You may have noticed Seamalt showing up in your referers when looking at your Google, WordPress or other site states.? You may also know that Seamalt claims they are legit while others claim Seamalt will harm your SEO.? I don’t have a dog in that fight.? All I wanted to do was ban Seamalt from my website.

Here is how I did it.

Add the following code to your .htaccess file.

Important note: Before modifying your .htaccess make a backup copy of the file.

# block seamalt begin

SetEnvIfNoCase Via evil-spam-proxy spammer=yes
 SetEnvIfNoCase Referer evil-spam-domain.com spammer=yes
 SetEnvIfNoCase Referer evil-spam-keyword spammer=yes
 SetEnvIfNoCase Via pinappleproxy spammer=yes
 SetEnvIfNoCase Referer semalt.com spammer=yes
 SetEnvIfNoCase Referer poker spammer=yes

Order allow,deny
 Allow from all
 Deny from env=spammer

# block seamalt end

I got this code from the WordPress Support Forum at this link:

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-block-semaltcom-from-visiting-your-wordpress-website

I’m not out to take credit for something I didn’t invent.? Also it’s a good idea to check this thread before implimenting this code to see if there are changes or problems.? I’ve used this on multiple sites without any problems and it has been fully successful in blocking Seamalt so far.

If you have anything to add leave a comment below.? Thanks.