Started using WordPress in 2009 and has over 14 years of WordPress experience including developing WordPress plugins and software applications.
Highly respected software developer, well-known for his ability to scale website apps for high traffic sites. His software, OptinMonster, serves billions of pageviews every month.
Thomas Griffin is an expert WordPress developer and co-founder of OptinMonster along with several other popular WordPress plugins. He started building WordPress websites in 2009 and is known for building scalable solutions. He's proficient in PHP, JavaScript, React, SysOps, and Front-End / Back-end web development.
Thomas graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Business Management and Administration. He has been developing websites since his college days which led him to pursue a career in web development and creating his own software business.
Over the years, Thomas has been a featured speaker at many WordPress events including WordCamp Raleigh, WordCamp Asheville, WordCamp Grenville, among others.
Aside from OptinMonster, Thomas has been involved in the development of numerous popular WordPress plugins including TrustPulse, WPForms, SearchWP, and more.
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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.