How to Exclude Your Own Visits in Fathom

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Block tracking in your browser

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   1. Open a page on your site that loads Fathom
   2. Open the console (Chrome: Cmd+Option+I / Ctrl+Shift+I; Firefox: Cmd+Shift+J / Ctrl+Shift+J)
   3. Run fathom.blockTrackingForMe();
   4. Repeat in every browser and device you use; undo with fathom.enableTrackingForMe();
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Block your IP in the firewall

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   1. Open your site settings in Fathom and go to Firewall
   2. Add your IP address or range to blocked IPs
   3. Update it if your ISP changes your IP
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. WordPress: exclude logged-in roles

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   1. Go to Settings > Fathom Analytics
   2. Check Administrator (and other roles) under Exclude Roles and save
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Your own testing and editing inflates pageviews, or the opposite: you can't see your own visits because you blocked yourself earlier.

Why it happens

• No exclusion set up for your own browser or IP
• Exclusion stored in local storage was cleared
• Dynamic IP changed, so the IP rule no longer matches

This guide also covers

• fathom exclude my visits
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Other Fathom Analytics errors

• Fathom Analytics Not Working (No Visits Showing)
• Fathom Only Showing Homepage in Stats
• Fathom Analytics Blocked by Ad Blockers
• Fathom Events Not Showing Up
• Fathom Not Tracking Page Changes in Next.js and SPAs
• Fathom WordPress Plugin Not Tracking
• Fathom Numbers Different From Google Analytics
• Fathom Referrers Missing or Showing as Direct