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Bot Block
Block spam referrals showing in Google Analytics and save bandwidth. Central database of sites, ability to add custom URL's and stats.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.2★ from 17
- Active installs
- 500+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 24 Feb 2016
- Added
- Jul 2015
- Requires WP
- 3.9
- Tested up to
- WP 4.4.34
- Downloads
- 19,865
Our analysis
AI-assistedBot Block is a WordPress plugin designed to prevent spam referrals from appearing in Google Analytics. It stops spam traffic before it reaches your site, which helps maintain accurate analytics data and saves bandwidth by blocking bots from downloading site content.
The plugin uses a central database of known spam bots and allows you to add custom referrer URLs to block. It offers features such as detailed statistics on blocked bots and the option to redirect spam traffic or show an error message.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for website owners who want to protect their Google Analytics data from spam referrals.
What it does well
- ✓Blocks spam traffic before it reaches your site
- ✓Saves bandwidth by preventing bots from downloading content
- ✓Includes a central database of known spam bots
- ✓Allows adding custom referrer domains to block
- ✓Provides statistics on blocked bots
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in February 2016
- •Tested only up to WordPress version 4.4.34
- •Limited information on support or updates
Verdict
Bot Block offers a straightforward solution for blocking spam traffic, but its outdated status may be a concern for some users.
From the developer
Ricky Dawn's own description of Bot Block, lightly tidied.
This plugin has two main functions:
- To stop spam traffic before it reaches your site (which stops spam visits showing in Analytics).
- Save bandwidth, bots use bandwidth when they visit your site, this plugin stops them before they get the chance to download anything.
Spam traffic is an increasing problem, companies like semalt are spamming sites in order to get their website shown within Google Analytics as a referrer (also known as referral spam). More spammers are beginning to take this approach and this causes issues for any Analytics user that relies on the data collected since pageviews and visitors are inflated.
Spammers have even taken this a step further by triggering events, which of course can effect conversion data.
This plugin is built to stop this, it blocks spam bots before your website loads which not only stops the traffic appearing within Google Analytics but it also saves you Bandwidth.
The spam bots blocked are pulled from a central database of known bots, this database is updated as new spam bots are found, you also have the option to add your own referrer URL’s to block.
Features Include:
- Central database containing tons of known spam bots
- Ability to add your own custom referrer domains to block
- You can either 301 the spam traffic to another site OR show a 403 error message to spammers
- Full statistics, detailing most blocked bots, total blocks and number of sites in block list
- Ability to block all subdomains of a domain e.g. spam.semalt.com
- Video showing you how to block ‘ghost referrers’ (the spam that cannot be blocked since they do not visit your site)
- The ability to contribute to our growing list of spam bots
Tags
seo, SEO, google, google analytics, google analytics spam, spam, bot block, bot blocker, bot blocking, block bots, semalt, 100dollarsseo, analytics spam blocker
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