My blog is getting overwhelmed by bots since mid-August 2025. My posts generally get around 200 views each depending on the topic. Sometimes as high as 500. However, my posts have been getting 5,000 or more views with the most recent post getting 10,500 views.
Now I'd like to think that my blog is very popular, but I know that this is garbage traffic and it has made the view counter useless. I am really surprised that Google, the owner of the Blogger app, doesn't have a fix for this. There should be one of those "I am not a robot" boxes that need to be checked before entry into my blog.
I have tried to hook up with Cloudflare, but I get nothing but "page will not load, try again" responses when I tried to sign up for this service.
Needless to say, this is all very discouraging and I don't really know what to do about it. I don't know if I should keep on posting new content or just give up and post nothing at all. Or maybe I set up a Facebook Group to serve as my blog.
I don't know, any suggestions?
Another problem: now blogger won't allow me to upload pictures onto my blog. I have to click and drag from my iPhotos app and drop the picture into my blog. This works ok, but it is a bit clunky to do.
This seems to he happening to many (all?) Blogs, Jim....ii have certainly seen the same thing and have read at least two other similar posts in the last week or so.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't really worry me unduly because I have only ever been interested in a comments count, I never worried about views anyway.
It would be a shame if you stopped blogging but it's up to you on what you are trying to "get" out of the whole process...personally I would not move to FB and any blog that goes there, I won't see any longer!
I agree with Keith. It is page views that count but reader engagement though comments that I measure..
DeleteThis phenomenon seems to be widespread. A rule-of-thumb seems to be that where previous ‘hits’ were x, the current level seems to be 3x or more.
ReplyDeleteHopefully, it will be a passing phase.
Good luck,
Bob
One wonders what is the purpose of bot meddling in this way. IS there a purpose? Or just cyber-vandalism?
ReplyDeleteThat readers set more store by comments received than 'hit' numbers is to me something of a revelation. I tended to accord the equal weight. These days I find myself commenting a deal less on others' blogs than formerly, mainly because I don't have anything new to say! I might have to rethink this, but I don't want to comment just for the sake of commenting.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Ion
I'd like to echo the comments above - it is a really widespread thing at the moment. I've no idea why it is happening, why now, and why hobby blogs. Maybe a solution is to post and open comments on specific days and close the comments door otherwise. Not an ideal response but...
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