Well, wonder no more! Let me share some of the exciting new changes and features of Woopra 1.3RC1 for the desktop. Last September, I was lucky enough to attend a Woopra Workshop in WordCamp Portland by Lorelle Van Fossen. Back then, I blogged about my initial excitement over Woopra. It was in beta, and even with the inevitable bugs that every beta possesses, I found it to be an invaluable tool when tracking the World AIDS Day Blog Carnival in December.
My excitement has rekindled with this latest release. Here is a partial list of what is new:
- Revamped dashboard
- Revised sidebar
- Webmaster tools
- Analytics has new reports
- Calendar showing stats by day, week and month
- Restructured live view
- Revised chat tools
Each day this week, I will explore and share with you screenshots and anecdotes about one of the new or revised features of Woopra. Beginning with the revamped dashboard, learn about the intuitive and easy to use interface of the Woopra dashboard.
If you are a geek like me, you may want to try out the newest release for yourself. You can download it for your Mac or Windows, but will need to wait a day or two for the Linux version. Note this is not a stable release, it is a release candidate that is not quite ready for primetime. If you download it be prepared to share your feedback with the Woopra developers so they can proceed to a stable release for all.
Check back Tuesday to learn about the new Woopra Dashboard.
Wednesday, we will cover Woopra Analytic Reports part 1
Thursday, we will cover Woopra Analytic Reports part 2
Friday, we conclude with Woopra Live!
Thanks for the enthusiasm. We are very excited about the new features and look forward to the feedback as we prepare to leave beta. This is the most exciting version we’ve come up with, and it’s with the feedback and input from all of our beta testers that helps make Woopra the best.
Thanks!
Thanks for letting me participate in the beta. It has been fun to watch the project evolve.
Looking forward to this article series. I’ve enjoyed using Woopra and it definitely brings to my attention some things that Google Analytics doesn’t, although I feel like I’ve gotten better “over time” / “long term planning” info from GA. I’m curious to see if the new Woopra design will improve on that.
When it comes to goals and conversions, I see that as Google’s strength. But, when I really want to know how my visitor finds my site and how they transverse my site once they get there, that is where I really see the power of Woopra. I use both because GA gives me the end result but Woopra really breaks down the method of utilization of my site. That type of feedback helps direct me in specific but powerful ways to optimize my site for better performance.
Now if Woopra would give me a 30 day so I could write and analyze more…