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Help with Google Analytics question

by johnsonf5
6 replies
I was wondering if there is a way to block my IP address from being recorded
and influencing my reports on google analytics for my sites to get the most accurate data possible.

Thanks, Frank J
#analytics #google #question
  • Profile picture of the author theebookcavern
    Originally Posted by johnsonf5 View Post

    I was wondering if there is a way to block my IP address from being recorded
    and influencing my reports on google analytics for my sites to get the most accurate data possible.

    Thanks, Frank J
    Hey Frank - Is your website Wordpress? If so you can get a plugin called Ultimate Google Analytics which then allows you to 'Ignore logged on users'. With this option as long as you stay logged into your Wordpress site, your IP address won't get included in the Google Analytics stats.
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  • Profile picture of the author ebtg
    Absolutely.

    Under Google Analytics, select the profile (ie domain) you want to block the IP. Go to Edit Mode, under the Filter tab, enter the IP address you want to filter out from reports.

    Cheers,
    WY
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    • Profile picture of the author johnsonf5
      Thanks guys just what I was looking for.
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    • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
      Originally Posted by ebtg View Post

      Absolutely.

      Under Google Analytics, select the profile (ie domain) you want to block the IP. Go to Edit Mode, under the Filter tab, enter the IP address you want to filter out from reports.

      Cheers,
      WY
      Why would you want to do this?

      Would this be done if someone is sending garbage traffic from an unwanted site and screwing up your data??? :confused:
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      • Profile picture of the author ebtg
        someone is sending garbage traffic from an unwanted site
        I don't know about unwanted traffic but I do know I test my site constantly with split tests, different squeeze pages, different offers.

        With the amount of times I load my webpages, if I don't filter out my IP address, my data is definitely skewed!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jonathan Joseph
    Done and done, problem solved!
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