The news area at Watchful focuses on updates to the platform, new features, and company announcements.
Version 3 of Google Analytics is called Universal Analytics. It provides traffic and keyword data that are popular in the white-label reports here at Watchful. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) launched recently, but for the foreseeable future most client reports will require Universal Analytics. Here’s why. How does Watchful obtain site Read more…
Version 4 of Google Analytics launched recently. We’ve followed the progress carefully as traffic and other site data appear in the client reports at many web agencies. But for a host of reasons, updating to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) requires careful consideration even now, nearly 5 months after its initial Read more…
After November 28, 2021, PHP 7 will only receive security fixes. And while PHP 8 barely registers in the current usage statistics of WordPress and Joomla, it will be the only actively-supported version after that date. So now is a great time to test your website with PHP 8, including Read more…
ke many communities, Joomla users pine for the return of live events. And we grew tired of Zoom conferences many months back. A new and innovative event called Joomla Day USA will be held on April 23-24, 2021 that hopes to address both issues. It is a refreshing and exciting Read more…
WordFest Live is a 24 hour celebration for those of us in the remote work community with a heathy dose of WordPress learning thrown in. WordFest is organized by Big Orange Heart in support of mental health and well-being for remote workers. This topic is important to us here at Read more…
Aside from all of the uncertainty and change brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been an eventful year for Watchful in terms of new features and improvements in the platform. This was especially true for some of Watchful’s core features such as updates, backups and reports. But we Read more…
If you work at a digital agency or build websites for a living, you may feel like it’s difficult for web developers to relax during the holidays. At Watchful, we believe that maintaining a health work-life balance is more important than constantly working. That’s why we’re scheduling some downtime over the Read more…
Today marks a big step in the evolution of client reporting at Watchful as we officially announce the best white-label reports we’ve ever built with 3 massive changes. Watchful Premium users can now send reports from their own email accounts. And you can control exactly what site activity is included Read more…
Managed website services have exploded across the hosting industry in the last decade. And while they are clearly suitable for many sites, managed WordPress hosting has a number of potential drawbacks that agencies should carefully consider. If managed WordPress hosting is not a good fit for you, or simply outside Read more…
Web and digital agencies are always on the lookout for any sign of website intrusion. That’s why we built the Early Warning Audit. The audit monitors sensitive items on your site up to 8 times each day and notifies you when unexpected changes occur. Today we add admin user monitoring Read more…