Every modern browser has a "Do Not Track" setting (DNT), which tells websites whether the user wants to be tracked or not. It's been around since about 2011, but it's been largely ignored until recently, because the definition of "tracking" has been hotly debated. The advent of GDPR has rekindled the idea of DNT, because it it an easy and highly efficient way for users to convey consent (or not) to tracking. So what is tracking? Well, the W3C proposed specification defines it … [Read more...] about How to properly check for Do Not Track with JavaScript
Enhanced Ecommerce Tracking With Google Tag Manager in aMember
If you are using Google Tag Manager (GTM) to handle your Google Analytics, then you will need a way to populate the dataLayer with eCommerce data when you make a sale in your aMember site. Here's how I do it on my sites, using aMember's own Conversion Track plugin. Step 1: Add the dataLayer in Conversion Track plugin settings NB: If you don't have Conversion Track, you can order it from the "Addons Shop" in your aMember account. I use two versions of the code so that the first ever … [Read more...] about Enhanced Ecommerce Tracking With Google Tag Manager in aMember
ClickBank IPN with PHP 7.2 and above
ClickBank's Instant Notification Service is a webhook that lets you get transaction notifications in real time. For example, you can use them to inform your membership software when members join/pay/cancel. ClickBank provides the following sample code for PHP: The problem is that the mcrypt libraries - required to decrypt the notification - were abandoned back in 2007, and because of this, use of the library has been deprecated in PHP 7.1 and removed from PHP 7.2 entirely. In … [Read more...] about ClickBank IPN with PHP 7.2 and above
Center Align Featured Images in Genesis
One of the things that bugs me about the featured image setting in the Genesis framework is that you can only choose left or right align... you can't center align! Of course, if I always used images that were all exactly the right size and aspect ratio on my Genesis based sites (all the newer ones), then it wouldn't be an issue... But that's not always practical, and if the featured image is a little smaller than expected, then left align can leave you with text floating off the right … [Read more...] about Center Align Featured Images in Genesis
Create dynamic campaigns with AWtomator for AWeber
I'm really excited to announce that our latest project - the AWtomator marketing automator for AWeber - is now taking on beta users. AWtomator gives AWeber users the kind of behavioural dynamic campaign tools that you'd normally only find in premium systems like InfusionSoft. The key elements are Link and Automation Events, which let you move/copy, tag or jump last message number for your subscribers based either on special links they click in your emails or based on the position they are … [Read more...] about Create dynamic campaigns with AWtomator for AWeber
New Plugins for aMember 4 now available
We are pleased to announce that there are three new aMember v4 plugins now available Spambot Blocker Are you plagued by spam signups on your aMember site? Does your heart sink when the customer you thought you acquired turns out to be junk? Are you sick of deleting countless spam accounts every day? Then you might want to take a look here. Social Coupon Our Social Coupon plugin allows you to offer a discount coupon to people who complete a specified social action, including Facebook … [Read more...] about New Plugins for aMember 4 now available