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In our years of running WPBeginner and helping countless WordPress users, we’ve seen the ‘Failed to load resource’ error pop up time and time again, often causing confusion and frustration for website owners. While it might seem minor, this error can cause parts of your… Read More »
One of the things we’ve found to be important when building a website for a business with a physical location is adding a map. While Google Maps is often the go-to choice, we’ve discovered that Bing Maps can be a great alternative, offering unique features… Read More »
Finding a strange PHP file in your WordPress uploads folder can be alarming. We know this feeling well because we’ve helped hundreds of users who’ve discovered the same issue. This often points to a security gap that many people overlook. Hackers can abuse writeable directories… Read More »
Think about the last time you stumbled upon a WordPress post with tons of comments. It probably made you want to see what it was all about. That kind of buzz is a great reason to display your total comment count to new visitors. Showing… Read More »
Encouraging people to share your content on social media is a great way to grow your audience and get people excited about your business. But the reality is that people will only share your content if you make it easy for them. We use social… Read More »
There are lots of metrics you can track on your website, but a key metric that many website owners don’t pay attention to is scroll depth. Scroll depth tracking allows you to see how far a user scrolls on any page. This data helps you… Read More »
Seeing a message like ‘Fatal error: Maximum execution time exceeded’ can definitely make your heart skip a beat. It sounds serious and often locks you out of your WordPress admin area, which is incredibly frustrating. We’ve been there. When managing our own WordPress websites, we’ve… Read More »
Adding live chat to WordPress is a simple way to make your website feel more helpful and welcoming. A small chat box lets visitors reach out in real time—almost like sending a quick text—so they can get answers without waiting for an email. This kind… Read More »
The default WordPress blocks are great for simple content — but they can quickly fall short when you need custom layouts, interactive elements, or tailored designs. That’s where custom blocks come in. They give you full control over how your content looks and functions, without… Read More »
Over the years, we’ve noticed something pretty common among WordPress users: most people start with comments turned on, but later realize they don’t really need them. For a lot of sites, like business websites, online portfolios, or digital knowledge bases, a clean, comment-free setup just… Read More »
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.