Limit bots 2.3.1

[Xon]

Xon submitted a new resource:

Limit bots - Limit bots in various ways

Stop bots from incrementing the various view counter.

Supported content types:

• Threads
• Attachments

Stops bots from saving their session.

Prevent bots from accessing the non-default 'order' argument for forums


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[Xon]

This add-on replaces 'session.public' in app_setup to allow XF\Session\Session to be extendable via the class extension system.

As of XenForo 2.0 RC2, this is not extendable

 

[Nirjonadda]

@Xon Do you have option for Ban Spiders? option prevent fake google bots from crawling?

 

[Xon]

No, that is something which needs to be done at the server level or with something like bad behaviour script

 

[Xon]

Xon updated Limit bots with a new update entry:

2.0.1 - Maintenance update

• Tweak execution order of class extensions/template modifications/etc to provide predictable ordering
• Add LICENCE and README.MD to redistributable.
• Remove support for pre-release versions of XF2

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[Deleted member 134868]

Broken with XenForo 2.0.2.

Callback SV\LimitBots\Listener::appSetup is invalid (error_invalid_class).

 

[Xon]

Xon updated Limit bots with a new update entry:

2.0.2 - Bugfix update

• Fix installing add-on due to leftover code event listener configuration.

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[The Grand Potentate]

@Xon is this working?



40+ bots seems like a lot.

 

[Xon]

This add-on prevents them from counting to view counts, it doesn't prevent the session activity record from being created.

 

[The Grand Potentate]

This add-on prevents them from counting to view counts, it doesn't prevent the session activity record from being created.

Ah, gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. For some reason i had it in my mind it did both.

 

[Xon]

Xon updated Limit bots with a new update entry:

2.1.0 - Feature update

This add-on appears to have no compatibility issues with XF2.1

• Skip counting views for banned users
• Add "zero post users as bots" option (default enabled) (skips counting views for users with no posts)
• Add "Count guests views" option (default enabled)

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[Xon]

Xon updated Limit bots with a new update entry:

2.1.1 - Bugfix update

• Fix XF2.1 support when using "On counting views, skip zero post users" option

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[TPerry]

When I have this add-on enabled on my site I end up with the following:

InvalidArgumentException: Accessed unknown getter 'like_count' on XF:User[2] src/XF/Mvc/Entity/Entity.php:194
Generated by: Tracy Perry January 31, 2019 at 3:13 PM
Stack trace
#0 src/XF/Mvc/Entity/Entity.php(101): XF\Mvc\Entity\Entity->get('like_count')
#1 src/addons/SV/LimitBots/XF/Session/Session.php(44): XF\Mvc\Entity\Entity->__get('like_count')
#2 src/addons/SV/LimitBots/XF/Repository/Thread.php(11): SV\LimitBots\XF\Session\Session->isRobot()
#3 src/XF/Pub/Controller/Thread.php(90): SV\LimitBots\XF\Repository\Thread->logThreadView(Object(XF\Entity\Thread))
#4 src/addons/XFMG/XF/Pub/Controller/Thread.php(11): XF\Pub\Controller\Thread->actionIndex(Object(XF\Mvc\ParameterBag))
#5 src/addons/SV/AlertImprovements/XF/Pub/Controller/Thread.php(19): XFMG\XF\Pub\Controller\Thread->actionIndex(Object(XF\Mvc\ParameterBag))
#6 src/XF/Mvc/Dispatcher.php(321): SV\AlertImprovements\XF\Pub\Controller\Thread->actionIndex(Object(XF\Mvc\ParameterBag))
#7 src/XF/Mvc/Dispatcher.php(248): XF\Mvc\Dispatcher->dispatchClass('XF:Thread', 'Index', Object(XF\Mvc\RouteMatch), Object(SV\AlertImprovements\XF\Pub\Controller\Thread), NULL)
#8 src/XF/Mvc/Dispatcher.php(100): XF\Mvc\Dispatcher->dispatchFromMatch(Object(XF\Mvc\RouteMatch), Object(SV\AlertImprovements\XF\Pub\Controller\Thread), NULL)
#9 src/XF/Mvc/Dispatcher.php(50): XF\Mvc\Dispatcher->dispatchLoop(Object(XF\Mvc\RouteMatch))
#10 src/XF/App.php(2177): XF\Mvc\Dispatcher->run()
#11 src/XF.php(390): XF\App->run()
#12 index.php(20): XF::runApp('XF\\Pub\\App')
#13 {main}
Request state
array(4) {
  ["url"] => string(46) "/threads/meet-vega-the-jewel-of-the-lyre.2291/"
  ["referrer"] => string(42) "https://astrowhat.com/forums/rss-feeds.25/"
  ["_GET"] => array(0) {
  }
  ["_POST"] => array(0) {
  }
}

Once I disable the add-on I get no more errors. I am running 2.1 stable.

 

[Xon]

Make sure you update the add-on, latest version supports XF2.1

 

[sbj]

The first one checked, does it mean that counting views for normal registered users will not be counted?

If unchecked, does it mean this addon's purpose to not count views for bots, will not be applied?

 

[Xon]

The first one checked, does it mean that counting views for normal registered users will not be counted?

Correct.

If unchecked, does it mean this addon's purpose to not count views for bots, will not be applied?

A guest may not be a robot, if this is enabled it just outright skips counting all guest views even if XF hasn't identified them as a robot.

 

[sbj]

@Xon

Sorry, I am confused.

How can I enable this only:

Stop bots from incrementing the various view counter.

But I also want that the views of guests (not bots) get counted, as well as for normal registered users who have 0 posts or likes.

Is this possible?

 

[Xon]

Xon updated Limit bots with a new update entry:

2.2.0 - Feature update

• Require XF2.1+, remove XF2.0 support
• Add "Sample robot session update threshold" option (default disabled)

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[Xon]

Xon updated Limit bots with a new update entry:

2.3.1 - Maintenance update

• Require php7+
• Adjust sampling non-member/robot session activity to not call mt_rand function if the percentage is >= 100%

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[hibiskus]

It says " Stops bots from saving their session. "

Could it help with this problem?

XF 2.1 - xf_session_activity is full

After a few days I get an error xf_session_activity is full and then the forum isn't working. Maybe because I set the parameter $config['pageCache']['recordSessionActivity'] = true; in config.php? If I restart MySQL it solve the problem for few days.

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