Simple Analytics Counting My Own Visits
Quick answer
Exclude your IPv4 address in account settings (plan with IP blocking), or block the script host via your hosts file.
Most likely fix: Exclude your IP
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Exclude your IP
- Open account settings, Excluded IP Addresses
- Use Use your current IP address, then Save excluded IPs
- Applies to all websites on the account
Did this fix it?2. Block via hosts file
- Point scripts.simpleanalyticscdn.com to 0.0.0.0
- Flush DNS cache
- Works only on that computer
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Your own visits inflate the stats.
Why it happens
- No exclusion configured
- IP exclusion applies only from saving
- IPv6 not supported
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