Are you facing an unexpected surge in referral spam activity from news.grets.store (Poland) in your GA4 dashboard? Perhaps you’ve noticed a suspicious pattern of fake users appearing at regular intervals, disrupting your real-time reports every 20 minutes or so. You’re not alone.
It seems that many others are grappling with the exact same issue, all at the same time and from the same source in Poland. Speculations are rife that this could be a glitch within Google Analytics itself, adding to the frustration and confusion among website owners and analysts alike.
In this blog post, we’ll offer actionable strategies to regain control over your data.
Step 1: Blocking the Referral Site from Analytics
- Go to Google Analytics (GA) and navigate to the Admin section.
- Under the Admin tab, locate the “Data Collection and Modification” tab.
- Click on “Data Streams” and select the affected site from the list.
- In the pop-up window, find and click on “Configure Tag Settings.”
- Click on “Show More” to reveal additional options.
- Select “List Unwanted Referrals” and add the referral domain “news.grets.store” (without spaces).
- Save the changes to ensure that the referral site is blocked from future reports.
Step 2: Excluding Referral Traffic from Existing Reports
- Access the Explore section in Google Analytics.
- Open a new or existing exploration to begin.
- Create a new segment by clicking on “Segments” and then “User Segment.”
- Add a new condition by selecting “Page Referrer” from the dropdown menu.
- Specify the condition as “Does Not Contain” and enter “news.grets.store” (without spaces).
- Hit “Apply” to implement the segment filter.
- Give a descriptive name to this segment for future reference.
- Double click on the newly created segment in the exploration view to apply the rule.
- This will exclude all traffic related to the news.grets.store referral from your reports.
- Note that while live traffic may still display Poland traffic, it will no longer impact your reporting accuracy.
Conclusion
By following these simple steps, you can effectively address the issue of news.grets.store affecting your website analytics. Implementing these solutions will ensure that your reports remain accurate and reliable, enabling you to make informed decisions based on genuine data.
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