For some unknown reason, my site traffic dropped after upgrading from v7.8 to v8. Sessions dropped -34%, pageviews went down -46%, and the bounce rate went up by +5%.
https://www.screencast.com/t/1F2d4giJaiko
https://www.screencast.com/t/58YjsvA5vkJ8
After 10 painful days on v8, I rolled back to version 7.8 and traffic is back to normal. Since rolling back to version 7.8, I have lost all Text Block editing functionality (Paragraph, Formats, Text Color, etc.). I need to get this fixed so I can update content.
https://www.screencast.com/t/g7bvrccRWZ
I want to upgrade to version 8.1 and start using tagDiv Composer, but I as you can understand, I’m a little nervous.
Occasionally it’s happening (in the past also), but the staff will never recognize it. Use the previous version to 8
Lots of factors impact those “stats.”
Generally if your site is optimized and loads at the same speed/performance, and with same content, your readers should react same way — regardless of theme ‘version.’
Why would one version cause somebody to stay on your site +/- 60 seconds.
The reason *most* theme devs on 100 different theme foundry sites don’t have much of an answer to this is due to it not being directly theme related unless you have an actual F12 console error, or bug causing page not to load properly — and taking into account that viewer stats are affected during site revamp, especially if not using a custom ‘maintenance mode’ plugin to let viewers know you’re working on site, and that it’s not busted.
For example if you serve busted stuff, it gets cached on mobile, and when somebody comes back to check, they might still get served busted version and leave. A maintenance plugin tells people “hey, we’ll be back soon, once we do some house cleaning…” and so they never get served broken/mish-mash code.
So, take all the sky is falling nonsense on all theme forums with major grain of salt.
Enjoy!
Hey guys, I appreciate your interest, but unless you have had first hand experience with this exact issue, and specifically with v8, please let the tagdiv support team respond to this issue. I have a backup copy of the version I deployed and I’m available to assist tagDiv in troubleshooting the problem. I have since rolled back to version 7.8.
Hi,
I believe traffic drops are a common issue with websites, and they may be temporary. The cause can be many factors as well. Try analyzing the issue further, use this guide for example
– https://blog.kissmetrics.com/diagnosing-traffic-drops-using-google-analytics/
Try to identify what exactly is the cause for the problem. There are some similar topics on the forum here that you could read
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/google-analytics-reporting-drop-in-traffic-after-updating-to-6/
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/eye-opener-and-advice/
Update the theme using this guide
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme-2/
Verify the analytics code in the theme panel to be set properly, and monitor the development over a period of time. Check if everything works and displays properly after the update.
Thanks
I’ve been building websites since March 1995, and using WordPress since 2004; and ran a hosting company from 1996 to 2005.
So my advice on the forum is generally based on practical experience.
Not tooting my own horn, just letting you know I’ve seen a lot of web shenanigans over the years 🙂 And I was an ‘early adopter’ of TagDiv themes when they first launched 4 years ago.
Hi Simion C,
Thank you for getting back to me. I thought the drop in traffic may have been temporary as well, but after 10 days I had no choice but to roll back to v7. This is a serious issue for me because it impacted not only traffic, but revenue as well. I lost money on Adsense and from affiliates that I will never be able to recover.
I reviewed all of the material you sent and we did everything by the book. Google Analytics code was fine, page speed was great, and the only other change was installing version 8. The only thing we didn’t do was implement your new tagDiv Composer because I don’t have time to rebuild all my pages.
I do need to get Text Block editing working again so I can update content, so I need your help. Let me know what additional information you need.
Thanks,
John
Hi,
From your screenshot I see that the text editor has the options you mention, but maybe the problem is that you cannot use them. If you reverted to a previous version of the theme, use the Visual composer version that is provided with that theme version.
Try deactivating and deleting the current version, and install that one. It should work properly. Please let us know if there is still a problem.
Thanks
Hi John,
I’m having the same problem with traffic drop and specifically AMP traffic not tracking properly. Did you find a solution?
No, I did not and thanks for asking. I decided to stay on Newsletter v7.8 and Visual Composer v5.2.1 for the time being. Traffic and Google Adsense revenue are back to normal and better than ever.
Eventually, I will try one more time to upgrade to v8.x (probably after the next release), except this time I will rebuild my pages using the new tagDiv Composer and see what happens. Not rebuilding my pages using the new composer and upgrading to v8 may have created the problem. I’m hosting of Flywheel, so I can install the upgrade and rebuild the pages in a staging environment and push it out to production when I’m done.
If I encounter another downturn in traffic and Adsense revenue after upgrading a second time to v8.x, I’ll just roll back to v7.8 again and start looking for a new WordPress theme. Theme upgrades should be relatively seamless and should not result in performance degradation. I will post a follow-up after I upgrade.
@Vickydhumale Replied in your other topic.
