Project-GC Q&A - Recent questions and answers

Answered: Has loops disappeared in the Map - D/T Matrix tool?

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:27:14 +0000

It's called "Loop number" now, but it's still there. Note that you need to look in the Add filter box for prefilters, not postfilters.

Answered: how do I get log change notifications?

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:13:40 +0000

You can go to the forum (i.e. here) by clicking the yellow Support button on any page and then selecting Comunity support.

Feature request: please add filtering to list of Signed Challenges

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:38:06 +0000

With a lot of signed challenges it is difficult and time-consuming to go thru the list looking for cache size, DT, attributes etc. Is it possible to add filtering options to the page, eg. "Filter out/in all challenges requiring climbing gear".

Bug in profile stats page link

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:55:05 +0000

On the profile stats page, https://project-gc.com/Statistics/ProfileStats, there is a link stating "Permanent link to this profile." When I click the link, it takes me to https://project-gc.com/ProfileStats/Optimist+on+the+run which returns the error "This profile does not exist."

The URL should not have the + signs in it.

Answered: I can not get in to Olefant, and I am paying member. It comes with my whife FruFant.

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:03:51 +0000

Have you checked your privacy settings at Geocaching.com so that they allow to share data with Project-GC? That would be my guess about what's wrong here.

Answered: Max 300 virtual gps lists???

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:24:29 +0000

I don't know what you're talking about. You're not being very specific.

BUT

"More than the maximum limit of 3000 geocaches was found. Showing only a portion of the result."

if you are talking about maximum limit of geocaches shown when you use some filters, i thing that it used to be 1000 (?) and now it is more: 3000 (not 300).

Answered: The list of extremes has all the countries where I've cached except Spain.

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:47:15 +0000

That means that you have found none of the extremes in Spain.

ich kann keine Benachrichtigungen für neue Caches speichern. Woran kann es liegen?

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:33:37 +0000

Answered: Bonjour, mes statistiques 2026 n'apparaissent pas : Que dois-je faire, merci à l'avance

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:18:36 +0000

Press a support button, self support and the first item in the list. Wait a few minutes and reload your Profile stats.

A fix is coming in the next release of Profile stats. Which is an accidental side-effect from another change. Mostly affecting users without a paid membership.

Answered: Live Karte funktioniert mit der ,5 D/T Wertung nicht.

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:17:20 +0000

A fix to the Live map has been released. There was a faulty rounding implemented. All D and T was rounded to zero decimals. So 1.5 became a 2.0 and so on.

UPDATE: Found Issue: Not currently able to map unfound caches when looking at county maps

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:04:59 +0000

The issue was that "exclude unfound" was checked, which meant it wasn't showing any unfound caches. Don't remember checking that, but unchecking it fixed the issue.

No caches are showing up when I go to map unfound caches while looking in the "Map Counties" section. I'm a paid member and logged in.

Answered: Hallo, ich (otti20) möchte eine Liste erstellen mit allen nicht besuchten Länder. Kann mir jemand helfen?

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:40:21 +0000

The easiest way is probably to just check your profile stats, otherwise some of the not-a-checker-checkers does the trick, such as this: https://project-gc.com/Challenges//107154

Answered: Is it possible to have a Map of "types not found in a country"?

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:37:35 +0000

Not automatically. You would have to know which cache types you don't have and tailor the search on your own in for example MapCompare.

Answered: found a multi GCAA8E4 on 02/29/2024, but it doesn't show a leapday addon for multi cacher

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:36:14 +0000

Addons are shown for gemstone badges only, that means "ruby or higher", as you've only got platinum for multis you need to level up your badge before the addon will show up.

Answered: Project-GC UserScript display menu under Geocaching.com banner

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:31:55 +0000

It doesn't look like this? https://1447.se/shutter/screenshot_20260322_19%3A31%3A38_78a0.png

Answered: Maximum number of lists reached.

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:30:20 +0000

Fixed! Please try again. It was unintentionally counting those shared to you as well.

Answered: I'm looking for a complete attribute ID list, can anybody help?

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:11:58 +0000

Like this? https://project-gc.com/forum/read?7,27

Answered: Some owner in thee ownerstatistic are declared as unknown!

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:10:45 +0000

This is because they have selected to opt out of being shown at Project-GC via the privacy settings at geocaching.com. This is not a bug, it's working as intended.

Answered: How to download Map of challenge caches as a GPX file

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:40:49 +0000

Assuming you're a paying member, use the lasso tool (click on the mobile phone symbol, then the icon immediately on its right) to loop round the caches, which will add them to your VGPS. You can then export to a GPX file from the VGPS.

Answered: Virtual GPS Map issue? Using the selection tool to select caches, it looks like it removes caches but it is not

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:23:05 +0000

This will be fixed today, hopefully even released in 1-2 hours from now. When rewriting the whole Virtual GPS system we missed the polygon tool. From a file system perspective it's not a part of Project-GC, but written as a plugin for the map engine (Leaflet). Therefore we missed the fact that it used virtualgps-code, and we just didn't think about it. The single add/remove just happen to be 100% compatible, while the bulk add/remove isn't.

