Comments on: Battling Referrer Spam

By: Wahyu

Wahyu — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:06:56 +0000

I don`t like SPAM..

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By: teeveebee

teeveebee — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:25:20 +0000

Thank you for the information. I’ve recently been receiving a small amount of referrer spam and was concerned I was doing something to exasperate the problem.You have cleared it up for me, though. Thanks.

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:53:50 +0000

Are you publishing your server stats?

It doesn’t just happen by accident. You have to use a WordPress Plugin or some tool to display them on your blog. Some people like showing off their stats, but really, they aren’t helpful to anyone but you.

To find them, visit your web host server access panels. It might be Cpanel, Vdeck, or whatever system your server set up for you to access your site. That’s where you will find something that says Reports, Statistics, or some such name. Those are your server stats.

Michael’s main point on this is to password or protect these server stats from access, which is best handled by your web host if you are unfamiliar with the technical aspects of this. Contact them.

By: teeveebee

teeveebee — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:42:45 +0000

Sorry, I should have been more specific. The question is based on Michael Hampton’s aritcle “Battling Referrer Spam”. He writes that sometimes people accidently publish their web server statistics and that one of the steps to stop referrer spam is to stop publishing these stats and download them to your computer for offline viewing.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:09:22 +0000

Honestly, I have no idea how you could have “published” your web server statistics. I don’t understand the question. Web server statistics are the statistics from the traffic on your blog as recorded by your server.

By: teeveebee

teeveebee — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:29:13 +0000

What are web server statistics and how have I accidently published them? Thanks from a Technologically Challenged Blogger.