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spambots in analytics

by TAHERSYED34
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Spam traffic galore. What is one to do?

I already blocked them with filters and referral exclusion list in analytics but some are still seeping through.......how can I fight this?

It is ruining my unique data in analytics
#analytics #spambots
  • Profile picture of the author JohnnyFanta
    Many are ghost referrals and inject in GA servers directly - .htaccess and WP blocking addons will be ineffective.
    If you really want a working solution that is tried, tested and proven to work, read the Definitive Guide:

    Definitive Guide to Removing Referral Spam - Analytics Edge

    The article has been updated continuously for 8 months now, I scan a couple of hundred diverse properties from around the world looking for new spammers and maintain the filters accordingly.
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  • Profile picture of the author awledd
    One of the most annoying crawling bot is that of semalt.com or best-seo-report.com. I was successful blocking their being reported by analytics just by going to their page here semalt.com/project_crawler.php
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  • Profile picture of the author wiredup
    Yeah, this is really one of those things you're going to spend more time and effort on than benefits you or your website. They are notoriously hard to fight and really they aren't detrimental to anything but your analytics. You'd be better off spending that time on other aspects of your site.

    If it really bothers you, you can set up some filters in GA to hide them.
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