It is hard to believe that September 2022 marks Watchful’s 10th anniversary. Not many businesses make it to 10 years. So I’m both proud and humbled to continue providing useful services to web developers, site maintainers and digital agencies. How it started & how it’s going 15 years ago I Read more…
Since 2014, reports generated by Watchful have been able to include traffic and other visitor data from Google’s Universal Analytics (UA). Today we are happy to announce that Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is now fully supported as well. Why support Google Analytics 4? Despite privacy concerns and new legislation, Google Read more…
If you use Google’s Universal Analytics (UA) to monitor traffic on your website, you are probably aware that it will sunset and stop collecting data on July 1, 2023. You may also know that UA is being replaced by Google Analytics 4 (GA4). But did you know that the traffic Read more…
Watchful is a collection of tools and services that simplifies the maintenance and management of websites. But Watchful cannot solve every maintenance need for every user. Thus, you can extend Watchful with apps that communicate changes on your website to your Watchful account. What are apps? Watchful apps are WordPress Read more…
Google has announced that Universal Analytics (UA) will be sunsetted on July 1st, 2023 with Google Analytics 4 (GA4) becoming the new standard. In preparation for this shift, we are making changes to our website traffic reports. What are website traffic reports? At Watchful, website traffic reports are used to Read more…
At Watchful, we do our best to produce a quality, intuitive application for website management. And when a customer finds a bug, we do our best to fix it quickly. Sometimes these fixes lead to an improvement or feature in the platform. Below is a recent example of this process Read more…
This summer, the Watchful team was careful to set aside time to rest and recharge on vacation in places like Naples (Italy), Thassos (Greece), and Vail, Colorado (USA). But we had some projects “simmering on the stove” that address the user experience of website management at Watchful. We also introduced Read more…
If you are running a web agency or digital consultancy, you probably use multiple services that send white-label reports, notifications and other emails to your clients. Using your own email address with these services is important for white-labelling third party emails. But emails from your account sent via a third Read more…
Watchful generates a lot of data about the WordPress and Joomla websites added to your account. This saved information, with a variable retention time, forms the activity logs. Next week we will release a revamped logging system. This post describes the change and what to expect as a Watchful user. Read more…
The ability to schedule client report emails was first introduced at Watchful last Spring. We’ve now refactored the report scheduling and delivery system to make it more reliable as well as easier to use. Why schedule client report emails in the first place? Recurring maintenance plans are responsible for a Read more…