Bot Filtering

Overview

We automatically filters known bots from your analytics data to provide more accurate insights about your real human visitors. While this method isn't foolproof, it helps maintain cleaner statistics by removing most common bot traffic.

How it works

We uses a comprehensive list of known bot User-Agent strings to identify and filter out automated traffic. This includes:

• Search engine crawlers (Google, Bing, etc.)
• Social media bots (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Feed fetchers (RSS readers, etc.)
• Monitoring services
• SEO tools

Limitations

While User-Agent based filtering catches many bots, it's important to understand its limitations:

• Bots can easily spoof their User-Agent
• New bots emerge regularly
• Some legitimate tools might use bot-like behavior
• Some sophisticated bots don't identify themselves as bots

List maintenance

The bot identification list is regularly updated to include new known bot patterns. Updates are automatically applied to your analytics - no action required on your part.

FAQ

Q: Will this affect my SEO?
A: No. Legitimate search engine crawlers are still able to access your site - they're just not counted in your analytics.