=== stopfakeclicks – Bot Blocker for Google Ads ===
Contributors: stopfakeclicks
Tags: click fraud, google ads, bot protection, woocommerce, ppc
Requires at least: 6.3
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Spots bots and repeat clickers from your Google Ads and blocks them in Google Ads. Real shoppers are never blocked.

== Description ==

Bots and repeat clickers burn your Google Ads budget. stopfakeclicks spots them on your WooCommerce shop, then blocks them in Google Ads with IP exclusions added by a script you paste into your Google Ads account. No Google Ads login is shared and no API connection is needed.

This plugin:

* adds the stopfakeclicks tag to your shop. The tag only reports visits that arrive from a Google ad, sets no cookies and loads after the page;
* tells stopfakeclicks when a visitor from an ad adds to cart or buys, so real shoppers are never blocked.

You need a stopfakeclicks account (14-day free trial, then USD 9.99 a month). Your first 7 days are watch-only: suspicious sources are recorded, nothing is blocked.

= External service =

The plugin's script (included in the plugin) sends visit events to the stopfakeclicks service at https://api.stopfakeclicks.com/c, only for visits that arrive from a Google ad: the click id, the page path, the visitor's IP address and browser details, and add-to-cart and purchase events. This is how suspicious clicks are detected and real shoppers are recognised.
Terms: https://stopfakeclicks.com/terms – Privacy policy: https://stopfakeclicks.com/privacy

If you use a consent plugin that supports the WP Consent API, the visit is only remembered after statistics consent. You can also stop the script entirely with the `stopfakeclicks_load_tag` filter.

== Installation ==

1. Install and activate the plugin.
2. Go to Settings > stopfakeclicks and paste your site key from the stopfakeclicks dashboard (Google Ads script page).
3. Copy your Google Ads script from the dashboard, paste it in Google Ads (Tools > Bulk actions > Scripts), authorise it and set it to run hourly.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Will it block my customers? =

No. Anyone who adds to cart or buys is trusted for good, and phones on mobile networks (where one IP is shared by many people) are never blocked.

= Does it slow my shop down? =

The tag is one small script loaded asynchronously, after your page.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* First release.
