Opti-Behavior classifies every session as human, bot, or spam so your analytics reflect real people. This article explains the detection and how to tune it.
How detection works #
- Each request is checked against built-in bot signatures covering the common crawlers and automation user agents.
- Behavioral and user-agent heuristics flag spam and low-quality automated hits.
- Classified traffic feeds the Traffic Classification and Bot Traffic widgets on the dashboard.
Adding custom patterns #
Go to WP Admin ? Opti-Behavior ? Settings ? Traffic & Behavior. Add custom user-agent patterns and spam-filtering rules to catch bots specific to your site.
Expected result #
Human traffic totals drop to a realistic level and the Bot Traffic widget lists the automated share separately.
FAQ #
Will filtering bots delete data? #
No. Classification labels sessions; it does not delete them. Bot sessions remain available but excluded from human metrics.
How many bot patterns are built in? #
Opti-Behavior ships with more than a dozen bot signatures, extendable with your own patterns.
