Excluding your own visits and pages
Your own visits, your team and test traffic distort the numbers – and count towards your plan’s pageview limit. Three ways to keep them out.
1. Exclude yourself in this browser
Open your website, open the developer console (F12) and run:
localStorage.setItem('puremetrix_ignore', '1')From now on, this browser sends nothing for this site. To undo it, run localStorage.removeItem('puremetrix_ignore'). Repeat this on every browser and device you use.
2. WordPress: exclude roles
In PureMetrix Analytics → Settings, choose which roles are not tracked, for example administrators and editors. Logged-in users with these roles are then never counted.
3. Shields in the dashboard
Under Site settings → Shields you can block traffic by rule:
- IP shields – your office or agency network.
- Country shields – countries you do not serve.
- Page shields – paths such as
/wp-admin/*or test pages. - Hostname shields – staging or preview domains.
Shields apply from the moment you save them; past data stays unchanged.
Check that it works
- Open your site in a private window (not excluded) and confirm the visit appears under Live now in the dashboard.
- Repeat in your excluded browser – no new visit should appear.