thoughts from an /engineer(ing manager)?/g
Developers love to launch. It’s the culmination of weeks or months of work (if it’s years, you better be building an operating system) and the public is about to see what you’ve created. But it’s far from the end of your big release.
And if you’re juggling multiple projects, it’s tempting to wipe your hands clean after a site or app launches, and change your full focus to a new project.
If you’re having trouble with uploading images to WordPress (or other PHP frameworks) and seeing blank spots where images should be, read more to discover a possible fix!
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.