Answered: 360°: sectors displayed differently dependend on zoom factor

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:30:21 +0000

The complexity of a spherical earth. Probably not the exact same math formula used. Could very well be intentional to optimize the computing time. The important thing is that the geocaches shown won't change direction in the future, the beams are just a visual layer.

Answered: The map of districts is still green, it does not turn red for uncompleted ones.

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:07:01 +0000

My guess is that you have entered CITO in the post filter instead of in the pre filter. That means that it will only suggest CITOs for non-filled areas, but it will consider all your finds to determine which areas should be green or red. If you enter CITOs in prefilter, then only your CITO finds will be considered.

Answered: Can I ask a question privately?

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:04:55 +0000

You can click the yellow Support button on any Project-GC page to send a message directly to support.

Answered: stats are not updated for 13 days

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:10:46 +0000

We'll look into this. It seems to be an unintentional side-effect from other changes.

`A Support -> Self support -> Refresh number of finds` should help you as a one-off thing.

Answered: Why isn't the county map allowing me to add (or remove) caches to (from) my virtual GPS?

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:32:06 +0000

Expect it to be fixed in 15 minutes.

Answered: How can I find cacher names that end with an underscore?

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:52:48 +0000

I can see users with underscore and a few other 'odd' characters, are you sure what you are seing is not due to that users settings on https://www.geocaching.com/account/settings/userprivacy ?

If they opt out of sharing information with sites like Project GC they are listed as [unknown name] in many places

Answered: Probably bug in dynamic notifications

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:53:14 +0000

Hello Mark

Please contact me @ cachenotifier@capslock.ch. My son is the developer of Cache Notifier.

Regards Dave

Answered: Finding virtual caches by county

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:22:43 +0000

You can leave the "against" box blank if you just want to use it for yourself. Alternatively the Map Counties tool may be better for what you want to do here.

Answered: How often du you update the souvenir order?

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:35:03 +0000

This is a manual process that is done by a volunteer when they happen to find out that there is a new souvenir that needs to be categorized and when they have the time to fix that. It's usually done within a week but sometimes takes longer when the responsible volunteer for example is traveling.

Custom lists

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:51:02 +0000

Hi

I am trying to set up a custom list to place in the milestones tab
I have gone through the process of naming, selecting the tab (milestones) and selecting bookmark list for the type - selecting which bookmark I want as the source (having put my ID in that section too)
I then clicked on submit and then save

Nothing - all that appears is a heading banner (with what I named ) but no cache list - shows '0'
I am aware of others do the same list and advising that their list populated straight away
I also waited a day once submitted and saved to see if waiting would help - but still no
I did consider the bookmark list status as a possible barrier so have tried this with the bookmark list set at private, shareable and public and it didn't work with any of these

I also tried by using the GC code list (copy paste comma seperated list into the box) but this came up with an error message every time -
Internal server error (6998be7ee19c07.70822645)

Though the last bit changed each time I tried that.

Though the bookmark list would be the better way to go as having to update the GC list would be more faff

I am not sure what I am doing wrong here - if anything

Please help

*Edit* - having tried several times to get this working, the day after I wrote this post I tried again and this time it worked - possibly a brief glitch, but now sorted

Answered: I have paid for 1 year, its says im a paid member, but I cant access some premuim things

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:18:24 +0000

What do you mean that you can't access some premium things? If you mean that there are some labels "paying members only" those are shown to everyone to indicate which functions are just for paying members. The difference is that for paying members the functions still work. Have you tried using these functions and they don't work? If so, where does it say that you are a paid member of Project-GC?

Live-Karte und Virtuelles-GPS

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:41:24 +0000

Hallo zusammen,

ich habe nun die Live-karte für mich entdeckt und bin auch ein Fan vom virtuellen GPS.
Auf der Live-karte würde ich gerne die angezeigten Caches (entweder alle sichtbaren oder durch Auswahl eines Polygons) in mein virtuelles GPS übertragen.
Gibt es so eine Funktion und habe ich die übersehen?

Grüße Alex

Answered: Why aren’t my challenge caches showing as completed on Project‑GC?

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:55:40 +0000

See https://project-gc.com/w/Auto-challenge-checkers for an explanation of how the automated checker system works.

Virtual GPS - Delete List button doesn't work in Chrome

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:08:35 +0000

I am trying to delete a Virtual GPS list. I click 'Delete' then in asks if I am sure. I click 'Yes' and nothing happens. I have tried it in Chrome and Edge. This used to work, but stopped working a few months ago.

Weekly Event Notifications Instead of Daily

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:25:32 +0000

Currently, event notification emails are sent once per day. For my use case, it would be sufficient to receive the notification email only once per week (for example, every Monday).

Since events have to be created at least 14 days in advance anyway, a daily notification feels unnecessary and could be reduced to a weekly summary.

Answered: How often does elevation data change?

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:38:48 +0000

Depending on your viewpoint, you could say that this is an ongoing update or a one-time update.

