Block Yourself from Analytics

Block your Google Analytics™ activity for the websites you own, no more false stats.

Block Yourself from Analytics - Chrome Extension for Webmasters

'Block Yourself from Analytics' is a Chrome extension specifically made with webmasters in mind. This tool enables them to essentially make themselves 'invisible' on their own sites to avoid false statistics in Google Analytics™. It allows you to input your websites and matches domain names with wildcards. Furthermore, this extension offers support for GA4, improved Google Analytics script detection, ga-lite and Beacon API, among other continuous enhancements. The extension is also available for Edge, Firefox, and Opera.

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Extension stats

By: https://igorware.com

Users: 60,000+

-10,000

Rating: 4.35

(141)

Version: 3.4.0 (Last updated: 2022-01-19)

Creation date: 2020-02-19

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
storage
tabs
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 42.95K

Email: su*****@igorware.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 3,207 ▼ 11

Other rankings

#57 in Developer Tools ▼ 1

#5 in analytics keyword 64

#43 in example keyword 3 ▲ 1

#59 in changelog keyword 11 ▲ 2

#90 in website blocker keyword 59 ▼ 9

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Extension is meant for webmasters to block their own visits for their websites thus avoiding false stats. Easy to manage website list accepts domain names with wildcards. It is not meant to block Google Analytics™ script for all websites, I don't support that so please don't ask for this ability.

:: Minimum Requirements Requires at least Chrome v63

:: How to use? Open extension settings, go to websites list and add all your websites to the list. You can use "example.com" or "www.example.com" for exact match OR use wildchar like "*example.com" to match example.com with all it's subdomains. Note that if you put dot between wildchar and domain name you would only match subdomains and not your naked domain name.

Extension is available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Opera.

:: Contact & Report Issues: https://www.igorware.com/contact

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works as intended when functioning
Easy to use
Great support from the developers
Effective at blocking Google Analytics
Has been a long-time reliable tool for users

Cons

Blocks other tools like Google Tag Manager and Cookie Management
Not updated recently, causing compatibility issues with Chrome
Does not work with Google Analytics 4
Broken functionality with async JavaScript recently
Blocked features are not clearly communicated to users

Most mentioned

Lack of updates leading to compatibility issues
Blocking of Google Tag Manager
Functionality with GA4 is problematic
Issues with transparency on what is being blocked
Need for improved communication from the developers

User reviews

It would be useful to declare how this is making the blocking. It may be too broad. Because we discovered that it blocked many other things than GA. For instance, it blocks Cookieyes Consent management. Which might cause legal issues down the line. It seems to also block GTM events or other cookie management on the site. For instance our site create special cookies based on the landing URL. Those cookies were not set. So if the DEV would explain what is happening, or give options to only block GA, but not the other it would make this more transparent and more usable/legal.

Thierry L, 2025-01-10

Our team uses this all the time (thank you, by the way--we also recommend it to colleagues)! We are getting a similar message to the reviewer blow, "This extension may soon no longer be supported because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions." Should we watch this space for updates? FYI I tried to use the Contact form on your site, but it's not working. Thanks again!

Samantha Sharff, 2025-01-03

Anyway to update this extension ? Chrome has disabled it. "This extension is no longer available because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions."

TheOldHorse, 2024-12-22

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Block Yourself from Analytics requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.