Bot filtering
Besökskollen automatically filters out bots and spam to give you reliable statistics.
Why filtering?
Without filtering, your statistics can be distorted by:
- Search engine spiders (Googlebot, Bingbot, etc.)
- Referrer spam (fake visits from spam domains)
- Automated tools (SEO tools, monitors, etc.)
- Malicious bots (scrapers, vulnerability scanners)
What is filtered?
1. User-Agent-based filtering
We identify and filter out known bots based on their User-Agent:
2. Referrer spam filtering
We block visits from known spam domains and patterns:
Exact domains
~100 known spam domains are blocked
semalt.comdarodar.combuttons-for-website.comPatterns
Domains containing spam-related terms
*apk**casino**porn**seo-**free-traffic*Suspect TLDs
Short domains with spam-associated top-level domains
.xyz.top.tk.gq.ml.clickUpdated regularly
The spam list is based on Matomo's community list and supplemented with domains reported by our users.
3. Browser normalization
In-app browsers (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok etc.) are grouped as "Mobile App" to provide a more accurate picture of browser distribution.
What is NOT filtered?
We do not filter out:
- Real visitors - all legitimate browsers are counted
- RSS readers - if they generate pageviews
- Your own traffic - see below for how to exclude it
Exclude your own traffic
If you want to exclude your own traffic, there are two ways:
1. localStorage flag
Open your browser console on your site and run:
localStorage.setItem('va_ignore', 'true')Your browser will now be ignored by tracking (only applies to that browser).
2. Manual exclusion (coming soon)
The ability to exclude traffic based on IP, country, page, or hostname is coming in a future update.
Report spam
See suspicious traffic from a domain that isn't being filtered? Contact us and we'll add it to the blocklist.
Information to include
- • The domain sending spam
- • Your site (so we can verify)
- • Approximate time/date
Future improvements
We are continuously working to improve filtering:
- ⏳ Datacenter IP filtering - block known bot networks
- ⏳ Traffic pattern analysis - identify suspicious behaviors
- ⏳ Manual exclusion - exclude IP, country, pages