https://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/https://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/favicon.ico2016-09-23T17:59:44ZCUNY Graduate Center - Project Tracking SystemCUNY Academic Commons - Support #6081: Non-Commons Analytics Entrieshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/6081?journal_id=252532016-09-23T17:59:44ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Target version</strong> set to <i>Not tracked</i></li></ul><p>It appears that this is a known issue in Google Analytics, known as "ghost spam". Here's a guide for how to stop it. <a class="external" href="https://www.ohow.co/ultimate-guide-to-removing-irrelevant-traffic-in-google-analytics/">https://www.ohow.co/ultimate-guide-to-removing-irrelevant-traffic-in-google-analytics/</a></p>
<p>Given the dynamic nature of our domains - both the *.commons.gc.cuny.edu wildcard and our ever-growing list of mapped domains - it may be easier to maintain a blacklist of invalid hostnames.</p>
<p>I'll have a first pass.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #6081: Non-Commons Analytics Entrieshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/6081?journal_id=252562016-09-23T18:20:24ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul></ul><p>I've written a Ghost Spam filter that should prevent future instances of these hits. Let's keep an eye on it and come back in a few weeks.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #6081: Non-Commons Analytics Entrieshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/6081?journal_id=345432017-11-15T21:47:48ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>New</i> to <i>Resolved</i></li></ul><p>Haven't seen this problem recur, so I guess that means I hit it out of the park on my first try. No surprise there.</p>