Today I started a test using Google Website Optimizer on WordPress. The manual way of doing this would mean you would need to create 3 different headers and input the correct tracking code in each. While it is not a ton of work, it is a pain in the butt. The better way to do this is of course a pluging. The problem is that most of the plug ins that I found do not work with WP 3.0 and above. Finally I found this one http://andreasnurbo.com/gwo-plugin. It worked well, but it is a little confusing to use. Instructions would certainly be nice. So I have it up and running. The data should start coming in a few hours so I will write a second blog to see if it is working properly.
Removing “Allowed Tags” on the comment form.
This solution is from the wordpress forums from Emsi. It is not guaranteed to work on all themes, but it did work fine for me on my theme based on twenty ten. Follows these steps: 1. back up your functions.php file. 2. Add the following to your functions.php file function my_comment_form_args($user_identity, $post_id, $req) { $args…
How to remove the website field from the comment form
I had a customer request to remove the website field in the comments. You would think this would be a relatively simple thing to do, but not so. After an hour of searching, I found a solution that worked great. Here is the link. http://techhacking.com/2011/02/04/wordpress-how-to-remove-the-website-field-from-the-comment-form/
Google Website Optimizer and WordPress
Today I started a test using Google Website Optimizer on WordPress. The manual way of doing this would mean you would need to create 3 different headers and input the correct tracking code in each. While it is not a ton of work, it is a pain in the butt. The better way to do…
