is there any way to detect bots (like google) with JS?

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i want to create additional page visit analytics (for a/b test) with js. but i need to exclude google bots.

is there any way to exlude bots like google bot in js without any captcha or form validation ?

Has been answered before: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20084513/detect-search-crawlers-via-javascript — HaukurHaf, Jun 16 '15 at 08:44

ippi · Answer 1 · 2015-06-16T08:56:49.927

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In javascript you can check the navigator.userAgent if it matches with any of those.

Edit: I realize this might not be the answer you were looking for. Is that google analytics? How about goint to Admin > View > View Settings > Bot Filtering "Exclude all hits from known bots and spiders".

edited Jun 16 '15 at 08:56

answered Jun 16 '15 at 08:43

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is there any way to detect bots (like google) with JS?

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