wordpress.com stats plugin – feature request

As shipped, the wordpress.com stats plugin only allows the admin user to view stats in the dashboard. I would like to allow other users such as editors to view stats as well. I often log in as admin just to check stats, which poses an indirect security risk on shared terminals, etc.

I have found a workaround – replacing all instances of manage_options with moderate_comments in stats.php allows both editors and admins to see stats. This works by changing the level of the capability checks the plugin uses to decide if a user is authorized to view the stats page and dashboard widget.