Yep! You’ve got Robots! How to identify the bots infesting your analytics

This post was first published on the wearecircus.ca site.

Yep! You've got Robots

Do you have a lot of website visitors, but they’re only staying for a matter of seconds? Are you finding visits from across the globe, but your site is only in English? You likely have a robot problem.

No, not those programmable machines that will one day take over the world. We mean the digital critters that crawl across the web… and who are taking over your website and email database.

Robots sometimes crawl across the web for good Continue reading “Yep! You’ve got Robots! How to identify the bots infesting your analytics”

How to Get Started as a WordPress Contributor

First published on the DreamHost blog.

By Megan Hendrickson

If you’re DreamHost fan, you probably know that we freaking love open source.

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And WordPress — the behemoth that powers 28 percent of the internet — is the ultimate open-source project. That means it’s developed and maintained by a dedicated community of contributors — awesome people like you and me — rather than a for-profit company.

Even better? Becoming one of those stalwart WordPress contributors and shaping the future of the platform is easier than you might imagine. Plus, there are many excellent avenues for contributing. Along with the obvious coding and development roles, you can get involved in design, translation, community outreach, and much more. Continue reading “How to Get Started as a WordPress Contributor”

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