Awstats is a statistics/analysis tool that collects data from visitors who view a web site. It tallies up data into a database so that you can view historical statistics and compare it to today’s numbers. Awstats gets its data from a Read >
Category: Publishing
One-third of the world’s web sites are running on WordPress content management software
WordPress, a free open source software package used for many types of online publications, was launched 15 years ago. Since then, it has steadily grown into the most popular content management system for building and running web sites. Now, the Read >
How to choose the best method for preventing comment spam in WordPress
Everyone who is responsible for administering and managing a WordPress blog, web site, or publication that is configured to accept comments knows how massive the comment spam problem is. Fortunately, multiple solutions are available to fight it. In fact, there are Read >
There is something terribly wrong with this web page
Why does someone publish thought-provoking articles on the internet only to cover the excellent content with popup windows (see the screen capture above)? In the early days of online advertising – 15-20 years ago – it was common to bombard web Read >
The future of WordPress after release 5.0
A major release of WordPress (version 5.0) open source publishing software and a major gathering of WordPress experts (Wordcamp) coincided in early December 2018. It wasn’t a coincidence. People who had contributed to the new software could explain what was new, Read >
Strategies for managing the migration to the WordPress 5 Gutenberg block editor
Matt Mullenweg, the founder and leader of the organization that is developing the core WordPress system recently confirmed that a production release of the WordPress 5.0 is planned to be available by the end of 2018. The primary new feature – Read >
This is why WordPress became the most popular open source publishing platform
There is a reason why WordPress has become the most popular content management system (CMS). It didn’t happen overnight. The first version of the core software was released 15 years ago. At the time, far better open source content management systems Read >