features an additional unit mails per quarter.

💚 Show notice if no chart data available (#334)

An icon and a notice is now shown, when a chart has no data at all.

💚 Unify page titles

The stats page title now is in the same format as the options page.

🔨 Fix identity comparison (#317)

Sent emails are now properly recognized as sent, even if they don't contain angle brackets or have uppercase characters.

🔨 Fix bar chart tooltip (#327)

A tooltip is now always shown on a bar, as soon as the cursor intersects with it.

🔒 Dependency updates

Know security vulnerabilities were fixed by updating dependencies to their latest available version.

Installation

Official Thunderbird add-on repository

1. Open Thunderbird and go to main menu > add-ons
2. Search for "ThirdStats" and click the green Add to Thunderbird button
3. Grant necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now in your Thunderbird next to the main menu and you can start browsing your account statistics

Manual

1. Download the .xpi add-on file from GitHub release v1.8.0 or the ThirdStats add-on page
2. Open Thunderbird and go to the main menu > add-ons > gear menu > install add-on from file > choose the downloaded .xpi file
3. Confirm necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats symbol appears now in the top right corner next to the menu

v1.7.0

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Changelog v1.7.0

💚 Background Gradients for Line and Bar Charts

Charts now have a background gradient to highlight upper parts of the chart. This applies to line and bar charts (the gradient for the latter is not too strong to maintain the bar starting point).

💚 Data not final Indication (#310)

Dashed line style for the last segment of line charts indicating that the last data point isn't final yet. This doesn't apply if the date range filter is set.

💚 Improved Doughnut Charts (#313)

Doughnut charts are now a bit thinner and tooltips now appear directly on the section the mouse is over.

🔨 Fix single entry Line Charts (#305)

Charts with one single entry on the x-axis now show a data point instead of nothing

🔨 Complete Translations

ThirdStats is now fully available in English, German, French, Galician, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Swedish.

🔨 Improvement for Hungarian translation (#295)

Use of separate language keys for different output locations.

Installation

Official Thunderbird add-on repository

1. Open Thunderbird and go to main menu > add-ons
2. Search for "ThirdStats" and click the green Add to Thunderbird button
3. Grant necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now in your Thunderbird next to the main menu and you can start browsing your account statistics

Manual

1. Download the .xpi add-on file from GitHub release v1.7.0 or the ThirdStats add-on page
2. Open Thunderbird and go to the main menu > add-ons > gear menu > install add-on from file > choose the downloaded .xpi file
3. Confirm necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats symbol appears now in the top right corner next to the menu

v1.6.0

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Changelog v1.6.0

➕ Junk Metrics (#128)

An addition to the featured numbers section: The number of emails flagged as junk, as well as an average junk score of all emails.
Plus another contacts bar chart showing the contacts whose emails have been flagged as junk.

💚 Account Comparison Icon Button (#276)

The account comparison switch is now always visible. It's inactive if only one account is active in add-on options or a single account was selected in stats account filter. In both cases it shows a corresponding tooltip making clear, why this button is inactive. In active state, the tooltip shows what happens if the button is clicked.

💚 Improved Accessibility (#275)

The 'All Accounts' filter option is now made more aware by always showing it (it's disabled for only one single activated account) and placing a corresponding hint in the accounts option on the options page. The visibility of action buttons on the stats page (reload, export, options, year navigation) is improved by increasing contrast between icon color and background. This provides better accessibility and UX.

'All Accounts' option:

Options page:

Action buttons:

💚 Default Values (#272)

New, less author opinionated default values were set:

• Dark mode: off
• Vertical axis: shown
• Start of week: based on TB locale
• Accounts: all activated

📜 Improved Documentation and Wording (#287)

Badge links and some markdown issues got fixed. Also the option 'Self Messages' was renamed in 'Messages to Self'.

Installation

Official Thunderbird add-on repository

1. Open Thunderbird and go to main menu > add-ons
2. Search for "ThirdStats" and click the green Add to Thunderbird button
3. Grant necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now in your Thunderbird next to the main menu and you can start browsing your account statistics

Manual

1. Download the .xpi add-on file from GitHub release v1.6.0 or the ThirdStats add-on page
2. Open Thunderbird and go to the main menu > add-ons > gear menu > install add-on from file > choose the downloaded .xpi file
3. Give necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats symbol appears now in the top right corner next to the menu

v1.5.1

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Changelog v1.5.1

🔨 Calendar Weeks from another year (#267)

Fixes the computed weeks chart data by taking into account, that the first days of year can belong to the last week of the previous year as well as the last days of a year can belong to the first week of the next year.

❌ Tabs Permission removed

The tabs permission was not necessary and therefore removed.

