by supersoju 3.4 (21 reviews)

Block Referer Spam

Name: Block Referer Spam
Rating: 3.4 (21 reviews)
Author: supersoju

Blocks referer/referral spam bots from accessing your site and keeps them out of your analytics.

Block Referer Spam ranks #8,917 among WordPress.org plugins with 500+ active installations, is #245 of 1,980 in the Analytics category, a 3.4/5 rating from 21 reviews, and was last updated Aug 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.2 Current Version v1.2

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 16 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#245 of 1,980 in Analytics Top 25% by installs Downloads -31.1% this week

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Rank

#8,917

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Active Installs

500+

-12.1%

KW Avg Position

21.6

0.2 better

Downloads

25K

+2 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

68%

Review 3.4 out of 5

3.4 (21 reviews)

Next Milestone 600

Total Progress 59%

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Reviews & Ratings

3.4

21 reviews

Overall 68%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

May 9, 2023

Block Referer Spam [block-referer-spam] < 1.1.9.5

CVE-2023-32497 · Fixed in v1.1.9.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2
Last Updated: Aug 16, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0.2+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: supersoju

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3.4
Reviews: 21
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

analytics spam referer spam referral spam referrer spam spam

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to keep referrer spam bots out of their site. It blocks fake referral traffic from known spam sources, which also keeps Google Analytics data clean.