Hi All

I just completed a cert in Google Analytics Fundamentals, unfortunately the coarse ends tonight. (If certs are what your into) Google recently announced that they are going to keep the lessons online.

As a knowledge base this is a fantastic resource, certainly the best online coarse I have yet experienced. Don't let the word 'fundamentals' mislead you, it really goes in to a lot of detail, best practices and is perfect for online sole traders and SMEs.

Don't be surprised if you gain a whole new perspective on analytics and how valuable the data they provide can be.

Yoothemes is perhaps the biggest theme shop I know of that adds Analytics to their themes. Good themes, it's just shame that people may loose information unknowingly and needlessly. Good developers, and Yootheme are brilliant developers, should know better.

I can't complain. I submitted a theme to the WPORG repository, a few weeks back, with a Custom Post Type, for a slider. I had assumed that sliders where presentational, I never gave a second thought to data portability. This functionality is so pervasive in commercial WP themes that I was surprised. I was pointed to Justin's above article which makes perfect sense.

I was certainly aware of lock-in features but I wasn't aware of it's extent, there are still some gray area's I'm still not so certain about, such a widgets. I remember that question was addressed in an article by Brian Krogsgard on Post Status, I just can't find the link. I recall that there was ticket, but it never materialized.

That feature implemented would be great to see!