diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index f370614..37cb636 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ colors:
   favicon_safari_mask_icon: "#5ac8fa"
 
 ################################# ANALYTICS
-
+#
 # set this up with a proper URL if you are using Shynet
+
 analytics:
   shynet: 
     # MUST insert an url with NO trailing slash!
-    url: https://shynet.john_doe_website.com/ingress/uuid-universally-unique-identifier
+    # url: https://shynet.john_doe_website.com/ingress/uuid-universally-unique-identifier
+
     # add tiny pixel to count feed reads, must add `_layouts/feed.xml` file
     pixel_feed: true
 
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ feed:
 ################################# JEKYLL PLUGINS
 
 plugins:
+  - jekyll-feed
   - jekyll-seo-tag
   - jekyll-sitemap
   - jekyll-optional-front-matter
diff --git a/_includes/analytics.html b/_includes/analytics.html
index 7f7a100..230b07b 100644
--- a/_includes/analytics.html
+++ b/_includes/analytics.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% if jekyll.environment != "local" and site.analytics.shynet %}
+{% if jekyll.environment != "local" and site.analytics.shynet.url.size > 0 %}
 
   {% comment %} This is to prevent double slashes "//" {% endcomment %}
 
diff --git a/_layouts/feed.xml b/_layouts/feed.xml
index 9658900..cfd89dc 100644
--- a/_layouts/feed.xml
+++ b/_layouts/feed.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
       {% assign excerpt_only = post.feed.excerpt_only | default: site.feed.excerpt_only %}
       {% unless excerpt_only %}
         {% comment %}Add tiny Shynet pixel to count RSS reads{% endcomment %}
-        <content type="html" xml:base="{{ post.url | absolute_url | xml_escape }}"><![CDATA[{{ post.content | strip }}{% if site.analytics.shynet.pixel_feed %}<img src="{{ site.analytics.shynet.url }}/pixel.gif">{% endif %}]]></content>
+        <content type="html" xml:base="{{ post.url | absolute_url | xml_escape }}"><![CDATA[{{ post.content | strip }}{% if site.analytics.shynet.url.size > 0 and site.analytics.shynet.pixel_feed %}<img src="{{ site.analytics.shynet.url }}/pixel.gif">{% endif %}]]></content>
       {% endunless %}
 
       {% assign post_author = post.author | default: post.authors[0] | default: site.author %}