FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS
- 🌍 Improved GeoIP handling (TOR Network):
- Fixed a bug where visitors originating from the TOR network (via Cloudflare's "T1" code) would display a broken image instead of a flag.
- These connections are now correctly mapped to the default "Unknown" icon to maintain a clean UI.
- 💾 Database Compatibility (MySQL Fix):
- Fixed a critical installation error (MySQL query error 3988) that occurred on servers with older database collations.
- Replaced special graphical characters (█) in the phrase system with standard compatible characters (#) to ensure a smooth installation and upgrade process for all users.
- ⚙️ Versioning:
- Add-on core updated to version 1.8.3.
✨ NEW KEY FEATURES
🤖 AI Security Analyst (AI Radar)
Automated Daily Reports: Every night at 12:30 AM (UTC), the add-on collects the day's traffic data (humans, legitimate bots, blocked threats) and securely sends it to the AI (based on Google Gemini 2.5 Flash).
Advanced Forensic Analysis: The AI doesn't simply summarize the numbers; it thoroughly examines a sample of the last 200 connections to uncover suspicious patterns, aggressive scraping bots (e.g., HeadlessChrome), unauthorized AI training attempts (e.g., ChatGPT bots), and spoofed user agents.
Intelligent Monthly Log: The AI automatically publishes the report in a private staff room of your choice. The system is intelligent: it creates a single thread for each month (e.g., "Security Log - 03/2026") and appends the daily reports as replies, keeping the forum clean and tidy.
Note: This feature is disabled by default and can be configured using the new options in the admin panel (requires a free Google AI Studio API key). (PRO feature)
NOTE: AI prompts and generated thread titles are managed through XenForo's native Phrase system. This allows the report to be instantly translated into any language simply by editing the phrase from the Admin panel (the AI will automatically respond in the requested language).
🛡️ "Hard Drop" Anti-DDoS and Anti-Scraping System
A new active security mechanism has been introduced. Connections classified as serious threats are no longer simply ignored or logged; they are now "hard dropped" at the server level. This significantly reduces database load and protects the forum from resource overload. (New feature available in options)
Query Optimization: Improved daily traffic extraction queries to support high-traffic forums without impacting Cron load times.
Fixed a minor bug that caused incorrect text to appear in the 7-day chart in the widget and in the Pro user-only stats
Hello everyone!We are incredibly proud to announce the release of Advanced Traffic Statistics 1.8.1, nicknamed "The Hunter".
This update focuses heavily on real-time threat unmasking, database performance for Large Boards, and giving you more control over your Live Radar.
🔥 What's New in 1.8.1:
[Added] Smart Signature Extractor: The Live Radar now features a dynamic algorithm that unmasks advanced bots and scrapers (such as HeadlessChrome or AI crawlers) hiding behind fake browser data. "Unknown Bots" are now a thing of the past!
[Added] Interactive Radar Filters: We’ve introduced a new dropdown menu right above the Live Radar. You can now filter real-time traffic on the fly (Humans Only, Bots Only, Blocked, or Spoofed) and adjust the display limit (up to 500 rows to ensure optimal server performance).
[Optimized] 504 Timeout Fix for Large Boards: The default IP log retention has been safely reduced from 30 to 7 days. This drastically cuts down database bloat, resulting in lightning-fast dashboard loading times and entirely preventing 504 Server Timeouts on high-traffic forums.
[Fixed] Chart Accuracy: Spoofed bots (fake Googlebots, etc.) are now instantly stripped of their disguises and correctly excluded from the "Good Bots" charts.
[Fixed] CSV Export: The CSV export tool has been completely rewritten to perfectly match the new Smart Radar logic and formatting.
🏆 The "Hunter" Community Challenge!Now that the Radar is smarter than ever, we want to see it in action!Install the 1.8.1 update, let it run, and share a screenshot of your Live Radar catching a sneaky bot or a blocked threat in the discussion thread. Let's see who catches the worst offender!
Thank you all for your continuous feedback and support. Update now and secure your board!
This update expands the capabilities of the Live Radar introduced in the previous version, equipping it with a true behavioral analysis engine. The system no longer just tells you who is on your forum, but analyzes in real-time what they are trying to do.
🛡️ New Behavioral Analysis (Threat Tags)The Live Radar now scans browsing habits and automatically assigns visual micro-badges to highlight anomalous activities:
🧲 [SCRAPER] (Purple): Identifies entities performing massive data extraction and heavy bandwidth consumption (triggers over 300 Hits in suspicious sessions).
🔓 [SCANNER] (Cyan): Detects hacking attempts or vulnerability scouting. The system intercepts anyone looking for system files, backups, or foreign CMS panels (.env, .sql, /wp-login, etc.).
🚪 [BRUTE FORCE] (Orange): Flags repeated attacks on login pages. Smart Thresholds applied: The system distinguishes between an attack bot (low threshold) and a real human user who simply forgot their password (high threshold), preventing false positives and accidental lockouts of your members.
