Stop Referrer Spam

This plugin blocks referrer spam that you see in your page statistics. This problem is also widely known as “spam referrer attacks”.

The biggest list of spammers

Plugin uses the biggest public list of URLs that are considered as a spamming services; over 2200 URLs right now! List is provided by Matomo, the biggest open source analytics system. You can find it here; you can also contribute to that list by adding your own urls.

Custom URLs

Yep, you can add your own URLs to blacklist! In a flash! So easy…

No annoying updates!

This plugin uses service located on our servers to update the list of spammers, hence you do not have to update the plugin itself whenever list is updated.

No need of an account!

As it is said before, this plugin uses endpoint to get the actual list. That endpoint points to author’s server (https://srs.wielo.co), but there is no need of an account to use it. And no worries, this plugin do not collect any data about the users 🙂

Hassle-free!

You can see the current list of blocked websites in the admin panel, under “Settings/Referral Spam”. There is also time of the next update. That is it! No configuration needed! 🙂

Free of any charges!

It is completely free! Enjoy! 🙂

via Admin Panel

• Go to “Plugins” -> “Add new”
• Search for “Stop Referrer Spam”
• Install the plugin and activate it.

via FTP/SFTP

• upload all plugin files to wp-content/plugins/
• go to “Plugins” -> “Installed plugins” and activate Stop Referrer Spam

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   Stop Referrer Spam admin panel

• 1.3.2 – updated compatible version up to 6.3.1
• 1.3.1 – fixed security concern related to csrf token
• 1.3.0 – updated compatible version, few other bugfixes
• 1.2.9 – added csrf check on config page
• 1.2.8 – parametrised blacklist URL
• 1.2.7 – updated compatible version, made logs more detailed
• 1.2.6 – switched to new secured url with blacklist, few small changes to eliminate php notices
• 1.1.5 – adjusted to new WP version and fixed issue for some php versions
• 1.1.4 – improvements on plugin’s admin page
• 1.1.3 – adjusted to new version
• 1.1.2 – copy changes
• 1.1.1 – updated version, and description for wildcards
• 1.1.0 – custom URLs are here! now you can add your own URL to blacklist; other fixes and improvements
• 1.0.5 – added check to ensure that the cron is set up; small changes on plugin’s admin page
• 1.0.4 – added “refresh now” option; improved the script that updates the list
• 1.0.3 – now using wp function to get referrer, improved description
• 1.0.2 – changed description, corrected version number
• 1.0.1 – changed blacklist endpoint, removed short tags
• 1.0.0 – official release