Get your BLOCKs off....

[webmaster]

Get your BLOCKs off....


Well no actually, get your blocks on....because we've added another new feature to StatCounter!

Rather than just blocking individual IP addresses, you can now block a whole range.

And yes - before you ask - you can block an IP address range across all your projects now with just one click!

To use this feature simply login to your account.

- Click the 'wrench' icon beside one of your projects.
- Click 'edit settings'.
- Enter the ip addresses and ranges you would like to block.
- If you want to update all projects with this, click the box below it.

That's it!

So go on ...get your BLOCKs on honey....

You wanted it. You got it.

StatCounter Team

[webado]

YAY! Good job! :grin:

[andheresjohnny]

The single best time-saving enhancement for me since I've been a customer!

Thank you all.

[carbar57]

Thank you, Thank you.
This is a great time saver for me.
Especially as my ISP uses dynamic addresses which change every 2 days.
I have waited for this new addition for such a long time.
Great addition.

Carl (from downunder)

[Doublel]

Get your BLOCKs off....


Well no actually, get your blocks on....because we've added another new feature to StatCounter!

Rather than just blocking individual IP addresses, you can now block a whole range.

And yes - before you ask - you can block an IP address range across all your projects now with just one click!

To use this feature simply login to your account.

- Click the 'wrench' icon beside one of your projects.
- Click 'edit settings'.
- Enter the ip addresses and ranges you would like to block.
- If you want to update all projects with this, click the box below it.

That's it!

So go on ...get your BLOCKs on honey....

You wanted it. You got it.

StatCounter Team

Excuse me. Would you please tell me what is the format of a proper IP address ranges by giving an example?
Thank you!

[alps07]

Thanks, another friendly and mind freeing service from statcounter.

[forum]

This will come in handy - and be a time saver - when you do not want to factor in the hits from a network

Also thanks for adding some other new features over the past year.

Look how popular you are with usually very critical Webmasters
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=250121

[webado]

Excuse me. Would you please tell me what is the format of a proper IP address ranges by giving an example?
Thank you!

Normally it would be somthing like

111.222.123.* with the last octet left to vary from 0 to 255 .

or 111.222.*.*


It's actually explained right there where you can do it:



IP Blocking
You can specify your IP Address 72.0.207.229 or a range such as 212.14.23.* or even 212.*.*.* to be blocked. This prevents you or someone from your organisation inflating your count. Put each IP address on a new line with no spaces if you want it blocked. Or empty the box if you want to count all visits.

[ccbse01]

How do I Block IPs from Viewing my site?

[xtom]

Another cool addition, thanks statcounter team!

[webado]

How do I Block IPs from Viewing my site?

Not from Statcounter's end. This is something you must do on your own website on the server. If yuo don't own it (i.e. f it's something like Myspace, or blogger or any other remotely hosted application) you likely cannot do it.

If you have actual hosting with a control panel, then look around in your control panel.

If you're on free hosting again you probably cannot do it.

[Fixinit]

How can I use this function when many people after boot up have windows set to autofind an IP address? How can I block one single geographic area using this feature, like a specific town in the USA as an example?

All my computers autofind a new IP address on boot up. So I keep on incrementing my own stat counters. Since those pages are master link pages or bridges to other parts of the site I will clone the pages and set them to unique file names with hidden URLs so I can get ther other parts of my site without incrementing the stat counter.

I see no otherr way to do this do you?

Fixinit:roll:

[dsullivan]

Being a computer illiterate, I'm not sure what is going on with GYBO. But I do know this: Before GYBO, I had to reset my block several times a day. I would keep getting a message telling me that my computer wasn't blocking. But now, it stays blocked, and for the past three days I haven't had to reset it. Many, many, many thanks!!!
Sully

[palconit]

saves time :) thanks for the latest development.

[FirePower]

Subject: Blocking IP addresses (vs blocking from stats)

Re: How do I Block IPs from Viewing my site?
Originally Posted by ccbse01


A few free host sites - like Freewebs and 1ASP - do offer SSI which is helpful in detecting IP addresses.

Basic Javascript code is also readily available to detect and block (redirect) IP addresses.

http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/cutindex8.shtml


However, these days it is increasingly difficult to attach a single user to a single IP address. Most often, users are assigned a random IP address from a pool that may vary widely in range.

For example, one of my users has an ISP that assigns IP address that range from 69.xxx.xxx to 207.xxx.xxx Another example is dialup pools.

http://forum.statcounter.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17125

If you start blocking ranges of addresses, then soon, your friends or your mom may no longer be able to access your site.

Point is - be careful with it - or the web site may become private very quickly.

JMO

[indya]

Its good idea.But it doesn't give much support.It is only user's view for banning such stats even though banned users must have viewed sites.I think that this blocking IP address doesn't give much meaning.There should be some way out. It makes no difference blocking personal IP and banned users.I amn't also techie professional. clarify my question if possible.Thanks.:roll:

[palconit]

Its good idea.But it doesn't give much support.It is only user's view for banning such stats even though banned users must have viewed sites.I think that this blocking IP address doesn't give much meaning.There should be some way out. It makes no difference blocking personal IP and banned users.I amn't also techie professional. clarify my question if possible.Thanks.:roll:

use htaccess to ban ips

order allow,deny
deny from 222.111.111.111
deny from 222.111.111.111
allow from all

[FirePower]

indya - I'm not sure I understand the question (?)

the user must visit the site before the ip address can be entered, just like you must know your IP address before it can be blocked from stats.

Your IP address is logged in stats before it is entered as blocked, just like a user usually needs to give good cause to be banned before attempting to minimize repeat offenses.


quite right, palconit, but Chris, who totally rocks, mentioned not being able to block IP addresses on free hosting sites. Some sites do not allow use of htaccess files, so the javascript method is an alternate method and it works just fine.

[webado]

The javascript method only works if the hosting allows SSI and if the page is server parsed - i.e. it's suffiexed as .shtml or appropriate directives have been added to allow a suffix such as .html or .htm to also be server parsed.


Otherwise it cannot access server variables such as REMOTE_ADDR used in:

var ip = '<!--#echo var="REMOTE_ADDR"-->'

[FrankV]

I'd like to be able to block domains.

[webado]

I'd like to be able to block domains.

Block domains as in blocking the domain of the ISP or the domain of a referrer?

And you mean to block their access to your site or just block the recording of hits from them?