💚 Codebase Refactored

📜 Improve Privacy and Security Documentation

Installation

Official Thunderbird add-on repository

1. Open Thunderbird and go to main menu > add-ons
2. Search for "ThirdStats" and click the green Add to Thunderbird button
3. Grant necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now in your Thunderbird next to the main menu and you can start browsing your account statistics

Manual

1. Download the .xpi add-on file from GitHub release v1.5.1 or the ThirdStats add-on page
2. Open Thunderbird and go to the main menu > add-ons > gear menu > install add-on from file > choose the downloaded .xpi file
3. Give necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats symbol appears now in the top right corner next to the menu

v1.5.0

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Changelog v1.5.0

➕ Folder Stats (#228)

A new chart showing the distribution of emails in folders was introduced. Number of emails per folder are visible in arc size and color intensity. Only non-empty folders are shown, each folder has a received and sent segment.

➕ JSON Export (#233)

Provides the possibility to export stats data in JSON format. The export button is next to the options button in the top right corner of the stats page. It's always an export of the currently displayed data, making it possible to adjust the export by using the filter fields (accounts, folders, date range and contacts).

➕ Filter for Contacts (#193)

A filter for contacts was added, showing stats for all messages, where this contact is the sender or one of the recipients. This filter provides a drop-down list of all email addresses shown in the most contacted charts.

➕ Hungarian Translation

ThirdStats is now available in Hungarian - many thanks to @ovari. The translation in your own language is incomplete or missing? Help me translating ThirdStats into your language on GitLocalize.

💚 Auto-apply Option Changes (#236)

Option changes are now being watched on the stats page and automatically updated, Changes of Dark mode, Vertical axis, Start of Week and the account colors are directly applied. All other options need a window or cache refresh. Options now have a hint symbol with a tooltip that indicates, whether the stats page or the cache has do be refreshed after changing the options value.

🔨 Fix Received/Sent Numbers (#239)

The case of email addresses wasn't handled properly when processing accounts. Now all email addresses and identities are converted to lowercase before processing them, removing the need to set the same identity in different cases.

📜 Improve documentation and security policy

Readme feature list was adapted to the current changes. The security policy now contains FAQ. The footer of the stats page now contains a disclaimer.

Installation

Official Thunderbird add-on repository

1. Open Thunderbird and go to main menu > add-ons
2. Search for "ThirdStats" and click the green Add to Thunderbird button
3. Grant necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now in your Thunderbird next to the main menu and you can start browsing your account statistics

Manual

1. Download the .xpi add-on file from GitHub release v1.5.0 or the ThirdStats add-on page
2. Open Thunderbird and go to the main menu > add-ons > gear menu > install add-on from file > choose the downloaded .xpi file
3. Give necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats symbol appears now in the top right corner next to the menu

v1.4.0

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Changelog v1.4.0

➕ Account Comparison (#152)

A comparison mode showing the total number of emails for each account was added. This mode was created for the years, quarters, months, weeks, daytime, weekday and month charts and can be activated by a corresponding button in the top right corner of the chart section. This button is only active when "All Accounts" is selected. To keep things simple and clean, a distinction between received and sent mails was omitted in comparison mode - charts are always showing the total number of emails for the corresponding account. The colors for each account can be customized (see next point).

➕ Custom Colors for accounts

The accounts option on the options page was extended to set a custom color for each account.

➕ Reset all Options (#237)

The possibility to reset options to their default values was added. Pushing this button also removes all local identities (if set).

💚 Uniform and Clearer Interface (#230, #232)

The stats page now consistently uses tab navigation for all chart groups. Chart titles are now the tab label itself and chart descriptions appear as tooltip on mouse hovering the tab. The active tab border color is now indicating the chart colors it is showing (e.g. a color gradient from blue to pink if received and sent mail numbers are shown). Also the view on ultra-wide screens was improved.

🔨 Annoying Reset of drop-down values

The unwanted reset of values on opened select fields (like accounts or folders) on the stats page every second was caused by a state update for the display of how old the processed data is and is now fixed.

🌙 ThirdStats nightly builds (#156)

Cutting edge alpha releases of ThirdStats can now be found on the dedicated ThirdStats CDN. You can install these alpha releases and test them as you like (keep in mind that alpha releases can be unstable and break things).

📜 Improve documentation and translations

ThirdStats 1.4.0 is fully translated in English, German, French and Italian. The translation in your own language is incomplete or missing? Help me translating ThirdStats into your language on GitLocalize.

