ClickGUARD Configuration

Get value from ClickGUARD's rules and settings for Google Ads accounts.

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Ignoring IPs and IP ranges

Sometimes you do not want ClickGUARD to process clicks coming from certain sources - for specific time periods.

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Account Settings

ClickGUARD Account Settings - Overview

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How to change the name of your Google Ads account in ClickGUARD?

Update Google Ads account name in Account Settings or on your Google Ads Accounts page.

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How to block IP address after conversion?

Don't want ad clicks after visitor converts? You can block their IP address.

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How to whitelist IP addresses?

Whitelisting IPs in ClickGUARD is easy - if you do not want them to be monitored.

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How to whitelist placement domains?

Whitelisting ad placements in ClickGUARD is easy - if you do not want them to be monitored.

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How to turn ClickGUARD off for specific campaigns?

You can ignore campaigns in Account Settings and stop ClickGUARD from processing clicks coming from those campaigns.

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How to disable automated blocking?

You can turn auto-blocking for your Google Ads account(s) on/off at any time.

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How to change the IP blocking period?

Set the IP blocking period in Account Settings or in individual Advanced rules.

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How to change the ad placement exclusion period?

Set the placement exclusion period in Account Settings or in individual Advanced rules.

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How to change the campaign pause period?

Set the campaign pause period in Account Settings or in individual Click Intensity rules.

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How to disable email notifications?

You can disable system emails in Settings, and email actions in individual rules.

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How to change the email address for notifications?

Update your email for notifications for a specific Google Ads account in Account Settings.

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How to configure Slack notifications?

Link your organization's Slack with ClickGUARD to get notifications in a Slack channel.

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How to setup automated email reports?

Get automated Summary and Click Quality reports delivered to your email.

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Simple Rules

ClickGUARD Simple Rules - Overview

Simple Rules offer common use cases for powerful Google Ads protection and optimization.

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Simple Rules - Repetitive Clicks

Make sure your advertizing budget is being spent towards new prospects, rather than being wasted on same sources over and over again.

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Simple Rules - Invalid Clicks

Control how many times invalid clicks can be made by the same source before they get blocked from making any more ad clicks.

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Simple Rules - Multiple Targets

Prevent budget waste and business disruption by blocking click sources frequently engaging multiple campaign or keywords.

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Simple Rules - Known Threats

Stop waste by detecting and blocking IPs and IP ranges that are known threats or proxies and excluding ad placements sending these clicks.

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Simple Rules - Geo Location

Block IPs, IP ranges and ad placements that keep sending traffic from outside your advertised region or from within specified geo-regions.

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Simple Rules - Visitor Behavior

Optimize your campaigns for quality interactions by dealing with sources hat exhibit specific behavior after clicking on your ads.

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Simple Rules - Conversion

Optimize your campaigns for traffic that converts by dealing with sources that are not likely to convert.

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Simple Rules - Click Intensity

Deal with intense ad click traffic to minimize impact to your advertising by pausing campaigns or excluding placements.

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Advanced Rules

ClickGUARD Advanced Rules - Overview

Advanced Rules go beyond common use cases and open endless possibilities for automated protection and optimization of Google Ads.

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Advanced Rules - Click Frequency

Control how many times your ads can be clicked on by the same source before it gets blocked/excluded.

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Advanced Rules - Invalid Clicks

Control how many invalid clicks can be tolerated by the same source before it gets blocked/excluded

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Advanced Rules - Target Frequency

Control how many different campaigns or keywords can engaged by the same source before it gets blocked/excluded.

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Advanced Rules - Visitor Behavior

Optimize your campaigns for quality interactions by excluding sources that exhibit specific behavior patterns after clicking on your ads

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Advanced Rules - Conversion

Optimize your campaigns for traffic that converts by blocking/excluding sources that is not likely or will never convert

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Advanced Rules - No Device

Optimize your campaigns for quality interactions by blocking/excluding sources where device detection doesn't happen after an ad click

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Advanced Rules - Click Intensity

Manage intense ad click traffic and minimize impact to your advertising by pausing campaigns or excluding placements.

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Rule Conditions

ClickGUARD Rule Conditions - Overview

Cover any clicking pattern with combinations of customizable rule conditions.

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Rule condition - campaign

Apply rules to specific campaign(s).

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Rule condition - ad group

Apply rules to specific ad group(s).

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Rule condition - keyword

Apply rules to specific keyword(s).

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Rule condition - threat level

Apply rules to click sources of various threat levels.

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Rule condition - proxy

Apply rules to clicks coming from VPN, proxy or Tor browser.

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Rule condition - device type

Apply rules to clicks coming from specific types of devices.

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Rule condition - continent

Apply rules to specific continent(s).

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Rule condition - country

Apply rules to specific country or countries.

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Rule Templates

How to block clicks outside of targeted geo-location?

Use a Click Frequency rule to detect and instantly block click sources that click outside of your targeted locations.

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How to block IP address when unable to detect device?

Use No Device rules to block IPs when visitors block JavaScript or bounce off the page before unique device is detected.

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