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Are you tired of all that spammy traffic from a certain website on your Google Analytics, well fear no more here is a quick fix for it.
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TanjaRita
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I have tried setting up filters in various ways (everyone seems to have a different way).
When I checked online for how to filter out spam I read that you should select "campaign source" from the custom filter type. And then add the URL as the filter pattern.
A WA member told me to use the predefined filter type and then select "exclude" "traffic from the ISP domain" "that ends with" and then in the "ISP domain" field enter the URL.
None of these methods seems to work as the same spam URL's keep showing up.
I will now try your method. Do you think it is best to go through all of my filters (40 so far) and change them all or make new ones?
When I checked online for how to filter out spam I read that you should select "campaign source" from the custom filter type. And then add the URL as the filter pattern.
A WA member told me to use the predefined filter type and then select "exclude" "traffic from the ISP domain" "that ends with" and then in the "ISP domain" field enter the URL.
None of these methods seems to work as the same spam URL's keep showing up.
I will now try your method. Do you think it is best to go through all of my filters (40 so far) and change them all or make new ones?
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TanjaRita
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Sorry, I meant should I try setting up my existing filters the way you have explained or should I make a whole new set of filters using your method.
I have set up filters using both of the ways I have mentioned in my original comment, but the same spam keeps coming through.
I have set up filters using both of the ways I have mentioned in my original comment, but the same spam keeps coming through.
TanjaRita
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Ok, so just to clarify, I will go through my existing filters and set them up the way you have described. Or should I leave the ones I have and make new ones using your method. Like I said I have 40 filters already. It would be easiest to just go through and change "campaign source" to "hostname".
