Server locations - high session visits

Topic summary

A user noticed an unusually high number of sessions originating from Council Bluffs in their analytics data and questioned the source of this traffic.

Resolution:

  • Another participant identified these sessions as Shopify testing bots
  • This explains the concentrated geographic activity from that location

The issue appears resolved with a clear explanation for the anomalous traffic pattern.

Summarized with AI on October 24. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

lots of visits from Council Bluffs..?

Yes those sessions from Council Bluffs are Shopify testing bots.