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Shopify bot traffic, abandoned-cart pollution, and ad analytics integrity — written for merchants who actually have to look at the dashboards.

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What Shopify's human or bot session filter actually does (and what it still misses)

Shopify shipped a Human or bot session filter in October 2025. It cleans your sessions reports, but your pixel, ESP, and customer list stay polluted. Here's the gap.