Hi all on a daily basis we are getting 3 visits from this city in the US and this has been happening over a couple of months. I have tried to figure out what organisation is out there with no success and wondered whether anyone else has witnessed the same ?

Hi, I have been doing some research and found out the cause, the Shopify Speed Report. You can find the topic here; https://community.shopify.com/post/908894 Shopify runs the speed report using a Google Developer tool (the Google data centre is based in Council Bluffs, USA) which tests 3 pages, Ho…

Yes, I found out the same thing just yesterday, I asked them to remove the Testing from my store and they said that was not possible at this time . So I guess I’m stuck with it.

I have raised this issue with Shopify support on live chat a few weeks ago, they did some testing and managed to replicate my results. They agreed that this is an issue and have put it on the development list. If more people reach out to Shopify about this then it will become a higher priority for …

Google has a data center in Council Bluffs Iowa. I didnt get these before i integrated, analytics, google ads, merchant center etc etc to the site. Its likely their system crawling websites using their services for listing etc purposes. Not fact or anything just a best guess. Could just be a lady li…

yes, I have to manually filter Council Bluffs (and my dynamic IP address) to view the analytics honestly. It is frustrating that there is no way to set regular filters so I don’t have to do this 3 times a day

I wonder if EVERYONE using Shopify gets these council Bluff visits, or just certain shops. Do we all sell the same things? Or live in the same place? Just curious… I sell handmade sterling silver jewelry from Texas. Do any others?

Hi, It happens to ALL Shopify stores as part of the Site Speed Test Report, regardless of where you are or what you sell. If you go to Sales Channels > Online Store > Themes - under your live theme is the Online Store Speed. Click the View Report button then click see how your store is calculated …

Did you ever find out who this is? Or why they are doing it? It is also happening on my site as well and I didn’t add anything on my site recently for it to be going on I seem to get at the least 3 visits a day from them up to 9 or more. It’s crazy and makes me feel like someone trying to hack ?

Hi @NautiSailor , If you read further up the discussion it’s all explained, it’s Shopify doing it as part of the Site Speed Test. I have been doing some research and found out the cause, the Shopify Speed Report. You can find the topic here; https://community.shopify.com/post/908894 > > Shopify ru…

Hi, I have 3 regular Daily visits from Council Bluffs! I have tried five different themes and it still stalks my store no fault. I have opened my store late September and it started mid November.

Why are there daily visits from Council Bluffs on my site?

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Karen_Brewer December 7, 2020, 3:46pm 32

Interesting question…We are a small business selling scarves and headwear from the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Why are there daily visits from Council Bluffs on my site?

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