✨ UI/UX Design
Micro-LED Status: The "Evaluation/Score" column of the Radar has been completely redesigned. Bulky rectangular buttons have been replaced with sleek, glowing "Micro-LED" visual indicators. The radar is now much cleaner, compact, and readable.
Updated Legend: Restructured the legend box to include explanations for the new Threat Tags and the new visual style.
🐛 Bug Fixes & Logic Tweaks
BAN Button Logic Fix: The "BAN IP" action button will no longer appear for Bots explicitly classified as "GOOD" (e.g., Googlebot, Facebook), even if they correctly trigger the "Scraper" badge due to their high indexing volumes.
- Major Performance Overhaul: Moved heavy database tasks (such as pruning old logs and aggregating yesterday's traffic data) out of the real-time Widget.
- New Dedicated Cron Entry: Maintenance operations are now handled by a lightweight, dedicated background Cron process (Statistiche - Manutenzione Giornaliera). It runs silently once a day, completely eliminating database bottlenecks during peak traffic hours.
- Fixed System Cron Stalling: Resolved the issue where heavy DELETE queries under high traffic could lock the database tables and stall XenForo's native cron queue.
- Ultra-Light Widget: The sidebar widget now only performs fast SELECT operations, drastically reducing the overall load on your server.
NEW: Top Blocked Bots Chart: Added a new horizontal bar chart to the main report page. It displays today's "Top 10 Blocked Bots," giving you immediate visual feedback on exactly who is attacking your forum and being stopped by the AI/Junk Shields.
PERFORMANCE: Core Optimization: Implemented an optimized version of the core file (Listener.php) featuring a smart cache limiting system. This reduces database write operations by approximately 90% without losing tracking precision.
OPTION: Navigation Link: Added a new setting to enable a public statistics link positioned under the "Members" tab (useful if you prefer not to use the sidebar widget). The link location can be fully customized and moved anywhere via the XenForo Admin Panel (Public Navigation).
DESIGN: Visual Overhaul: The report page graphics have been completely rewritten to provide a cleaner, more modern, and easier-to-read visualization of your data.
What's New in 1.6.1?
🤖 Bot Intelligence & AI DetectionWe have rewritten the detection engine from scratch. The addon now distinguishes between:
🛡️ Traffic Insight (Health Score)No need to guess if your traffic is healthy. The new "Traffic Insight" box gives you an immediate A/B/C Grade based on the ratio between real humans and aggressive bots.
- Authorized Crawlers (Green): Essential traffic like Google, Bing, Yahoo.
- AI & LLM Scrapers (Purple): Identify who is training on your data (ChatGPT, GPTBot, Claude, CCBot).
- Aggressive/Unknown Bots (Red): Commercial crawlers (Ahrefs, Semrush, MJ12) and unclassified traffic.
🎨 Glass Mode & Dark Theme PerfectionWe have improved the UI for dark styles. Charts now support a beautiful "Glass Mode" with transparency effects, and labels automatically adapt to ensure perfect readability on dark backgrounds.
- Score A: Healthy traffic.
- Score C: High risk / Bot spam detected -> Recommendations included (e.g., "Consider enabling WAF").
Other Improvements:
📸 Screenshots:[Qui puoi inserire gli screenshot che mi hai mostrato: il box Traffic Insight con la "A", la lista dei Bot colorata e il grafico Glass Mode]
- Database: Optimized table structure for bot name storage.
- Security: Enhanced core integrity checks.
- Setup: Improved upgrade routine for smoother transition from older versions.
Upgrade now to 1.6.1 to turn your raw data into actionable insights!
🌟 What's new?
🧠 "Quiz System" Widget Integration
Are you a proud user of our Quiz System? Now you can showcase your community's activity directly in the statistics widget!
Total Attempts: Monitor your users' engagement.
Success Rate: View how many quizzes are passed or failed in real time.
Note: This feature can be enabled/disabled from the admin options.
🛠️ Under the Hood
Performance: SQL query optimization for technological data retrieval.
Clean Code: Code completely cleaned of redundant comments and debugging for maximum execution speed.
🔥 Improve your forum engagement!
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Mobile-Friendly Trend Chart: The 7-Day Trend chart now displays the daily total directly inside the vertical bars. This change ensures better readability and full compatibility when viewing the widget on smartphones and smaller screens.
[FIX] Timezone Synchronization: Fixed a critical issue where graphs and counters would reset at the wrong time (e.g., 23:00 or 01:00) depending on the Linux Server time. The add-on now correctly forces the script to respect your XenForo Guest Time Zone setting.
[FIX] Data Integrity: Fixed a logic loop that caused inflated visit counts (the "250k bug") on high-traffic boards.
[FIX] Real-Time Precision: Fixed a discrepancy between the "Unique Visitors" counter in the sidebar widget and the "Today" data point in the line graph. They now match perfectly.