WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Referrer Spam in my stats http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrer-spam-in-my-stats-1 WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Referrer Spam in my stats en Fri, 24 May 2013 05:01:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 sl1k on "Referrer Spam in my stats" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrer-spam-in-my-stats-1#post-566121 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:34:15 +0000 sl1k 566121@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thread closed due to forum policy

]]> snogblog on "Referrer Spam in my stats" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrer-spam-in-my-stats-1#post-566107 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:35:53 +0000 snogblog 566107@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ How do we report those links without clicking on them, as they are all "shortened" urls.
Do we have to click on all those links and report them individually?
I've asked around, why is it that some people do not have any referrer spam?

]]> wordsdivinelywrought on "Referrer Spam in my stats" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrer-spam-in-my-stats-1#post-566082 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:29:13 +0000 wordsdivinelywrought 566082@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @ areteichi,

That's a really good idea. I have been contacting Support frequently to report spam referrers, as per their request -- although I try never to click through and confirm, since that only exacerbates the problem. Generally speaking, I have had a positive experience with Support responding promptly and blocking the offending sites as quickly as they are able.

That said, I agree with you that a sticky or dedicated button feature would make life easier. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they are addressing the growing Spam Referrers issue while on their retreat.

]]> areteichi on "Referrer Spam in my stats" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrer-spam-in-my-stats-1#post-566061 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:11:03 +0000 areteichi 566061@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Instead of closing down all of these threads, shouldn't there be a sticky or megathread addressing this issue? I don't see much effort being done to resolve this concern many users are having.

It would really be nice if WordPress can implement something like the "Report Spam Referrer" button feature. Then when someone clicks and confirms that it is spam, that person can single-click the button and report it to WordPress. Once enough reports are sent to WordPress for the same domain, WordPress should automatically block that domain from appearing as hits to any of the blog.

I believe the same mechanism was used on YouTube comments and other sites.

]]> auxclass on "Referrer Spam in my stats" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrer-spam-in-my-stats-1#post-566008 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:39:29 +0000 auxclass 566008@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ One of many threads: http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/weird-sites-are-sending-me-trafficshould-i-worry?replies=8

]]> snogblog on "Referrer Spam in my stats" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/referrer-spam-in-my-stats-1#post-565999 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:03:16 +0000 snogblog 565999@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi,

My blog http://snogblog.wordpress.com/ is getting loads of referrer spam.
What can I do about it?

I've gone through the forums and it seems no one has found a solution?

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