[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Increased Bot Activity - Adding to Cart ## - **dlaughter** - ![dlaughter's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg) Topic Author Less More - Thank you received: 0 - - 5 years 5 months ago - 5 years 5 months ago [\#332886](#332886) by dlaughter *[Increased Bot Activity - Adding to Cart](/forum/26-product-category-display/902643-increased-bot-activity-adding-to-cart#332886 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.4.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.26 -- PHP version -- : 7.4.19 This doesn't have to do with the checkout process but rather with items added to cart. I occasionally have had bots add a random item to the cart, maybe about a dozen times a week or so. Beginning a few day ago, this bot activity has skyrocketed to around 250 items being added to the cart per day. It's just random multiple IP connections adding random single items to the cart. Coincidentally this began right after my recent hikashop update. The timing is just coincidental but I was wondering if you guys have heard of anything similar recently. The bot activity seems to be more of an annoyance than anything, Do you have any advice or recommendations on how to stop or at least minimize this kind of activity of adding items to the cart? Attached is an example. Thanks.")* was created by *dlaughter* -- HikaShop version -- : 4.4.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.26 -- PHP version -- : 7.4.19 This doesn't have to do with the checkout process but rather with items added to cart. I occasionally have had bots add a random item to the cart, maybe about a dozen times a week or so. Beginning a few day ago, this bot activity has skyrocketed to around 250 items being added to the cart per day. It's just random multiple IP connections adding random single items to the cart. Coincidentally this began right after my recent hikashop update. The timing is just coincidental but I was wondering if you guys have heard of anything similar recently. The bot activity seems to be more of an annoyance than anything, Do you have any advice or recommendations on how to stop or at least minimize this kind of activity of adding items to the cart? Attached is an example. Thanks. Last edit: 5 years 5 months ago by dlaughter. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDI2NDMtaW5jcmVhc2VkLWJvdC1hY3Rpdml0eS1hZGRpbmctdG8tY2FydD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86555 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 5 years 5 months ago [\#332900](#332900) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Increased Bot Activity - Adding to Cart](/forum/26-product-category-display/902643-increased-bot-activity-adding-to-cart#332900 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.4.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.26 -- PHP version -- : 7.4.19 This doesn't have to do with the checkout process but rather with items added to cart. I occasionally have had bots add a random item to the cart, maybe about a dozen times a week or so. Beginning a few day ago, this bot activity has skyrocketed to around 250 items being added to the cart per day. It's just random multiple IP connections adding random single items to the cart. Coincidentally this began right after my recent hikashop update. The timing is just coincidental but I was wondering if you guys have heard of anything similar recently. The bot activity seems to be more of an annoyance than anything, Do you have any advice or recommendations on how to stop or at least minimize this kind of activity of adding items to the cart? Attached is an example. Thanks.")* Hi, That's a common issue and not something coming from a recent update of HikaShop. Here is for example a thread about this from 4 years ago with solutions to the problem: [ www.hikashop.com/forum/checkout/890838-s...-to-cart-button.html](https://www.hikashop.com/forum/checkout/890838-solved-how-can-people-create-an-empty-cart-without-add-to-cart-button.html) The best is some htaccess to block bots from using the add to cart URL based on their user-agent. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDI2NDMtaW5jcmVhc2VkLWJvdC1hY3Rpdml0eS1hZGRpbmctdG8tY2FydD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **dlaughter** - ![dlaughter's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg) Topic Author Less More - Thank you received: 0 - - 5 years 5 months ago - 5 years 5 months ago [\#332919](#332919) by dlaughter Replied by *dlaughter* on topic *[Increased Bot Activity - Adding to Cart](/forum/26-product-category-display/902643-increased-bot-activity-adding-to-cart#332919 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.4.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.26 -- PHP version -- : 7.4.19 This doesn't have to do with the checkout process but rather with items added to cart. I occasionally have had bots add a random item to the cart, maybe about a dozen times a week or so. Beginning a few day ago, this bot activity has skyrocketed to around 250 items being added to the cart per day. It's just random multiple IP connections adding random single items to the cart. Coincidentally this began right after my recent hikashop update. The timing is just coincidental but I was wondering if you guys have heard of anything similar recently. The bot activity seems to be more of an annoyance than anything, Do you have any advice or recommendations on how to stop or at least minimize this kind of activity of adding items to the cart? Attached is an example. Thanks.")* Okay thanks Nicolas. I also thought it might have been search engine indexing, and maybe it is because today's activity is now way down to a trickle after four days of it. But I've never seen the indexing do this much before. Thanks for the related topic reference the .htaccess file, I'll try to see if that helps. I can also manage it with the cart retain and frequency check settings if it gets worse again. Thanks again. Last edit: 5 years 5 months ago by dlaughter. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDI2NDMtaW5jcmVhc2VkLWJvdC1hY3Rpdml0eS1hZGRpbmctdG8tY2FydD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. Board Categories HikaShop Install & Update Product & Category Display Content Creation Sales and Orders Orders management Reports & Statistics Customers Checkout Payment Methods Shipping Methods Import & Export (CSV, XLS…) Specific Features Affilation Taxes Wishlist Vote Carousel & Slider Mass Actions Filters & Search Discount & Coupon Feature Request Integrations Showcase General Talk about HikaShop Development HikaShop 3.0 Beta Translation Commercial Jobs HikaShop Components HikaMarket Market: Feature requests Market: How to? 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