How to block openmultipleurl.com referral traffic in Google Analytics

Many users have recently complained of unwanted openmultipleurl.com referral traffic. Some suspect that openmultipleurl.com is involved in a tactic known as referrer spam  indexing. However, I cannot confirm the claims that this website is used for spam purposes, although it’s behavior is very suspicious and the people behind the website do operate several low-key SEO companies. A pattern I have noticed with low-key SEO companies is that they engage in the blackhat SEO tactic of referrer spamming.

Unwanted referral traffic and referrer spam in general is a very big problem for many webmasters, website owners, and anyone who values their website’s appropriate analytical data. Referrer spam can ruin website data measured by Google Analytics and other analytical services. The website data it can affect includes everything measured in the Audience, Acquisition, and Behavior areas as calculated by Google Analytics. For example, referrer spam can destroy your bounce rate because the spam URL typically only lands on a single webpage on your website and leaves your website from the same webpage. Referrer spam can also hit your website from sources around the world, from various resources, and more.

• Block openmultipleurl.com referral traffic in Google with an exclude filter
• Block openmultipleurl.com referral traffic with your htaccess file
  

What is openmultipleurl.com?

Openmultipleurl.com is a website that you can use to open multiple URLs at once. The website may or may not partake in referrer spam indexing tactics in order to boost their online presence by creating backlinks off your access logs. The website is owned by the same person who operates several low-key SEO websites.

If you have received unwanted openmultipleurl.com referral traffic in Google Analytics you cause use the guide below to block the website entirely.

Block openmultipleurl.com referral traffic with an exclude filter

To block openmultipleurl.com referral traffic in Google Analytics follow the instructions below. Blocking openmultipleurl.com referrers in Google Analytics by creating an exclude filter will only mask the spam URL. To block the referrer spam URL at the sources see the instructions below to block openmultipleurl.com 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 ADD FILTER button to create a new exclude filter.

3. Add openmultipleurl.com 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 openmultipleurl.com and click the Save button on the bottom of the webpage.

Block openmultipleurl.com referral traffic with your .htaccess file

To openmultipleurl.com traffic at the source using your .htacess file add the code below to your .htaccess file.

## SITE REFERRER BANNING
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} openmultipleurl.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} openmultipleurl.com
RewriteRule .* - [F]