4webmasters.org referrer spam is a huge problem for many webmasters, website owners, and those who provide website services for their clients. 4webmasters.org referrer spam can ruin Google Analytics metrics and other analytical data. It can also use bandwidth and cause confusion for new website owners.

The guide on this webpage will help you block 4webmasters.org referrer spam in Google Analytics and will also help you block 4webmasters.org referrer spam at the source using your website’s .htaccess file.

What is 4webmasters.org?

4webmasters.org is a website that engages in referrer spam indexing tactics aimed at website analytical data. 4webmasters.org referrer spam is designed to create repeated site requests to the website. The benefits that referral spammers have with this tactic is that it will help them advertise the website they want people to visit and it will also improve the spammers search engine ranking. The downside is that referrals from 4webmasters.org can interfere with Google Analytics data and other metrics, as well as use a website’s bandwidth by creating repeat requests.

How to block 4webmasters.org referrer spam in Google Analytics

To block 4webmasters.org referrer spam in Google Analytics follow the instructions below. Blocking 4webmasters.org referrer spam in Google Analytics will only mask the spam URL. To block the referrer spam URL at the sources please see the instructions below to block 4webmasters.org referrer spam using your website’s .htaccess file.

1. Open your Google Analytics account and go to the Admin tab and click All Filters.

2. Click the New Filter button to create a new filter.

3. Add 4webmasters.org as the Filter Name.

4. Select the Custom Filter Type.

5. In Filter Field, find and select Campaign Source in the list. In the Filter Pattern text box, add 4webmasters.org and click the Save button on the bottom of the webpage.

How to block 4webmasters.org referrer spam using your .htaccess file

To block 4webmasters.org referrer spam at the source using your .htacess file add the code below to your .htaccess file.

## SITE REFERRER BANNING
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} 4webmasters.org [NC,OR]
RewriteRule .* - [F]

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