Machete vs Parse.ly

Machete is a simple suite of tools that solves common WordPress annoyances using as few resources as possible. Machete doesn’t cover every single use case, but there is a huge amount of sites that would require less plugins if they used Machete. All Machete tools have two things in common: they solve problems faced by many web developers and they do it using as few server resources as possible. So far, Machete includes the following tools: WordPress Optimization WordPress places a lot of code inside the tag just to keep backward compatibility or to enable optional features. You can disable most of it and save some time from each page request while making your installation safer. Cookies & GDPR Warning We know you hate cookie warning bars. Well, this is the least hateable cookie bar you’ll find. It is really light, doesn’t affect your PageSpeed score and plays well with static cache plugins. Analytics and custom code You don’t need a zillion plugins to perform easy tasks like inserting a verification meta tag (Google Search Console, Bing, Pinterest), a json-ld snippet or a custom stylesheet (Google Fonts, Print Styles, accessibility tweaks…). The Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager tracking codes are PageSpeed optimized, GPDR friendly. Maintenance mode The maintenance mode that ships with WordPress is just a basic lock-down that is activated whenever you do a major update. With machete Maintenance Mode you can hide your unfinished page from visitors and search engines, give your clients a secure temporary access and lock your site without affecting your SEO. Post & Page cloner Adds a “duplicate” link to post, page and most post types lists. Also adds “copy to new draft” function to the post editor. Social Sharing Buttons Social sharing done the Machete way. The icons are made as a custom webfont embedded in a minified CSS file that only weighs 5.8KB. The sharing actions use each platform’s native share URL. WooCommerce Utils WooCommerce was designed to work for every possible use case, but that often leads to unexpected behavior. These simple fixes can improve the WooCommerce user experience by making it behave as clients expect.

Designed and built for digital publishers, Parse.ly helps you understand how your audience is connecting to your content. Thousands of writers, editors, site managers, and technologists already use Parse.ly to understand what content draws in website visitors, and why. Using our powerful dashboards and APIs, customers build successful digital strategies that allow them to grow and engage a loyal audience. Join industry leaders — like NBA, Slate, News Corp, and Condé Nast — who already use Parse.ly to bring clarity to content, audience, and analytics. Feedback, suggestions, questions or concerns? Open a new GitHub issue or email us at [email protected]. We always want to hear from you! NOTE: The plugin requires an active Parse.ly account. Sign up for a free Parse.ly demo. Features The wp-parsely plugin is packed with features that allow for a seamless integration process, and brings the power of the Parse.ly dashboard into WordPress. Automated integration The plugin automatically inserts the Parse.ly metadata and JavaScript in all published pages and posts (Custom Post Types are supported). It also provides a settings page to customize your integration, with options including: – Output Parse.ly metadata as JSON-LD or repeated meta tags. – Choose whether logged-in users should be tracked. – Define how to track every Post Type (as Post, Non-Post or no tracking). Parse.ly Content Intelligence Content Intelligence is a set of content insight tools including: – The Parse.ly Dashboard Widget – Displays the site’s top posts in the WordPress Dashboard. – The Parse.ly Stats Column – Displays published post performance for the last 7 days in Post Lists. – The Engagement Boost feature – Helps you increase page views and engagement by strategically placing links to key content within high-performing articles on your site. – The Parse.ly Editor Sidebar – This sidebar is integrated into the WordPress Editor and offers insights about the content currently being edited such as: – Title Suggestions – Generates title suggestions for the post/page currently being edited. – Excerpt Suggestions – Generates an excerpt suggestion for the post/page currently being edited. – Smart Linking – Automatically adds links to the current content that point to the most relevant and top-performing posts. – Related Posts – Displays a list of the website’s most successful posts, similar to the post/page currently being edited. – Performance Stats – Displays performance metrics about the content currently being edited. The Parse.ly Recommendations Block The plugin includes a Recommendations Block that displays a list of posts related to the currently viewed post/page. The Block is useful for showcasing related content to visitors, and it can also be used in Site Editing mode or as a Block-based Widget. Advanced integrations support While the plugin works out of the box for basic integrations, it offers a host of features that easily allow for advanced integration scenarios: – Support for Google Tag Manager, AMP, Google Web Stories and Cloudflare is included. – The plugin exposes the wpParselyOnLoad and wpParselyOnReady JavaScript hooks that allow for advanced integrations requiring JavaScript, such as Dynamic Tracking. – Support for WordPress network/multisite and decoupled/headless (GraphQL and WP Rest API) setups is included. – Last but not least, a wide range of hooks is available in order to customize the plugin’s functionality even further. Documentation and resources Plugin Documentation. Commonly Asked Questions. Changelog. IMPORTANT: If you are a WordPress VIP customer, please consult the WordPress VIP documentation for more details. Sample Parse.ly metadata The standard Parse.ly JavaScript tracker inserted before the closing body tag: A sample JSON-LD structured data for a home page or section page: {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"WordPress VIP","url":"http:\/\/wpvip.com\/"} A sample JSON-LD meta tag and structured data for an article or post: {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wpvip.com\/2021\/04\/09\/how-the-wordpress-gutenberg-block-editor-empowers-enterprise-content-creators\/"},"headline":"How the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor Empowers Enterprise Content Creators","url":"http:\/\/wpvip.com\/2021\/04\/09\/how-the-wordpress-gutenberg-block-editor-empowers-enterprise-content-creators\/","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wpvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ladyatdesk.png?w=120","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/wpvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ladyatdesk.png?w=120"},"dateCreated":"2021-04-09T15:13:13Z","datePublished":"2021-04-09T15:13:13Z","dateModified":"2021-04-09T15:13:13Z","articleSection":"Gutenberg","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Wendland"}],"creator":["Sam Wendland"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Enterprise Content Management Platform | WordPress VIP","logo":"https:\/\/wpvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-favicon-dark.png"},"keywords":[]} Contributing Development, code hosting and issue tracking of this plugin happens on the wp-parsely GitHub repository. Active development happens on the develop branch and releases are made off the trunk branch. To run the plugin locally or to contribute to it, please check the instructions in the CONTRIBUTING file.