WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics)
WordPress plugin to fight with 2040+ referrer spammers (like semalt, buttons-for-website and many more).
4.3(3 reviews)
·700 active installs·Updated 5 years agoAs of April 2026, WP referrer spam blacklist (fight 2040+ Referrer Spammers in (Google/Matomo) Analytics) is a WordPress antispam plugin with 700 active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 19K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
4.3/53 reviews
700active installs
19K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
List of spammers in FAQ.
No need for configuration! Plugin in background redirects referral spammer to blank page ( about:blank ). Redirect link can be altered via filter wp_referralblock_redirect_uri.
NO auto update, as we see that as possible as security hole. We do not wan’t Your site to get hacked.
Plugin is for sites that can’t edit their .htaccess or configure NGINX or Apache servers.
Via my LinkedIN post: Few months ago I started to collect referral spam pages in private file un bitbucket.org. Problem was that I did not know all spammers. Then, few weeks ago, I found that Matomo (Open source analytics) started their own “project”, and they did the same thing I did – collected referral spam sites to block them from Your website.
On my own server I do th…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 5.6.17 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.3.0
- Enhance: read spammer list from file (list version 1.4.0)
Contributors
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