diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e7ec6a0d0..292df523e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.gmail.nossr50.mcMMO</groupId>
     <artifactId>mcMMO</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.11</version>
     <name>mcMMO</name>
     <url>https://github.com/TheYeti/mcMMO</url>
     <issueManagement>
@@ -122,4 +121,5 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
+    <version>1.1.12-dev</version>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/Metrics.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/Metrics.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17a3963fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/Metrics.java
@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 Tyler Blair. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
+ * permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ *    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
+ *       conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ *    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
+ *       of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+ *       provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR
+ * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+ * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those of the
+ * authors and contributors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies,
+ * either expressed or implied, of anybody else.
+ */
+package com.gmail.nossr50;
+
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.net.Proxy;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLConnection;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+/**
+ * Tooling to post to metrics.griefcraft.com
+ */
+public class Metrics {
+
+    /**
+     * Interface used to collect custom data for a plugin
+     */
+    public static abstract class Plotter {
+
+        /**
+         * Get the column name for the plotted point
+         *
+         * @return the plotted point's column name
+         */
+        public abstract String getColumnName();
+
+        /**
+         * Get the current value for the plotted point
+         *
+         * @return
+         */
+        public abstract int getValue();
+
+        /**
+         * Called after the website graphs have been updated
+         */
+        public void reset() {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return getColumnName().hashCode() + getValue();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object object) {
+            if (!(object instanceof Plotter)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            Plotter plotter = (Plotter) object;
+            return plotter.getColumnName().equals(getColumnName()) && plotter.getValue() == getValue();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The metrics revision number
+     */
+    private final static int REVISION = 4;
+
+    /**
+     * The base url of the metrics domain
+     */
+    private static final String BASE_URL = "http://metrics.griefcraft.com";
+
+    /**
+     * The url used to report a server's status
+     */
+    private static final String REPORT_URL = "/report/%s";
+
+    /**
+     * The file where guid and opt out is stored in
+     */
+    private static final String CONFIG_FILE = "plugins/PluginMetrics/config.yml";
+
+    /**
+     * Interval of time to ping in minutes
+     */
+    private final static int PING_INTERVAL = 10;
+
+    /**
+     * A map of the custom data plotters for plugins
+     */
+    private Map<Plugin, Set<Plotter>> customData = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<Plugin, Set<Plotter>>());
+
+    /**
+     * The plugin configuration file
+     */
+    private final YamlConfiguration configuration;
+
+    /**
+     * Unique server id
+     */
+    private String guid;
+
+    public Metrics() throws IOException {
+        // load the config
+        File file = new File(CONFIG_FILE);
+        configuration = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file);
+
+        // add some defaults
+        configuration.addDefault("opt-out", false);
+        configuration.addDefault("guid", UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+
+        // Do we need to create the file?
+        if (configuration.get("guid", null) == null) {
+            configuration.options().header("http://metrics.griefcraft.com").copyDefaults(true);
+            configuration.save(file);
+        }
+
+        // Load the guid then
+        guid = configuration.getString("guid");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a custom data plotter for a given plugin
+     *
+     * @param plugin
+     * @param plotter
+     */
+    public void addCustomData(Plugin plugin, Plotter plotter) {
+        Set<Plotter> plotters = customData.get(plugin);
+
+        if (plotters == null) {
+            plotters = Collections.synchronizedSet(new LinkedHashSet<Plotter>());
+            customData.put(plugin, plotters);
+        }
+
+        plotters.add(plotter);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Begin measuring a plugin
+     *
+     * @param plugin
+     */
