Title: Banned Referers Setting
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Banned Referers Setting

 *  Resolved [anim8tr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anim8tr/)
 * (@anim8tr)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/banned-referers-setting/)
 * In the “Banned Referers”, instruction say to use * for wildcards. For example“
   [http://*.blogspot.com&#8221](http://*.blogspot.com&#8221);. I tried this and
   it did not work. Question, is “http” required when blocking a referred domain?
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 *  Plugin Author [Lester Chan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamerz/)
 * (@gamerz)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/banned-referers-setting/#post-6134406)
 * not necessary, it does not work it means that the remote site might be clearing
   the referrer on their end before redirecting to your site.
 * Referrer is not 100% fool proof. Also blogspot uses localize domain name as well
   besides .com
 *  Thread Starter [anim8tr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anim8tr/)
 * (@anim8tr)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/banned-referers-setting/#post-6134601)
 * Okay, thanks for the info. Does the dot in the URL need to be escaped? for example:
   domain\.com
 *  [OneLineStudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onelinestudio/)
 * (@onelinestudio)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/banned-referers-setting/#post-6134776)
 * Hi I’m getting loads of referrals in my GA like floating-share-buttons.com site9.
   free-floating-buttons.com etc etc loads of them.
 * If purring their URL into the banned referrers bit isn’t fool proof then how 
   do you find out the other information for the alternative ways of using your 
   plug in.. total novice to this!

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/banned-referers-setting/#post-6134776)
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