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TRAFFIC ACQUISITION BY SESSIONS
The Traffic acquisition report is designed to help you understand where your website and app visitors are coming from.
CONTENT ASPECTS: For Year 2023
- Continuous update. Finetuning of the WP AI Engine
- Use the AI engine to promote query-related pages
- Use the AI engine to discover new topics for keywords having significant query volume
- Started in June. List of Male & Female Massage Therapists in the Philippines
- In queue. Show the budget hotels near the therapist’s location
- On-going: Promote the page Adding a Massage Therapist in the social media for sign up
- Done. KB List of Freelance and Spa-based Male Massage Therapists in Metro Manila
- Continuous updates. List of Massage Parlors & Spas in the Philippines
- On-going. Multiple sources have been identified, and will be visited regularly for retrieval
- Done. KB Massage Spas with Home & Hotel Female Massage Service in Metro Manila
- Done. KB Massage Spas with Home & Hotel Male Massage Service in Metro Manila
- On-going. List of Budget Hotels in the Philippines
- Update the “Rates and Fees” field to make them relevant (Cebu-based hotel for now)
- Corrections in the hourly formatting. (e.g. 2 hrs, 3 hrs to 24 hrs) for better filtering
- On-going. Create a GPS-based sublist for Short term hotels [SM City Cebu, Fuente Circle, Carbon Market]
- Not yet started. List of Suicide Prevention Hotlines in the Philippines
- Create more knowledge base articles (e.g. depression, anxiety, suicide, etc.)
- Continuous updates. List of Home for the Aged in the Philippines
- On-going. Update the pages to use the new taxonomy “Province” for better localization
- Create taxonomy-based sublists for Dementia and Alzheimer’s-serving facilities
- Create more knowledge base articles (e.g. general elderly care, gifts for seniors, etc.)
- Create Hospice Care Resources (e.g. articles, videos, etc.)
- On-going. List of HIV Testing in the Philippines
- Not yet started. TSPG and Budget Hotel
- Display budget hotels in TSPG, and vice versa
- On-going. List of Hospice & Palliative Care Facilities in the Philippines
- On-going. List of Dialysis Clinics in the Philippines
TECHNICAL ASPECTS:
SEPTEMBER 2023
- 9/11 – Enabling CDN from BunnyCDN
- 9/01 – Removing the tag cloud for Google Reviews to streamline the UX
AUGUST 2023
- 8/23 – Implementing an option to display photos from Google Places API
- 8/20 – Deprecating the [location_based_button] and moving it in the header area
- 8/20 – Uninstaling the social media plugin to improve the UX
- 8/17 – Installing a Progress Reading Bar plugin (monitor scroll depth changes in Clarity)
8/13 – Enhancing the commonly mentioned words in Google Reviews to display them as tag clouds- 8/12 – Removing What’s Near You listing because I can’t get the dynamic caching to work in WP Super Cache (huhu!)