+    public void beginMeasuringPlugin(final Plugin plugin) throws IOException {
+        // Did we opt out?
+        if (configuration.getBoolean("opt-out", false)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // First tell the server about us
+        postPlugin(plugin, false);
+
+        // Ping the server in intervals
+        plugin.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleAsyncRepeatingTask(plugin, new Runnable() {
+            public void run() {
+                try {
+                    postPlugin(plugin, true);
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    System.out.println("[Metrics] " + e.getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+        }, PING_INTERVAL * 1200, PING_INTERVAL * 1200);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generic method that posts a plugin to the metrics website
+     *
+     * @param plugin
+     */
+    private void postPlugin(Plugin plugin, boolean isPing) throws IOException {
+        // Construct the post data
+        String response = "ERR No response";
+        String data = encode("guid") + '=' + encode(guid)
+                + '&' + encode("version") + '=' + encode(plugin.getDescription().getVersion())
+                + '&' + encode("server") + '=' + encode(Bukkit.getVersion())
+                + '&' + encode("players") + '=' + encode(String.valueOf(Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers().length))
+                + '&' + encode("revision") + '=' + encode(REVISION + "");
+
+        // If we're pinging, append it
+        if (isPing) {
+            data += '&' + encode("ping") + '=' + encode("true");
+        }
+
+        // Add any custom data (if applicable)
+        Set<Plotter> plotters = customData.get(plugin);
+
+        if (plotters != null) {
+            for (Plotter plotter : plotters) {
+                data += "&" + encode("Custom" + plotter.getColumnName())
+                        + "=" + encode(Integer.toString(plotter.getValue()));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Create the url
+        URL url = new URL(BASE_URL + String.format(REPORT_URL, plugin.getDescription().getName()));
+
+        // Connect to the website
+        URLConnection connection;
+
+        // Mineshafter creates a socks proxy, so we can safely bypass it
+        if (isMineshafterPresent()) {
+            connection = url.openConnection(Proxy.NO_PROXY);
+        } else {
+            connection = url.openConnection();
+        }
+
+        connection.setDoOutput(true);
+
+        // Write the data
+        OutputStreamWriter writer = new OutputStreamWriter(connection.getOutputStream());
+        writer.write(data);
+        writer.flush();
+
+        // Now read the response
+        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));
+        response = reader.readLine();
+
+        // close resources
+        writer.close();
+        reader.close();
+
+        if (response.startsWith("ERR")) {
+            throw new IOException(response); //Throw the exception
+        } else {
+            // Is this the first update this hour?
+            if (response.contains("OK This is your first update this hour")) {
+                if (plotters != null) {
+                    for (Plotter plotter : plotters) {
+                        plotter.reset();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        //if (response.startsWith("OK")) - We should get "OK" followed by an optional description if everything goes right
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if mineshafter is present. If it is, we need to bypass it to send POST requests
+     *
+     * @return
+     */
+    private boolean isMineshafterPresent() {
+        try {
+            Class.forName("mineshafter.MineServer");
+            return true;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Encode text as UTF-8
+     *
+     * @param text
+     * @return
+     */
+    private static String encode(String text) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+        return URLEncoder.encode(text, "UTF-8");
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
index 695dca2e6..4163ec304 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginManager;
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ public class mcMMO extends JavaPlugin
 
 	public void onEnable() 
 	{
+	    final Plugin thisPlugin = this;
 		mcmmo = this.getFile();
 		new File(maindirectory).mkdir();
 		
@@ -167,6 +169,21 @@ public class mcMMO extends JavaPlugin
 			FileManager FM = SpoutManager.getFileManager();
 			FM.addToPreLoginCache(this, SpoutStuff.getFiles());
 		}
+		
+		//Plugin Metrics running in a new thread
+		new Thread(new Runnable() {
+		    public void run() {
+		        try {
+		            // create a new metrics object
+		            Metrics metrics = new Metrics();
+    
+		            // 'this' in this context is the Plugin object
+		            metrics.beginMeasuringPlugin(thisPlugin);
+		        } catch (IOException e) {
+		            // Failed to submit the stats :-(
+		        }
+            }
+		}).start();
 	}
 
 	public PlayerProfile getPlayerProfile(Player player)