As of September 26, 2022, Website tracker tools are no longer allowed on UCI Health and School of Medicine websites. If you are using Jetpack, Site Stats are ON by default. Learn how to Deactivate Jetpack Site Stats. Other features of Jetpack will still be available.
Jetpack is a powerful plugin created by Automattic and WordPress.com. It has some useful features and integrations with social media.
Things to Know
- You will need a WordPress.com account to connect to the service. Accounts are free.
- Your site needs to be available to the public or the JetPack connection will not work.
- Use the free Jetpack option. The paid versions do not work on our system.
Included Features
Writing Settings
- Carousel – Create full-screen carousel slideshows for the images in your posts and pages. Carousel galleries are mobile-friendly and encourage site visitors to interact with your photos.
- Custom Content Types – Add testimonials or portfolios to your site.
- Extra Widgets and Widget Visibility – Make extra widgets available and select which posts or pages they are displayed on. Extra widgets include integrations with Facebook and Twitter.
- Post by Email – Post by email is a quick way to publish new posts by sending the content via email.
Discussion Settings
- Comments – Enable Markdown use for comments.
- Subscriptions – Let visitors subscribe to new posts and comments via email. (We use this on our blog.)
Sharing Settings
- Publicize Connections – Connect your website to the social media networks you use and share your content across all your social accounts with a single click. When you publish a post, it will appear on all connected accounts.
- Sharing Buttons – Add sharing buttons so visitors can share your posts and pages on social media with a couple of quick clicks.
Traffic Settings
- Related Posts – Keep your visitors engaged with related content at the bottom of each post.
- Site Stats – Site Stats tells you how many visitors your site gets, and what posts and pages are most popular.
- WP.me Shortlinks – Generate shortened URLs for simpler sharing.
- Site Verification – Verify site ownership with third-party services including Google.
We will share more about individual features in Jetpack in future posts. Subscribe to our mailing list to get new posts by email!