From 72ac5d8b3052a850c5fb7cbc5bdefc284ee3d5f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hobbes7878 <Jon.McClure@thomsonreuters.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:01:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] only fetch referrals on dotcom. half-step to #286

---
 src/components/ReferralBlock/ReferralBlock.svelte | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/components/ReferralBlock/ReferralBlock.svelte b/src/components/ReferralBlock/ReferralBlock.svelte
index bdf825c7..a3c959ed 100644
--- a/src/components/ReferralBlock/ReferralBlock.svelte
+++ b/src/components/ReferralBlock/ReferralBlock.svelte
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
   let referrals: Article[] = $state([]);
 
   const getReferrals = async () => {
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined') return;
+    // fetch only reliably works on prod sites
+    if (window?.location?.hostname !== 'www.reuters.com') return;
     const isCollection = Boolean(collection);
     const API = isCollection ? COLLECTION_API : SECTION_API;
     try {