8/12 – Installing Mashshare plugin for social media share (monitor social media referrals in GA4)8/12 – Adding common words mentioned by the Google reviewers- 8/12 – Changing radial proximity from 50km to 30km for TSPG KB to further localize results
- 8/08 – Removing Font Awesome plugin and opting for a simple, clean display
- 8/08 – Removing the search TIP to reclaim space and improve UX (monitor view_search_results events in GA4)
8/08 – Adding a What’s Near You listing based on the visitor’s current location- 8/07 – Removing the Last Update in TablePress since there is now a Page Update request button
- 8/06 – Adding a custom code to allow visitors to request a page update of the currently viewed page
- 8/03 – Adding a custom code to auto display a warning message for pages under the “Removed” category
- 8/03 – Adding a custom code to auto generate alt-text for images
- 8/03 – Removing the “distance” value in GeoMashup Nearby Listings
- 8/02 – Adding aesthetic changes to KB, What’s Nearby, Google Reviews and Nextgen photo gallery
JULY 2023
- 7/30 – Replacing Plugin for Google Reviews with a custom code
- 7/23 – Changing Google Reviews display from slider to list for better UX
- 7/23 – Deactivating Speed Booster Pack Plugin and trying WP Super Cache Plugin
- 7/22 – Fixing WP Discuz width problem
- 7/20 – Updating the [multiple-audio-player] to handle the titles correctly
- 7/19 – Replacing Modern Footnotes Plugin with a custom code
- 7/14 – Adding a php snippet to handle “References” on selected pages
- 7/13 – Disabling Asset Cleanup Plugin and trying Autoptimize Plugin + Cloudflare APO
- 7/13 – Replacing All-in-One Video Gallery (lack of optimization options) with Embed Plus YouTube
- 7/12 – Deactivating WP Optimize Plugin, and trying Cloudflare optimization toolkits
- 7/12 – Sitewide optimization using Asset Cleanup Plugin
- 7/12 – Removing featured image in the homepage to improve load time
- 7/12 – Applying lazy load to mp3 to reduce network payload
- 7/9 – Function [thumbnail-display-from-gps-points] will now handle display requiring GPS referring points (e.g. Hotels Near Talisay City Hall)
- 7/5 – Updating code for [list-thumbnail] to [custom-field-list-with-thumbnail] to handle more parameters
JUNE 2023
- 6/30 – Implementing location-aware knowledge base for Budget Hotels, TSPG categories
- 6/30 – Sitewide code optimization
- 6/28 – Implementing the “[list thumbnail]” to display the featured image in the table
- 6/27 – Removing Stale Page (and its associated code)
- 6/27 – Increasing masterlist row display from 10 to 20
- 6/24 – Deactivating Widgets on Pages Plugin
- 6/1 – Updating the CSS for buttons
- 6/1 – Reinstating AI Chat for more data points
- 6/1 – Implementing multiple audio files player
MAY 2023
- 5/27 – Custom taxonomy “Province” will scan the custom field “address” for value
- 5/25 – Masterlist will now be handled programatically (retiring Tablepress)
- 5/5 – Disabling AI Engine due to limited adoption
APRIL 2023
- 4/29 – Enabling WP Disquz to replace WP default comment due to a theme conflict
- 4/22 – Temporarily removing the Map button
- 4/22 – Removing Rank Math Schema and enabling Plugin for Google Reviews
- 4/22 – Removal of the Tablepress Announcement section
- 4/08 – Continuing update of Maternity Clinics for all regions
- 4/07 – Enabling search tip message to all pages for best UX
- 4/01 – Implementing LocalBusiness schema (limited elements only)
MARCH 2023
- 3/26 – Now using the single column mobile Tablepress for desktop users
- 3/19 – Deactivating ShareThis Reaction Buttons and replacing with Rank Math review schema for verified listings (webbline call or in-person visit)
- 3/17 – Disabling FB Chat for all pages and testing AI Engine for select categories
- 3/16 – Changing minification handling from Cloudflare to WP-Optimize
- 3/01 – Enabling of FB chat in HIV Testing & Mental Health Care pages
FEBRUARY 2023
- 2/10 – Removing jobs.webbline.com (nursing homes jobs)
JANUARY 2023
- 1/28 – Adding the “Add Services (& Programs)” taxonomy
- 1/05 – The Updated row will now show an outdated message if the last update happened more than 1 year ago
- 1/05 – Replacing WP Last Modified Info plugin with a code in functions.php
- 1/01 – Happy New Year!
