XF-Addon Advanced Traffic Statistics: From Insight to Active Defense 1.6.9

Advanced Traffic Statistics: From Insight to Active Defense​

Transform your forum statistics into a security fortress.Advanced Traffic Statistics is not just a "Who's Online" widget anymore. It is a comprehensive Traffic Intelligence & Active Defense System that tracks visits, categorizes bot traffic with surgical precision, and actively protects your server from resource-draining scrapers and AI crawlers.

Supports XenForo, Bob’s Article Management System (AMS), and Quiz System PRO.

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Why just count bots when you can control them?We have introduced a firewall-grade protection layer that intercepts traffic before it loads XenForo, saving massive amounts of CPU and RAM.

• AI Shield: Blocks Large Language Model scrapers (ChatGPT, GPTBot, Claude, CommonCrawl) from training on your community's unique content.
• Junk Shield: Automatically identifies and blocks aggressive commercial crawlers (Ahrefs, Semrush, MJ12) and script-kiddie tools (Python requests, Curl, Wget) that consume your bandwidth for zero return.
• Emergency Mode: A "Panic Button" to block ALL unknown bots instantly during a DDoS attempt or high-load anomaly.
• Community Pulse (New): Added a new historical chart comparing Attachment Size (MB) and Attachment Count. This replaces the reactions chart to provide a more technical overview of server resource usage.
• Unified Security Core: Synchronized the detection lists between the Firewall and the Report. The system now consistently recognizes and handles hundreds of User Agents, including Applebot (which is now correctly classified as "Good").
• Hacker Tools Block: Added specific signatures to block vulnerability scanning tools such as SQLMap, Nikto, Hydra, and Nmap (classified as "Junk/Bad").
• UI/UX "Cyber" Upgrade: Introduced CSS animations to the report (Radar Pulse on health indicators, scanning effects on the Vitality bars, and fluid movements in the header) to provide immediate visual feedback on the system's status.
• Database Fix: Fixed compatibility issues with the native XenForo historical table (xf_stats_daily).
• Graphics improvements, Server CPU and RAM usage bar (Linux systems only) Bot Analysis graph (24h)
• Bug Fixes and Missing Phrases

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We rewrote the detection engine from scratch to distinguish between friend and foe:

1. Authorized Crawlers (Green): Essential traffic like Google, Bing, Yahoo is whitelisted.
2. Social & Tech Bots (Allowed): We now recognize WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, and Cloudflare bots to ensure link previews and services work perfectly.
3. AI & LLM Scrapers (Purple): Identifies bots stealing data for AI training.
4. Aggressive/Unknown Bots (Red): Unclassified traffic or known bad actors are flagged and can be blocked.

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The report page has been redesigned into a Security Center:

• Real-Time Threat Counter: A prominent red indicator shows exactly how many malicious requests were blocked today.
• Health Score (A/B/C): An immediate grade based on the ratio between real humans and aggressive bots.
• Visual Badges: New tags (AI, BAD, UNK) make it easy to spot threats in seconds.
• Active Shields Status: See immediately which protections are engaged.
• Scrollable Bot Lists: Keep your data clean and readable even with hundreds of tracked bots.

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For Administrators & Security:

• IP Whitelist: Define trusted IPs (comma-separated or list) that bypass all security checks. Perfect for uptime monitors or admin access.
• Human-Friendly Block Page: If a user is blocked (e.g., during Emergency Mode), they see a polite, branded "Security Check" HTML page instead of a raw server error.
• GeoIP Integration: Automatically detects and displays flags of visiting nations directly in the widget.

For Performance & Visuals:

• Glass Mode & Dark Theme: Charts support transparency effects and adapt labels for perfect readability on dark backgrounds.
• Real-Time Data: No waiting for cron jobs. Today's trend line is accurate up to the second.
• Smart Grid Layout: Charts automatically adapt to 2x2 grids on smaller screens.

Deep Integrations:

• [NEW] Quiz System Integration: Tracks activity on the Quiz System PRO add-on.
• AMS Integration: Native support for Bob's Article Management System.

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This add-on is free to use for basic statistics.By purchasing a PRO License (via the link in options), you unlock the full power of the Active Defense:

• Enable Active Defense Shields (AI, Junk, Emergency)
• Unlock "Blur" stats (Device, OS, Browser charts)
• Full Traffic Insight Health Score details

Demo Live: migratoria.it

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• Database: Optimized table structure for high-performance logging.
• Setup: Improved upgrade routine.
• Important: After upgrading, please check your User Group Permissions to enable "View full statistics report" for Administrators.

Related resources
To fully unlock the potential of this widget, we highly recommend integrating it with Bob's Article Management System (AMS).

While our add-on works perfectly as a standalone traffic counter for the forum, it offers native and built-in support for AMS. If AMS is detected on your system, the widget will automatically expand to include:

• Article Publishing Stats: Monitor the total number of professional articles published on your platform.
• Content Consumption Analysis: View real-time view counts specific to your article collection.
• Unified Traffic Overview: Display the combined total of forum and article views in a single, elegant interface.

This integration ensures that your editorial content gets the same statistical visibility as your forum discussions, offering a 360-degree view of your community engagement.