Development hostname

[kexej28769@nongnue]

Where to start: To avoid repetition when defining the filters below, here are the standard steps you need to follow to create them:

Under the View column (Master View), click the "Filters" button (do not click "All Filters" in the Account column):
Click the red button "+ Add filter" ( If you don't see it or you can only apply/remove already created filters, you don't have account-level editing permissions. Ask your belgium number data to create or grant them permission. ):
Then follow the specific configuration for each filter below.
The Filter window is your best partner for improving the quality of your analytics data, so it would be a good idea to become familiar with it.

Valid hostname filter (ghost spam, dev environment)
Stops traffic:

Ghost spam

Scraping sites
Cache and archive sites
This filter may be the single most effective solution against spam. Unlike other commonly shared solutions, the hostname filter is preventative, and rarely needs to be updated.

Ghost spam gets its name because it never visits your site. It's sent directly to Google Analytics servers using a feature called the Measurement Protocol, a tool that allows tracking from devices you wouldn't normally imagine, like coffee machines or refrigerators.