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How to use web analytics to acquire new customers

February 22, 2022September 2, 2020 by Joselyn Khor

Are you investing time and money into marketing your business and unsure if it’s paying off? Web analytics provides the tools and insights to help you know which marketing channels to target and focus on. Without it you might be …

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Categories Analytics Tips, Marketing

Use Google Analytics and risk fines, after CJEU ruling on Privacy Shield

January 11, 2022August 27, 2020 by Joselyn Khor

EU websites using Google Analytics and Facebook are being targeted by European privacy group noyb after the invalidation of the Privacy Shield. They filed a complaint against 101 websites for continuing to send data to the US.   “A quick analysis …

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Categories Privacy

CJEU rules US cloud servers don’t comply with GDPR and what this means for web analytics

October 5, 2020July 17, 2020 by Jake Thornton

Breaking news: On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that any cloud services hosted in the US are incapable of complying with the GDPR and EU privacy laws. In August 2016, the …

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Categories Privacy

Matomo will now pay researchers 5,000 USD for a critical security vulnerability

May 7, 2020 by Matomo Core Team

Matomo Analytics is the leading open-source web analytics solution, designed to give you conclusive insights while respecting your user’s privacy, and keeping your data secure. We’re so proud Matomo is trusted with the analytics data of more than 1 million …

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Categories Security

Configure Matomo for Privacy: 5 Key Steps

July 8, 2025May 5, 2020 by InnoCraft

Updated in June 2025 At Matomo, privacy matters. From the very beginning, we’ve built Matomo with a strong focus on protecting user and analytics data. Matomo is designed with privacy regulations at its core. It fully supports the GDPR and …

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Categories Analytics Tips, Privacy, Security

Find a great Google Tag Manager alternative in Matomo Tag Manager

January 20, 2022April 29, 2020 by Joselyn Khor

If you’re looking for a tag management system that rivals Google’s, then Matomo Tag Manager is a great Google Tag Manager alternative that takes your tracking to the next level. In this blog, we’ll cover: What is a tag manager? …

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Categories Analytics Tips, Development, Marketing, Plugins

Why do you need analytics for your WordPress?

April 8, 2020April 6, 2020 by Joselyn Khor

Not many people know this, but having a WordPress analytics tool gives you a competitive advantage. It’s also essential to the growth of your website. For many businesses, websites are the main driver of revenue and sales. In the case of …

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Categories Analytics Tips, Plugins

Matomo vs WP-Statistics – which web analytics plugin suits you best?

January 27, 2023April 1, 2020 by Joselyn Khor

Due to the endless choices, you may be wondering which web analytics plugin (GA, Slimstat or WP-Statistics) to choose from on the WordPress directory. If the choice is between WP-Statistics and Matomo for WordPress, we’ve got you covered. Have a …

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Categories Analytics Tips, Plugins

Measuring success for your SEO content

April 6, 2020March 20, 2020 by Jake Thornton

With over a billion searches every day in search engines, it’s hard to underestimate the importance of having your business present on page one (ideally in positions 1 – 3) ranking for the keywords that impact your sales and conversions. …

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Switch to Matomo for WordPress from Google Analytics

June 25, 2020March 10, 2020 by Joselyn Khor

While Google Analytics may seem like a great plugin option on the WordPress directory, we’d like to present a new ethical alternative called Matomo for WordPress, which gives you 100% data ownership and privacy protection. Firstly what does Google Analytics …

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Categories Plugins, Privacy
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