Installation

Official Thunderbird add-on repository

1. Open Thunderbird and go to main menu > add-ons
2. Search for "ThirdStats" and click the green Add to Thunderbird button
3. Grant necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now in your Thunderbird next to the menu and you can start browsing your account statistics

Manual

1. Download the .xpi add-on file from GitHub release v1.4.0 or the ThirdStats add-on page
2. Open Thunderbird and go to the main menu > add-ons > gear menu > install add-on from file > choose the downloaded .xpi file
3. Give necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats symbol appears now in the top right corner next to the menu

v1.3.0

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Changelog v1.3.0

➕ Full Options Page

Options can now be opened full page in an own tab. Corresponding gear icon links are in the popup menu as well as on the stats page.

➕ Primary Stats in Popup Menu

Overall messages count was added to the popup menu account tiles again, as well as a background chart showing the annual progression of all messages (sum of sent and received messages). The data only shows up, if cache is enabled and cached date already exists for the corresponding account.

➕ Years Navigation

Two buttons for going to the next or previous year of the activity overview.

🔨 Better Handling of Solo Account

The "Open all stats" in the popup menu now points to this single account, when a user only has one activated or existing account. Also a reload of the overall stats page shows that account properly instead of an empty account select field.

🔨 Include Local Accounts for Self Message Recognition

When option Self Messages is set to "From Any Account", local identities now are taken into account if a local account is active.

🔨 Include CC and BCC for Self Message Recognition

Despite the default receivers, CC and BCC are now also taken into account for self message recognition.

🔨 Restore Account name in Tab Title

The stats page tab title now contains the account name again, if a single account is selected.

🔨 Initial Account List

Account lists in the popup menu and on the stats page were initially listing all accounts, instead of the default setting of listing all non local accounts. This lead to unexpected behavior for users with only one local and one non-local account.

💚 Hover Effect of Icons improved

Installation

Official Thunderbird add-on repository

1. Open Thunderbird and go to main menu > add-ons
2. Search for "ThirdStats" and click the green Add to Thunderbird button
3. Grant necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now in your Thunderbird next to the menu and you can start browsing your account statistics

Manual

1. Download the XPI file from the GitHub release or the ThirdStats add-on page
2. Open Thunderbird and go to the main menu > add-ons > gear menu > install add-on from file > choose the downloaded XPI file
3. Give necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now next to the menu

v1.2.0

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Changelog v1.2.0

➕ Overall Account Stats

Account processing and loading got completely revamped. An option to show sum of all account stats was added to the accounts selection. Due to performance reasons, this only works if cache is enabled. Folder filter is deactivated for All Accounts (Sum), date range filter can be used with it. Keep in mind, that processing of a lot of large accounts can take a huge amount of time.

➕ Open Overall Stats from Popup menu

Overall stats can now directly be opened via the popup menu.
The URL of the stats page changed. Already opened stats pages have to be closed and reopened again via the popup menu.

➕ Timestamps

Information about how old the displayed data is was added to the stats page in an information section below the filter. Passed time gets updated live in human readable units. It also shows the specific data retrieval date in a tooltip on hover.

➕ Self Messages

An option to handle self messages (messages from me to myself) was added. This can be disabled (default) to treat every email the same. It can be set to Same Account Only (Messages where sender and receiver are identities from the same account will be excluded) and From Any Account (Messages where sender and receiver are identities from any account will be excluded).
Note that only "pure self messages" are taken into account, where all recipients match the corresponding identities. If e.g. a message was sent to one of my identities and another recipient, it's not counted

➕ Progress Indicator

A top page progress indication bar was added, to show progress while data is retrieved. Percentage is shown on hover.

➕ Leader Count

An option to define the number of entries in leader-boards (most received from, most sent to) was added. Allowed are numbers between 1 and 999 due to keeping a reasonable cache size.

🔨 Show all accounts in Popup menu

Account tiles are now two column and overflow content can be reached via scrolling.

🔨 Fix data of week 53

Days of January before week 1 got counted for week 53 of current year instead of week 53 of previous year. This affected both the weeks line chart as well as the activity heatmaps. To apply this fix, data of all accounts has to be reprocessed.

💚 Rename Time Period to Date Range

📜 Improve Documentation

Installation

Official Thunderbird add-on repository

1. Open Thunderbird and go to main menu > add-ons
2. Search for "ThirdStats" and click the green Add to Thunderbird button
3. Grant necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now in your Thunderbird next to the menu and you can start browsing your account statistics

Manual

1. Download the XPI file from the GitHub release or the ThirdStats add-on page
2. Open Thunderbird and go to the main menu > add-ons > gear menu > install add-on from file > choose the downloaded XPI file
3. Give necessary permissions
4. Finished! The ThirdStats Symbol appears now next to the menu