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=== Analytics Spam Blocker ===
Contributors: adegans
Tags: analytics, spam, referral spam, referrer spam, antispam
Donate link: https://www.arnan.me/donate.html
Requires at least: 4.9
Tested up to: 6.5.2
Stable tag: 4.0
License: GPLv3
Prevent referrer spam from affecting your website analytics. Easily create a local blocklist and receive new domains weekly to stay on top of the issue.
== Description ==
Installing **Analytics Spam Blocker** is almost a must-have for any WordPress or ClassicPress website that collects visitor analytics with something like Matomo Analytics, Google Analytics or similar services. Accurate analytics are often a vital tool to track your website's performance or just to see how many visitors you get.
Unfortunately there are lots of spambots from every shady corner of the internet that bounce off your website and give you false records in your analytics - This is called 'referral spam' or 'referrer spam'.
**Analytics Spam Blocker** helps prevent this kind of spam from ever reaching your website by blocking them at the server level leaving your analytics untouched.
With **Analytics Spam Blocker** you can easily add new domains that you find and you'll receive weekly updates in the background with new domains as well. Stop those sites from affecting your website analytics today!
== Changelog ==
= 4.0 - June 21, 2024 =
* [new] Referral spam list from Matomo
* [new] Weekly update referrel spam list from Matomo
* [new] Check if domain already is blocked
* [change] Code cleanup
* [removed] Spamblocker API reporting
= 3.2 - 21 April, 2024 =
* Added 10 more domains to the default blocklist based on user reports
* Fixed Dashboard typos
* Updated API requests
= 3.1.2 - 17 April, 2023 =
* Added 3 more domains to the default blocklist based on user reports
= 3.1.1 - 5 February, 2023 =
* Typos in the dashboard
* Updated translation file
= 3.1 - 31 January, 2023 =
* Updated dashboard sections
* Updated support links
* Removed help tabs
* Removed unused icons
= 3.0.3 - 2 January, 2023 =
* Updated dashboard sections
* Updated support links
* Updated stats widget
= 3.0.2 - 21 December, 2022 =
* Fixed compatibility info
* Fixed support links
= 3.0.1 - 7 October, 2022 =
* Added 5 new domains to blocklist following user reports
* Updated support links
= 3.0 - 19 March, 2022 =
* All new plugin, familiar dashboard
* Local blocklists for immediate results
* Report new domains easier than ever
* Translation support
* Now uses Api3
= 2.9.6 - 25 January, 2021 =
* Happy New Year
* Added News&Update links
= 2.9.5 - 27 December, 2020 =
* Tested to work with WordPress 5.6
* [change] Dashboard tweaks
* [tweak] Better descriptions throughout the plugin
= 2.9.4 - 3 August, 2020 =
* Tested to work with WordPress 5.5
* [change] Dashboard tweaks
* [fix] Action link settings no longer opening in new tab
= 2.9.3 - 10 May, 2020 =
* [fix] Dashboard stats
* [fix] More reliable registration for new users
* [change] Dashboard tweaks
= 2.9.2 - 9 September, 2019 =
* [fix] Dashboard widgets showing properly
* [i18n] Updated translations
= 2.9.1 - 30 August, 2019 =
* [i18n] Updated translations
= 2.9 - 21 August, 2019 =
* [change] Updated dashboard
* [change] WordPress 5.2.2 compatibility
* [i18n] Updated translation implementation
= 2.8.1 - 16 June, 2019 =
* [change] Updated dashboard
* [fix] Wrong url in plugin links
= 2.8 - 4 May, 2019 =
* [fix] Server communication not working for some people
* [fix] Registration process more reliable
* [change] Updated dashboard
= 2.7.1 - 12 April, 2019 =
* [fix] Communication error with the server for some people
= 2.7 - 30 March, 2019 =
* [change] Updated dashboard
* [change] Various tweaks and improvements
= 2.6 - 11 December, 2018 =
* [change] WordPress 5.0 update
* [change] Insights in API stats
* [change] Updated dashboard
* [change] Uses APIv2
= 2.5 - 8 July, 2018 =
* [change] Compatibility update
* [change] Updated dashboard
* [change] More clear error displays if things go wrong
= 2.4.2 - 17 May, 2018 =
* [change] Compatibility update
* [change] Updated dashboard
= 2.4.1 - 12 December, 2017=
* [change] Re-arranged the dashboard
* [change] Improved compatibility with WordPress
* [change] Api updates
= 2.4 - 10 June, 2017 =
* [fix] Better field sanitizing to better deal with copy&paste behavior
* [fix] Better domain filtering
* [fix] Better email handling
* [fix] No more endless linebreaks in the .htaccess file
* [change] Dashboard tweaks
= 2.3 - 14 May, 2017 =
* [fix] Dashboard tweaks
= 2.2 - 19 April, 2017 =
* [fix] Dashboard tweaks
= 2.1.1 - 4 April, 2017 =
* [fix] Registration reminder shows up correctly
= 2.1 - 7 March, 2017 =
* [new] Review reminder
* [new] Registration reminder
= 2.0 - 3 March, 2017 =
* [new] Easily report referral spam domains
* [new] Dashboard page in Tools menu
* [new] Daily blocklist updates
* [change] Restructured the whole plugin
= 1.8.1 - 5 February, 2017 =
* Development taken over by Arnan de Gans
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= How does this work? =
Analytics Spam Blocker adds a list of domains to be blocked to your .htaccess file. This list is regularly updated next to what you add yourself so you'll be able to filter out the majority of referrer spam very quickly.
= How does the list get updated? =
Matomo Analytics publishes a list of domains to be blocked. Analytics Spam Blocker downloads this list weekly and adds it to your blocklist.
= Who manages the blocklist updates? =
In a way, you do. But the majority of domains are community managed and published by Matomo Analytics through Github.
= I need help with this plugin =
Check out the [Support Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/analytics-spam-blocker/).
= This is cool, do you have more plugins? =
Yep, check out my website [AJdG Solutions](https://ajdg.solutions/plugins/?mtm_campaign=ajdg_spamblocker).
== Installation ==
1. Navigate to Plugins > Add New in your dashboard.
2. Search for 'Arnan' in the plugin database and click install on the 'Analytics Spam Blocker' plugin.
3. Once installed activate the plugin and you're ready to go.
4. Navigate to Tools > Analytics Spam Blocker in your dashboard to make reports.
== Screenshots ==
1. Dashboard