Referrer Blocker

Downloads: 2849
Category: Plugin
Compatible with: GetSimple 3.1 - 3.3

Last Updated: January 18, 2016
Tags: referrer spam block
Author: HelgeSverre
Author Website: https://helgesverre.com/products/referrer-blocker/
Support: Support Forum

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Plugin Description:

Referrer Blocker is a plugin that inspects the referrer of a website visitor, and checks it against a list of referrers that are known to be spammy and/or malicious, it will return a 404 not found error if the client's referrer matches any in the list.

The list of referrers is initally empty, but you can fetch a good list by clicking the "Fetch List" button in the top right of the plugins setting page, this list is fetched from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/piwik/referrer-spam-blacklist/master/spammers.txt

All credit for the list goes towards their contributors.

Features

  • Add custom referrers
  • Whitelist IP addresses (bypasses referrer check)
  • English and Norwegian language
  • Adds a log entry when a user is blocked

Install Instructions:

  1. Download the plugin zip file.
  2. Unzip it into /plugins
  3. Activate it in the "Plugins" tab in your GetSimple CMS admin area.
  4. Done

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