DECEMBER 2022
- 12/31 – Relocating Nextgen Gallery to a Tablepress row
- 12/31 – Replacing Site Reviews with ShareThis Reactions plugin
- 12/15 – Installing Instant Images plugin
- 12/15 – Adding PrEP to “addref” taxonomy for HIV/STD pages to assist this page
- 12/15 – Adding Gay Friendly to “addref” taxonomy for Massage & Spa pages to assist this page
- 12/1 – Installing reSmush.it Image Optimizer
- 12/1 – Adding the Recent Activities page
- 12/1 – Adding the Submit Your Business page
NOVEMBER 2022
- 11/6 – Creation of jobs.webbline.com and data migration
- 11/1 – Enabling Cloudflare’s APO
- 11/1 – Reverting to Cloudflare from Quic.cloud for improved DDOS protection
FEBRUARY 2022
- 2/25 – Reverting all Masterlists to table-type
- 2/21 – Reverting to Akismet and disabling of Google ReCaptcha Plugins
JANUARY 2022
- 1/18 – Continuing Google ReCaptcha and disabling Akismet plugins
- 1/12 – Added a new category Fraud Alert PH
- 1/11 – Testing the Google ReCaptcha Plugin
- 1/10 – Continuing update of Maternity Clinics for all regions
- 1/05 – Enabling of Site Reviews plugin
- 1/01 – Happy New Year!
OCTOBER 2021
- 10/30 – Continuing update of Maternity Clinics for all regions
- 10/25 – Disabling and replacement of Rank Math Sitemap with XML Sitemaps plugin
- 10/06 – Replacement of the global See Also links with the Knowledge Base links
- 10/06 – Replacement of the References Section with the Modern Footnotes plugin
- 10/02 – Finished updating HIV Testing Centers for all regions
SEPTEMBER 2021
- Starting update of Maternity Clinics for all regions
- Starting update of Animal Bite Treatment Centers for all regions
- Starting update of HIV Testing Centers for all regions
- Enabling of the View Map & Suggest buttons
- Finished adding DOH-maintained Poison Control facilities for all regions
- Removal of Comment Stream page (../cs) and reenabling of the Comment Reply Notification plugin
- Removal of all Masahista Profiles & GeoSearch button
- Removal and replacement of all static Masterlists and Sublists with a Google Custom Search Engine
- Continuation of code sanitation and mobile speed optimization efforts
AUGUST 2021
- Switching CDN provider BunnyCDN to Quic.Cloud
- Installation of LiteSpeed Cache plugin
- Removal of plugins Lightweight Subscribe to Comments, Asset CleanUp, Autoptimize & Inline Google Spreadsheet Viewer, Contact Form 7, Site Kit by Google, Tablepress: Automatic URL Conversion, Tablepress: Table Row Order, WP Sitemap Page
- Removal of the “branches” taxonomy
- Transferring from Namecheap to Cloudflare (registrars)
MARCH 2021
- Fixed missing redirection rules in nursing homes’ job vacancies
- Removed the “Masterlists” menu in the main navigation menu
DECEMBER 2019
- Geofence listings removed. GeoSearch button provides the same functionality dynamically
- Switched from BunnyCDN to Cloudflare CDN
- Encoding of Lying-in Clinics in NCR (on-going)
OCTOBER 2019
- Encoding of Lying-in Clinics in NCR
- Edit NCR landline numbers due to the recent prefix addition
SEPTEMBER 2019
- 09/21 – Encoding of Lying-in Clinics in NCR
- 09/12 – Masterlists will be broken down per province to speed up loading
- 09/05 – [Helper: GeoSearch] sanitized. Processing now moved to the [Main Switch]
- 09/03 – Added [Options All -Indexes] in .htaccess to remove directory listing
- 09/02 – 85% of the deindexed pages were now restored. More than 1500 pages need shortcode replacement
AUGUST 2019
- 08/30 – Code sanitation finished. Shortcode replacement in progress
- 08/29 – DB backup set to 4 hrs. Restored full backup due to a plugin error [by Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet]
- 08/29 – 50% of the deindexed pages were now restored. Code sanitation started
- 08/25 – Applied css and js optimization. Image optimization started [by Imagify]
- 08/23 – 673 pages were deindexed due to a craw error from a poorly coded plugin. Removed the credited DIRs in the root. Validation fix started