- Xenforo.com resource URL
- https://xenforo.com/community/resources/xb-referer-log.10201/
- Compatibile XF2 versions
- 2.2
- 2.3
This add-on records the referral source, helping you analyze traffic origins.
Useful for administrators who want to understand how users discover the forum, detect unusual traffic, and evaluate the effectiveness of external, links promotions, or integrations - without collecting unnecessary browsing data.
Useful for administrators who want to understand how users discover the forum, detect unusual traffic, and evaluate the effectiveness of external, links promotions, or integrations - without collecting unnecessary browsing data.
Logged data:
Referer (source URL or domain)
Visited URL (optional)
First visit date
Last activity update
Hit count
IP address
User name (if the visitor is registered)
IP address
User ID
Referer
Visited URL
Features:
Advanced filtering: Filter logs by referer, IP address, user name, and date range
Automatic cleanup: Purge old records via CRON
IP ignore list: Ignore specific IPs with mask support
Ignore internal referrals: Exclude traffic originating from your own forum URL
Domain ignore list: Ignore specific external domains with wildcard support
Domain-only logging: Option to store only domains instead of full referer URLs
Manual cleanup: Clear the entire log when needed
Batch delete items: Select multiple log entries and delete them in one action.
Record management: Delete individual log entries directly from the log view
Statistics: View top referers and traffic sources
Quick add to blacklist: Quickly add a referer domain to the blacklist directly from the log view, with an option to also ignore the main domain if the referer is a subdomain.
Optional WWW removal: Option to remove the "WWW" prefix from referer domains for cleaner data and easier analysis.
Watched Domains Tab: Dedicated view for monitored domains.
Useful for:
Traffic Analysis: Understand where users come from.
Suspicious Activity Detection: Identify unusual or unwanted traffic sources.
Link Performance: Evaluate effectiveness of external links and campaigns.- 🛠 Administration Insights: Maintain cleaner and more controlled traffic data.