Web Development

Ever raised an eyebrow at some of the sites showing up as Referrals in your Google Analytics reports? Analytics spam is a pervasive problem. There are 2 primary kinds of spam data you’ve probably seen show up in your Google Analytics reports. In some cases you may not have even realized it was spam.

There’s spam sites that show up in your referrer reports, and there’s spam that shows up in the browser language report. This post describes how to deal with both kinds of spam so that you can enjoy clean Analytics data! If you haven’t checked your Analytics for a while, I recommend doing so, to see if you’ve been subjected to any of the above.

Automattic’s Jetpack plugin has come a long way! It’s been much-maligned in the past for being bloated and slow and for that reason many developers wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot keyboard. These days it’s much better – it’s more truly modularized to give you more control over exactly what’s activated. From the code side of things, developers will be pleasantly surprised to discover that it has been sprinkled with lots of actions and filters. So, while Jetpack is still generally marketed to entry-level end users, there are actually some nice Easter eggs for developers who want to customize things a little bit for their clients.

This article provides some code snippets and examples of a few ways to customize Jetpack modules.

In this post I’ll share a few approaches you can take when you need to make some changes to your WordPress site, without people seeing them before you’re ready.

Perhaps it’s a new site you’re getting ready to launch, or maybe you’re giving a facelift to an existing site. How can you work on your WordPress site without publishing the changes for the world to see? You have a few options depending on your specific situation.

If you want to become more proficient with WordPress, and develop confidence with, and understanding of, the more technical aspects, this tutorial is for you. It explains some of the skills and knowledge you need to move from a beginner’s understanding of WordPress, to an intermediate level. We’ll look behind the scenes of your WordPress site, explain the file structure and more.

Thanksgiving weekend in the US means that there are lots of deals to be had on WordPress treats! If you need web hosting, domain names, plugins etc, now’s the time to get the best discount of the year. Keep reading for my own recommendations on some juicy holiday deals. Most will expire after the weekend, so act quickly!

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