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If you’ve ever chased your tail for half an hour on vague errors in your “vvv-init.sh” files, here’s a few things to check: escaped backticks in SQL statements within shell scripts, and correct Unix/Linux/OSX line endings.
About a month ago, I gave a talk at WordCamp Austin 2014 about running enterprise-class WordPress in clustered, cloud-hosted environments. Thanks to all who attended, and for your great questions! While it was standing room only for “Cluster Fudge: Recipes for WordPress in the Cloud”, I hope that everyone who wanted to get in was able to see my presentation.
I’d love to keep the discussion going, so feel free to offer your own best practices and tips for success in running WordPress in the cloud at scale! You can leave comments at the bottom of the page.
I’ve just released a new WordPress plugin for better tracking of adjusted bounce rate, time on page, and time on site metrics in Google Analytics!
The problem is that Google Analytics does not properly track some important engagement metrics like Avg Time on Site, Avg Session Duration, and Bounce Rate. This plugin enhances a commonly-accepted JavaScript method of improving the accuracy of these stats, but with some extra features and options.
The Problem I just noticed on one of my sites that some download links to PDF, zip, and other assets had an almost total drop in download events in Google Analytics after a recent Yoast Google Analytics for WordPress plugin update. So I began to troubleshoot … The firing of trackEvent() is handled by the […]
Yesterday, many Google Webmaster Tools users received unpleasant notifications that their websites were suddenly inaccessible to Google. After 2 hours of aggressive troubleshooting last night, and another couple hours spent this morning, it seems that this may be an issue on Google’s side. Search Engine Roundtable just posted an article confirming more reports of problems […]