Blocks referer/referral spam bots from accessing your site and keeps them out of your analytics.
Alternatives to WP Block Referrer Spam
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Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Admiral Adblock Analyticsv1.13.0
Detect adblock, measure adblock and block adblock on your site. Help users of adblock plus, ublock and other adblockers whitelist your site.
Spam Word Blockerv1.1.0
Prevent posts/pages from being published if they contain unwanted or spam words. Shows instant popup with blocked words.
Prevent referrer spam from affecting your website analytics. Easily create a blocklist and receive new domains weekly to stay on top of the issue.
Completely disables all backend comment submissions (wp-comments-post.php, REST API, XML-RPC) to stop ghost comment spam.
TSI Visitor Blockerv1.4.1
Protect your WordPress site from unwanted visitors, spam, bots, and brute-force attacks with a lightweight and easy-to-use security solution.
Blocks registrations, WooCommerce checkouts, and comments that use disposable (throwaway) email addresses, with custom block and allow lists.
A CAPTCHA alternative with no puzzle. Stops fake signups, spam registrations, form spam and card-testing bots, plus VPN, proxy and Tor traffic.
Block specific emails, domains, IPs, countries, and text in Gravity Forms submissions with logging and statistics.
FixBounce Email Verifierv1.0.0
Block fake, disposable, and non-existent emails via SMTP verification. 5 free verifications/day, no signup needed.