Block Referer Spam aims at blocking all (or most) websites that use Referer Spam to promote their – often more than dodgy – website content. This is accomplished by bots that very successfully simulate human behavior. They do this so well, that they even show up in Google Analytics. This plugin does not need any further configuration. Once active and auto-update is enabled, you will barely see any of those nasty spammers any more.
From Wikipedia:
Referrer spam (also known as log spam or referrer
bombing) is a kind of spamdexing (spamming aimed
at search engines). The technique involves making
repeated web site requests using a fake referer URL
to the site the spammer wishes to advertise. Sites that
publish their access logs, including referer statistics,
will then inadvertently link back to the spammer's site.
These links will be indexed by search engines
as they crawl the access logs.
This benefits the spammer because the free link improves
the spammer site's search engine ranking owing
to link-counting algorithms that search engines use.
Features
- Automatic or manual updates of referer spam list
- Option of adding custom referer spam hosts
- Two methods of blocking: mod_rewrite or WordPress based
Examples Blocked
- semalt
- buttons-for-website
- floating-share-buttons
- 4webmaster
- ilovevitaly
- ... and many more!
If you think you found a bug in Referer Spam Blocker, please contact me and I should be able to fix it within 48 hours. Further, if you want to contribute, feel free!
Moreover, if you have issues with this plugin, please contact me over my website or the support forum here.
Anything else, please get in touch!
Rob / codestic.com
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