One of the features at WordPress I have particularly warmed up to is the blog stats function.
If a blogger is wondering how it is that web surfers unceremoniously arrived at his or her doorstep, the savvy blogster has only to check a special section of the logs to determine which "search words" were used to locate the site.
Also, since WordPress automatically matches up blog posts with related stories of interest, it is immensely intriguing to use a little detective work and fathom the links that hooked up the mercurial Internet seekers to your posts.
Another feature is pretty practical, too.
A WordPress filter senses when a spam post is being attempted and summarily places it into a holding pattern or queue until the blog owner has the opportunity to okay it or not.
For example, after I posted a feature on Erotica LA this weekend, my site was inundated with ads, videos, and promos for porno web sites!
I was able to select the best ones - um - weed out the nasty little devils and send them off to the recycle bin.
Aw, what waste of succulent erotic flesh, eh?
Most web site owners and bloggers are curious to know how popular their site is and how many clicks they're getting.
Over the past couple of days, for instance, the logs paved the way for me.
A post on Dykes on Bikes (West Hollywood Gay Pride), Mark Wahlberg (shower scene), and a gay video spoof on Harry Potter landed the top hits.
Angelina Jolie scored pretty high as well.
With a little astute analysis it should be obvious to many that this weekend - for some inexplicable reason - the masses around the Nation were horny, titillated by gay sex, and fascinated by butch women on motorcycles.
Only in America!
Risque Beowulf publicity stills of Angelina Jolie revved up the band waves!