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Analytics & Testing
Matomo: The Privacy-First, Open Source Alternative to Google Analytics
Businesses struggle to balance powerful analytics capabilities with data privacy concerns. Many organizations find themselves caught between needing detailed visitor insights and maintaining compliance with data protection laws. Marketing teams need detailed insights into user behavior, while IT departments must ensure compliance with increasingly strict privacy regulations. Matomo Matomo is an open-source analytics platform that offers complete data ownership while…
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Sales and Marketing Training
LearnSQL: SQL Is The Essential Skill Modern Marketers Can’t Ignore
AI and automation are increasingly threatening marketing jobs; but one skill stands out as a career safeguard: SQL (Structured Query Language). While it might sound technical, SQL has become an indispensable tool for modern marketers who want to stay competitive and drive data-informed decisions. SQL’s true power lies in its near-universal adoption across modern data platforms and marketing tools. You’ll find…
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Analytics & Testing
How to Build a URL Shortener (PHP, MySQL, .htaccess)
With so many long URLs cluttering the web, having your own URL shortener can help create clean, short links perfect for marketing campaigns, social media, or personal projects. From a marketing standpoint, URL shorteners are critical for a couple of reasons: Campaign Tracking: You should always append your Analytics UTM parameters to track where every visit is coming from. However,…
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Martech Zone Tools
Glide: Automate Your Business Workflows with AI-Driven No-Code Apps
Companies of all sizes constantly seek ways to streamline operations, increase efficiency, and stay competitive. However, many organizations are trapped in a web of outdated processes, relying on cumbersome spreadsheets, clunky off-the-shelf software, and disconnected workflows. These challenges can significantly hinder productivity and growth. Glide Glide is an innovative no-code platform that empowers businesses to create professional, custom apps without…
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Content Marketing
WordPress: How to Remove and Prevent Line Feeds and Carriage Returns in Titles
You may have encountered line feeds or carriage returns inserted into the post titles when creating or editing in WordPress. These extra characters can cause formatting issues and make your titles appear inconsistent. In this article, I’ll provide two methods to remove line feeds and carriage returns from your WordPress post titles: a MySQL solution to fix previously written titles…
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Content Marketing
ExpressionEngine: A Flexible, Developer-Friendly, and Well-Structured Open Source CMS
The choice of a content management system (CMS) depends on individual needs and project objectives. ExpressionEngine targets users who demand advanced customization, structured content, security, and scalability. This open source platform stands out as a preferred content management system for many individuals and businesses for a variety of reasons, each contributing to its distinct appeal: Flexibility and Customization: ExpressionEngine’s hallmark…
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Content Marketing
WordPress: Why I Removed Comments (And How I Removed Them)
I deleted all comments on Martech Zone today and disabled all comments in my child theme. Let’s discuss why it’s a smart move to remove and disable comments on your WordPress website: Spam Prevention: Comments on WordPress sites are notorious for attracting spam. These spam comments can clutter your website and harm your online reputation. Managing and filtering through these…
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E-commerce and Retail
WooCommerce: Why It’s A Pain To Migrate Between Staging and Production… And How To Work Around It
While we’re comfortable declaring our expertise in WordPress, it’s not without challenges. One issue that’s quite frustrating is the database architecture utilized for WooCommerce. Specifically, various records are stored in the wp_posts table in WordPress, and their post type categorizes them. Here’s a list of some common post types used along with a brief description of each: Product: Post type…
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Customer Data Platforms
PHP and MySQL: Export a Query to a Tab Delimited or CSV File
This weekend, I wanted to build a PHP page that would back up any MySQL query or table into a Tab Delimited file. Most of the examples out on the net have the columns hard-coded. In my case, I wanted the columns to be dynamic, so I had to first loop through all the table field names to build the…
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Content Marketing
How To Host WordPress With Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hosting a WordPress site on Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers several advantages for companies looking to establish a solid online presence and leverage modern cloud technologies. Here’s an overview of the steps (click to jump to the instructions below): Create an Amazon Web Services Account Set up an EC2 instance Connect to your EC2 Instance Install and Configure the LAMP…