13% of my website visitors block Google Analytics

There’s widespread use of adblockers on the web but users are increasingly blocking cookies and other tracking scripts too. Browsers such as Safari, Firefox and Brave are privacy-focused. Many users install additional plugins such as uBlock Origin to better protect themselves. Is Google Analytics still efficient considering the blocking rate? How big is the data …

WPTavern: Astra Becomes the Only Non-Default WordPress Theme With 1 Million Installs

On Tuesday, Brainstorm Force announced its Astra theme passed 1 million active installations. It is the only non-default theme in the official WordPress theme directory to reach such a height. Popularity breeds popularity. Once the theme broke 50,000 installs in January 2019, it was a quick hop and skip to 500,000 in October and 1 …

How to Use Google My Business (Optimize Your Listing for Local SEO in 2020)

Getting more local leads and Google My Business go hand in hand. When people search for a product or service near them, they are generally looking to purchase something. Try a free demo In fact, 78% of local mobile searches lead to a purchase in-store or online according to Search Engine Land. These are the people …

WPTavern: Unsplash Launches Official Plugin for WordPress

Unsplash has released its own official plugin for WordPress, co-developed with the team at XWP. The plugin seamlessly connects Unsplash’s 1 million+ free high-resolution image library with the WordPress editor. Users can easily search Unsplash directly inside the custom block and insert images with attribution and alt description info automatically filled in. The selected images …

26 Inspiring Website Color Schemes for Ecommerce, Landing Pages, And Personal Websites

When someone arrives for the first time on your website, color plays a significant role in what they think. Between 62-90% of consumers’ initial impression is based on color choices alone, research says. Try a free demo Picking colors that match your brand — and what you want your consumers to think about your company …

11 Fastest WordPress Themes in 2020 (Based on Thorough Testing)

Finding the fastest WordPress theme feels like a fool’s errand. Are you to test every theme you’re interested in and compare the differences in millisecond load times? How do you account for changes in hosting speeds from the developers and their online demos? What if the testing tools produce conflicting results? Try a free demo …

WPTavern: Zero BS CRM Rebrands and Relaunches as Jetpack CRM

Jetpack CRM welcome screen. Mike Stott, co-creator of Zero BS CRM, announced the launch of Jetpack CRM on Monday. The news was the seemingly inevitable rebranding of the original plugin that he and Woody Hayday had built. Automattic, the owner of the Jetpack plugin, acquired the project almost a year ago. While Jetpack CRM carries …

WPTavern: Automattic Relaunches P2, Self-Hosted Version on the Roadmap

Automattic’s relaunch of P2 is now in Beta. This is the long-awaited update to the company’s internal collaboration software that is also used on WordPress.org and other self-hosted sites via a theme. For years, Automattic, which now counts more than 1,200 employees in 77 countries, has had P2 at the core of its written communication …

WPTavern: Review Signal Publishes WordPress Hosting Benchmarks for 2020, Introduces WooCommerce Testing

Review Signal founder Kevin Ohashi has published the site’s annual WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks for 2020, along with a smaller set of benchmarks for WooCommerce hosting. For the past seven years Ohashi has been using sentiment analysis to capture consumer reviews of hosting companies on Twitter. He also performs a set of tests to measure peak …

How to Use WebP Images on WordPress (And Shrink Image File Sizes up to 35%)

If you want to speed up your WordPress site, finding ways to reduce the size of your images offers a big return on your investment. Try a free demo On average, images account for about half of a webpage’s file size, so even small improvements can have big results. WebP is a modern image format …