diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 503657a8e..6c6ebf99f 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ #CHANGELOG - Nginx Bad Bot Blocker +###2016-12-03 +- Added Over 205 New Bad Referer Domains +- Added google-exclude.txt file for stopping Ghost Spam on your Google Analytics +- Readme Updated with Instructions on using google-exclude.txt ###2016-12-02 - Added Block List for Nibble SEO diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7cf8ece6b..36ed88513 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -205,11 +205,31 @@ Open a site config file for Nginx (just one for now) and add the following lines Make sure to edit the globalblacklist.conf file near the bottom there is a section to whitelist your own IP addresses. Please add all your own IP addresses there before putting this into operation. -####Last Step: +####Fifth Step: sudo nginx -t (make sure it returns no errors and if none then) sudo service nginx reload +####Sixth Step - Stopping Google Analytics 'ghost' spam +Simply using the Nginx blocker does not stop Google Analytics ghost referral spam +because they are hitting Analytics directly and not always necessarily touching your website. +You should use regex filters in Analytics to prevent ghost referral spam. +For this a simple google-exclude.txt file has been created for you and it is updated at the same time +when the Nginx Blocker is updated. + +#####To stop Ghost Spam on On Analytics +Navigate to your Google Analytics Admin panel and add a Segment. This will need to be done on each and every site +where you want this filter to be in effect. + +| Filter | Session | Include | +| :-------------: |:-------------:|:----------------------------------------:| +| Hostname | matches regex | your-website\.com|www\.your-website\.com | + +| Filter | Session | Exclude | +| :-------------: |:-------------:|:-------------------------------------------------------------:| +| Hostname | matches regex | Copy the entire content from [google-exclude.txt[(https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/nginx-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/blob/master/google-exclude.txt) to this field | + + # IT FORKING WORKS !!! ## Just Enjoy now what the Nginx Bad Bot Blocker Can Do For You and Your Web Sites.