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Marketing

2/7/2022 11:10 AM

51Degrees WordPress plugin for marketers

Expand your analytics data with our new WordPress plugin

You’ve probably used Google Analytics at least once. It’s a great starting point – it’s free and is a good introduction to your audience demographics, but it’s not that detailed. That’s where we come in. Our new WordPress plugin can enhance your analytics reporting with more detail on your website visitors.

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51Degrees

2/7/2022 11:00 AM

Optimize by Device & Location: our new WordPress plugin

Using WordPress to host your website? It just got easier to enrich your website with real-time data

The free 51Degrees Optimize by Device & Location WordPress plugin allows website owners to seamlessly integrate our real-time data services onto their WordPress site. Gather more insights into your website visitors and provide locally relevant content with ease.

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51Degrees

1/17/2022 1:00 PM

Mobile World Congress 2022

It’s good to be back exhibiting at MWC22 in Barcelona

After a two-year break, we will be exhibiting at Mobile World Congress 2022. Come and meet the 51Degrees team at Stand 7A15.8 for a chat about our services.

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51Degrees

1/13/2022 5:00 PM

Windows 11 is only detectable with User-Agent Client Hints

We’re disappointed that Microsoft communicated their sudden change so poorly

In a surprise decision by Microsoft, Windows 11 does not have an associated User-Agent string and can only be detected with User-Agent Client Hints. It’s interesting that Microsoft has decided to implement an experimental feature that has yet to go through the Web standards process.

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Engineering

12/21/2021 4:00 PM

Unleash the power of the web server

Don’t assume that a good developer experience necessarily equates to a better user experience

If you’re building websites, you'll have heard of the client-side vs server-side debate. Do you keep everything in one place for efficiency or push it all out to the edges for power? To answer this, you need to understand the benefits of the two.

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51Degrees

12/9/2021 3:00 PM

Christmas bank holiday update 2021

Can you believe it’s almost 2022?

The sound of Christmas songs on the radio and in stores means only one thing...The holidays are approaching! Here’s the final bank holiday update of 2021.

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51Degrees

12/7/2021 4:00 PM

51Degrees welcomes Jo Rabin as Chief Technology Officer

After many years as an advisor to 51Degrees, Jo now joins us as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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Marketing & Data Team

11/24/2021 4:30 PM

Understanding the User-Agent string

These strings hold more insight than you may realize

We know our onions when it comes to detecting information from a User-Agent HTTP request header. This guide will go through everything you need to know about the User-Agent, including how to identify a range of devices, browsers, and operating systems from the HTTP header.

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51Degrees

11/8/2021 2:30 PM

51Degrees GitHub labels explained

Resolving technical support with transparency on GitHub

Ever had a technical or support question on our service? Head on over to our GitHub profile to open an issue on the relevant repository.

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Marketing

10/11/2021 5:00 PM

5 tools you need to understand User-Agent Client Hints

Don’t drag your heels because time is running out to prepare

The User-Agent string has been part of the web for a long time, so it’s sad to see the plans to deprecate it next year. It’s important you prepare for User-Agent Client Hints, the proposed UA string replacement. With these five tools, you’ll be set for the industry change.