Started using WordPress in 2009 and has over 14 years of WordPress experience including developing WordPress plugins and software applications. He recently founded SendLayer, an email deliverability platform.
Texas A&M University Graduate with a degree in Technology Management.
bbPress Core Contributor and Lead Developer of One Click Demo Import open source project.
Experience
Jared Atchison is a WordPress expert and co-founder of the popular WPForms plugin for WordPress which is used by over 6 million websites. He started building WordPress websites in 2009 and is proficient in PHP, JavaScript, React, SysOps, and Front-End / Back-end web development.
Jared graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Technology Management. In the early days of his career, he worked for Texas A&M University while starting his WordPress consultancy practice called Atchison Consulting. In 2016, he partnered with Syed Balkhi to launch WPForms which is now the world's fastest growing form builder for WordPress.
Over the years, Jared has been a featured speaker at many WordPress events including WordCamp San Diego, WordCamp Miami, BuddyCamp Miami, among others.
About WPBeginner
WPBeginner is the largest free WordPress resource for beginners to learn WordPress. We are part of the Awesome Motive family and reach over 100 million visitors every year. Our content is fact checked and reviewed by our Editorial team for accuracy and integrity. You can learn more about us and our editorial process.
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Used to store interaction and conversion data for campaigns in conjunction with Revenue Attribution.
1 year
_gat_omTracker*
Set, controlled and used by Google Analytics to collect and store data and then send that data to Google Analytics. OptinMonster provides the name if there is no existing tracker found on that page.
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omCountdown-{id}-{elementId}
Used for countdown elements {elementId} in campaigns {id} to determine when it should complete.
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om-{id}-closed / omSlideClosed-{id}
Used specifically with slide-in campaigns {id} to determine if it has been closed or not by a visitor.
30 days
om-success-cookie / omSuccessCookie
Used to determine if a visitor has successfully opted in to any campaign on your site to unlock content when using our Content Locking feature.
365 days
om-success-{id} / omSuccess-{id}
Used to determine if a visitor has successfully opted in to a campaign with the ID of {id} on your site.
365 days
omSeen-{id}
Used to determine if a visitor has been shown a campaign by the slug.
30 days
om-{id}
Used to determine if a visitor has interacted with a campaign ID of {id} on your site.
30 days
_omappvs
Used to determine when a new visitor becomes a returning visitor.