matomo-org / matomo-org/plugin-TrackingSpamPrevention
Feature request: Log blocked bots
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- Dominant language
- PHP
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Description
The new Exclude by dimensions tool will help prevent bot visits from getting registered as regular visits, blocking them via dimensions, such as resolution, country and browser version:
- #162
We could help the user with assessing if the "Exclude by dimensions"-rule(s) work well by logging blocked bots.
## Proposal
**Log blocked bots**
It would be nice if blocked bots were getting logged, so the user can track if the "Exclude by dimension"-rules work as intended, blocking bots while counting real user visits.
- Perhaps the GDPR Tool search result can be used as a template?
- There may be a need to offer filtering by data points such as dimension and date, to allow focusing on sub-sets?
- It would be nice if the number of rows (i.e. blocked bots) was printed to the screen.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the Exclude by dimensions work in issue #162 and the GDPR Tool search result mentioned as a possible template. Define how blocked bots should be logged and displayed, including filtering by dimension and date. Done means users can inspect blocked bots and see the total number of rows.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- analytics
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100