Data Visualizer FAQ

How can I visualize my data?

To visualize your data you need to have the dataset ready in csv format. Upload the csv file using Media option of your wordpress site or blog. You need to use shortcode [visualize] in your post or page which makes your chart ready at the page view.

What are the attributes of the shortcode?

The short code takes the following arguments to generate the visualization

• type => Allowed values: map, barchart, linechart, piechart, radarchart, doughnutchart, polarareachart | required
• file => Allowed values: Fully Qualified URL of the csv file which need to be visualized | required
• theme => Allowed values: blue, red, yellow, dark, green | default value is "blue" used for the color scheme | Optional
• title => Allowed Values: Title of the Visualization you need to show | Optional

Example use of Shortcode: [visualize type='barchart' file='put the url of the csv file here' theme='blue' title='My chart Title']

What will be the stracture of the csv file?

The csv file need to follow the following guidelines

• First Row of the csv should contain the Label of each column
• First Column should contain the data for x-axis in case of Charts and State/Country name for Map

Which external libraries are used?

This plugin uses the following external libraries

• jvectormap https://github.com/bjornd/jvectormap
• chartjs https://github.com/nnnick/Chart.js

Where can I see the Live Demo of the plugin?

You can see the plugin working at http://subhransusekhar.com

What are the contact details for support?

You can mail me at subhransu[at]pietaslabs[dot]com or subhransu.sm[at]gmail[dot]com.