In more detail, Project-GC sources its elevation data from https://www.gpxz.io/. Due to recent updates to the quality and accuracy of the elevation data, we have opted to re-calculate the elevations of every geocache. We are processing geocaches based on their latitude, starting at the south pole and working towards the north pole. We expect the process to take, at the very least, another three months to complete. So, in that sense, it is both ongoing and one-time.

Answered: FTF stat is incorrect on my profile.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:31:13 +0000

In order for Project-GC to detect FTFs, you need to "tag" your logs, as described in the FAQ. Alternatively, you can create an FTF bookmark list.

(If you have been doing so, please provide some sample GC codes of caches you expect to see and we can look into it.)

Answered: App updates/glitches

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:25:56 +0000

This is the forum for discussing Project-GC, a Geocaching statistics website separate from Geocaching HQ.

In you are wishing to report issues with the Official Geocaching App, the correct place to do so is Geocaching HQ's forum, or via Geocaching HQ's Help Center.

Answered: Where can I find a list of the oldest geocache for each country - list used by PGC for checkers

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:37:40 +0000

In Profile stats, all four are considered tied for "oldest" and finding any of the four will suffice.

Challenge checkers should behave the same, but some may be programmed to only accept the geocache with the "smallest" GC code.

Answered: Log written in Greek not showing as words

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:33:53 +0000

It is is very much related.

We will change our approach. Currently we have issues with many various alphabets. I have updated the code, but it most likely won't go live until next week. And after that we have 1-1,5 billion logs to recalculate the log length on, which will take weeks.

At least a solution is coming.

PS! Good find with the related topic. Though I actually had it back in my head myself already when I read "log length" and "Greek". For once I had a decent memory of things. :)

Answered: Extremes by category - new table

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:00:40 +0000

This is a good place to let us know; alternatively the support team by e-mail. We will fix this shortly.

Answered: Why are GC19GK9 and GC3TMG7 not counted as deepest caches in our statistics although listed at project-gc?

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:47:46 +0000

If you are refering to why they are not showing up in your profile stats -- well this you can influence. As Hügh stated there are on the GS BAN list. If you want to include them open the profile stats --> got to Settings and scroll down to Appearance and Preferences --> tick or untick the Use Geocaching HQ's official ignore list to either include or exclude them from your stats.

Right now I assume you want to include them and the list is ticked in your settings.

Answered: Daily streak for specific cache type

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 22:50:44 +0000

Not that I know of. All the streaks powering the various Top Lists are pre-computed.

Your best bet might be to ask the Challenge checker taggers to create tags, and then add them to https://project-gc.com/w/Tools_in_the_checker_system.

Top Finders Slovakia/area not working

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:44:19 +0000

Hello, Top Finders Slovakia/area not working also as Czech/area.

Challenge checkers - new display kind of tooo large?

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:01:19 +0000

As of the rewriting of the Stats some effects are showing a strange behaviour on some challenge checkers.

For example: https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GCAFDJQ/81866

It runs as good as before, but any icon at the start of a row seems to be min. 4 times the size it was before.

I can provide a screenshot of how the result of that particular checker was before.
Tried on different PCs with different browsers and different sizing of the browsers etc.

Edit : Another example where things are mixed up. https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8EY7F/45867 all icons seem normal except for the favorites

Edit 10.02.2026 : just checked the mentioned checkers again. Those with the attributes are fine now. The last added one with the favorite icons is still off.... and the icons behind the checker https://project-gc.com/Challenges//101368 as well

Answered: Extremes by area: Why did already found "Most central" caches disappear from the statistics?

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:10:00 +0000

Project-GC determined that there was a bug in the process through which "most central" caches were calculated. For example, the central coordinates for Uppsala, Sweden were calculated to be approximately here:

Similarly, the centroid of Spain was calculated to be where the blue pin is, when the red pin is the generally-accepted center.

We apologize for this error.

I will also mention that we recently released the tool "Map Extremes" at https://project-gc.com/Tools/MapExtremes. Using this tool, you can put onto a map the extreme geocaches in any country/region/county (or multiple) as you please.

Answered: Lab Caches are correctly counted in Badgegen, but are missing from the Badgegen Banner....

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:50:28 +0000

We'll look into this.

It seems to be a side-effect of a decision we have made. We'll have to re-evaluate this.

Answered: Wieso werden bereits geloggte aber noch nicht erfüllte/ nachträglich erfüllte Challenges nicht mehr angezeigt?

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:39:37 +0000

Diese Liste ist seit einem Jahr oder so hier: https://project-gc.com/Profile/SignedChallenges

Answered: Why has NZL 3 regions and not anymore 2 as it was before?

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:54:27 +0000

Broadly, the reason is that Geocaching.com considers the Chatham Islands to be a region of New Zealand. You can see this by editing a geocache listing that you own, setting the country to "New Zealand", and then noting the options that show up under "State or Province":

Answered: Edit challenge checker documentation please

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 10:02:07 +0000

I don't think any permissions has changed, at least not intentionally. My guess was that the forum thread was created in another forum and that I have moved it into Documentation, and with that you lost the permissions.

But I edited it and added 158.