WordPress.com

1. overton69
   Member
   Jul 16, 2010, 3:34 PM

   Hi there, for about a month now I've been getting referrals from sites which seem to have no link to me on them at all.. mostly they're ones selling something, like i-phones, conference facilities etc etc. Now, it's nice to seee some extra hits on the stats but frankly I'd rather not have them.. it feels a bit like spamming - I see some one who has given me a referral, I click on the link and some one tries to sell me something.
   How is this happening?

   The blog I need help with is widersky.wordpress.com.

2. 1tess
   Moderator
   Jul 16, 2010, 4:18 PM

   Here are a couple of threads on the issue:
   http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/erroneous-referrer-information?replies=17http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/phantom-referrals/page/3?replies=5#post-470509

   Your best bet is to contact staff:
   http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

3. overton69
   Member
   Jul 16, 2010, 4:23 PM

   Thanks... I'll give these a read then see what support staff say...

4. timethief
   Member
   Jul 16, 2010, 4:46 PM

   The bottom line is that we report weird referrers directly to Staff and do not post links as that would amount to advertising for them. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

Topic Closed

This topic has been closed to new replies.