• Resolved cholzman

    (@cholzman)


    The plugin works great. But here’s what happened.

    Plugin detected visit.
    Search console confirmed visit
    Site logs do not reveal a visit.

    So that’s why I’m wondering HOW this amazing plugin confirms a visit?

    Thanks in advance –

    CH

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  • Plugin Contributor alejandrodiegoo

    (@alejandrodiegoo)

    Many logs and analytics plugins filter visits to don’t show you data from bots so as not to distort statistics with non-real visits.

    This plugin finds the user-agent that others omit.

    Thank you very much for downloading our plugin! And for ur stars! ;P

    Thread Starter cholzman

    (@cholzman)

    Alejandro – I do understand 3rd party plugins filter – but the hosting server logs record all visits – without filtering.

    Where does your plugin find the user-agent?

    It is not connected to any google search console or hosting account – where are the bot visits your plugin sees recorded? I look at the server logs in depth every day and yours caught one that was not recorded in the hosting server.

    Plugin Contributor alejandrodiegoo

    (@alejandrodiegoo)

    Probably in your hosting they are filtering but they don’t say anything. Or if there is an option similar to “don’t record visits from robots and spiders”. For example, I remember seeing this option on Statcounter.

    This way, when a visitor enters, check that your user-agent is not in the list of bots.

    You can do the test in php saving the value (db or log) of $_SERVER[‘HTTP_USER_AGENT’] all your visitors.

    all the best!

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