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How to filter out search engine bots and spiders?

Q: How to filter out search engine bots and spiders from web statistics as they can pollute results?

A: There are two levers to do that in Advanced Log Analyzer: site level and reports level.

If you want to completely filter out search bots from all reports you should use site level filter: go to Sites tab, select your site, click on "Show Advanced Options", enter the following filter:
agent included_in_file spiders.ini skip_line

If you want to filter out search bots from any particular report: go to Reports tab, select the report, create new filter:
agent not_included_in_file spiders.ini

See also:

Site filters | FAQ