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Isn't cloudflare blocking this spam? Because I was managing a WordPress site for a client behind cloudflare and they were still able to spam usi g this techniqu
by t3ra 10y ago
Isn't cloudflare blocking this spam? Because I was managing a WordPress site for a client behind cloudflare and they were still able to spam usi g this technique
- hbcondo714 10y agoNo, the referal spam never hits the website. It instead goes straight to GA.
- soared 10y agohbcondo714 is correct, nothing every actually touches your website. Its send with the measurement protocol, which allows you to POST data straight to GA. https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/protocol/v1/reference https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection...
- klenwell 10y agoThis is the detail that the article seemed to miss. Or did I miss it?
- partiallypro 10y agoCloudflare does block some spammers, and marks them as "bad browser." But it doesn't catch all types of spam attacks. https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170086-What-does-the-Browser-Integrity-Check-do- https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170086-W...