Archive for April, 2009

Exclude Your IP from Your Google Analytics Stats

Posted on Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Want to stop tracking yourself on your web site statistics provided by Google Analytics?  For this, you can use filters.  The filters in Google Analytics are there to manipulate the final data to give a more accurate report.
To add a filter, click on the edit link for the web page you wish to add [...]

Get a TwitStamp!

Posted on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Looking around for easy to use badges and graphics to use with Twitter, I ran across a really neat one.  TwitStamp allows you to create a little custom Twitter badge that you can customize to your liking.  You can make one just like this:

Here is just one of the many options you can pick [...]

How to Track File Downloads in Google Analytics

Posted on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

So how do you track file downloads in Google Analytics? 
It is actually easier than you might think.  If you want to track files (like .zip, .pdf, .mp3 or anything else) and see how many times they have been downloaded, you must use the correct corresponding JavaScript code.  As mentioned by Google (if you [...]

Looking for a GeoCities Alternative?

Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

With word coming out that Yahoo has decided to pull the plug on GeoCities, a lot of people are looking for a great alternative.  Lunarpages provides a hosting plan I think would be perfect for any soon to be former GeoCities webmaster, our Quicksite plan.
Where does LPQuicksite outshine Yahoo’s GeoCities? Well, for one you can [...]

Search the Lunarforums via Firefox

Posted on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Want to search the Lunarpages forums from within Firefox?  This is a plugin I setup some time ago, that I still use to find information or answered on a number of different web hosting topics.  Since I thought it might be helpful to you, I wanted to share it via the blog here.
Download the search [...]

What is Your Bounce Rate?

Posted on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Why is your bounce rate an important thing to keep an eye on, and better yet what the heck is your web site bounce rate? I will answer those questions and let you know the best ways to lower your bounce rate and get people staying on your web site a little ‘bit longer.
What is [...]

Image Optimization

Posted on Friday, April 17th, 2009

Did you know that you could save money by optimizing your images?  You see not all images are created equal.  Hosting an image that is a large file size could be costing you disk space, bandwidth and money. 
Keep More of Your Online Visitors
Now not only is it a good idea to optimize your [...]

Beginner Tips for Search Engine Optimization

Posted on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

What does it take to get your web site to the top of the search engine mountain?  Is there an easy way out or does it take hard work and dedication?  I got an e-mail from a Lunartics reader who wants to know:
Hi Mitch, I was wanting to know if you could give us a [...]

What Are the Default Files and Folders for WordPress?

Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

This question come to me via a forum user, so I thought I would share the answer with you all here.  So what are the default files and folders packaged with WordPress?  They are:
/wordpress/
   /wp-includes/
  /wp-content/
  /wp-admin/
      xmlrpc.php
      wp-trackback.php
      wp-rss2.php
      wp-rss.php
      wp-register.php
      wp-rdf.php
      wp-pass.php
      wp-mail.php
      wp-login.php
      wp-load.php
      wp-links-opml.php
      wp-feed.php
      wp-cron.php
      wp-config-sample.php
      wp-commentsrss2.php
      wp-comments-post.php
      wp-blog-header.php
      wp-atom.php
      [...]

Best Cheat Sheets for Web Development

Posted on Monday, April 13th, 2009

Cheat sheets are becoming a popular way of storing a lot of little tips and tricks all at one central location.  Now in all honesty, none of us are really “cheating” by making use of these tools.  We are just giving our brains a little help when we don’t remember the exact code or steps [...]