Thoughts on Plausible and Koko Analytics, Privacy-Friendly Analytics

Graph paper on a desktop displays a line chart with vertical axis ranging from sucking to not sucking and horizontal axis from the past to the future. A ruler and pens lay on top of the graph paper.

When I learned Gauges, my longtime favorite analytics plugin, was removed from the WordPress repository for violating guidelines, I needed to find another site analytics plugin.

Not only for my own site, but for my clients’ sites.

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Metro Detroit WordPress September 13, 2021 Meetup: What’s New in WordPress?

Colorful WordPress stickers strewn across a black table

After an extended time away, our Metro Detroit WordPress group has a meetup planned!

Join us Monday, September 13, 2021 to learn what’s new in WordPress.

We’ll be talking about what’s new in the latest version of WordPress as well as discuss what topics of interest the WordPress community is talking about.

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Photo of the Week: Meet Chuck

Large rooster sculpture with red comb, white neck, brown body, and ornate tail features struts on the base with a nearby sign promoting chicken dinners.

The almost 10-foot red and brown rooster with ornate tail stands out on Ford Road in between the maple trees that line the busy road.

I smiled at the nearby Chicken Dinner sign with “$1.75” crossed out, replaced with “Free” in capital letters.

Obviously not a real bird, but the metallic Meet Chuck sculpture will catch your attention in front of Target in Canton Township, Michigan.

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