New Theme, Less Traffic?

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    Hey All,

    I just changed the theme of my blog 3 days ago and I have had a pretty dramatic change in traffic since then. Just wondering if it is possible that the new theme has somehow effected my traffic or search engine results.

    It could just be a coincidence but it is bugging me.

    Thanks,
    Brett
     
    brettk, Aug 10, 2008 IP
  2. Steupz

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    Shouldn't have any effect.. but I have seen google take a while to sort out the new design in their cache.
    But logically, I see no reason why the bot should care about a new look
     
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    mizaks Well-Known Member

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    Were there any SEO changes you made to the old theme that you didn't make to the new one?
     
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    If using the Wordpress.com stats plugin and are seeing no visits then it may be missing a bit of code to track them.

    It is usually near the bottom of the footer.php file but can be in any one file that is used on every page of the blog (footer, sidebar or header).

    Look for or add this:

    <?php wp_footer(); ?>
     
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  5. brettk

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    I figured it out guys, I was being a moron. I put analytics in the wrong spots and it wasn't tracking correctly :-].... BLOND MOMENT!!!
     
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