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Agota · 06-27-2011, 05:53 PM

I get quite a lot of spam comments on my blog, most of them being either a copy-pasted link, or copy-pasted comment promoting some donation button app or whatever. Any ideas how to get rid of those?

Thanks!

Le Roi · 06-27-2011, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Agota

I get quite a lot of spam comments on my blog, most of them being either a copy-pasted link, or copy-pasted comment promoting some donation button app or whatever. Any ideas how to get rid of those?

Thanks!

Have you tried running Akismet?

VinceG · 06-27-2011, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Le Roi

Have you tried running Akismet?

Akismet's really the way to go here.

WonderofTech · 06-29-2011, 01:44 AM

What really helped me was adding the plugin Growmap Anti Spambot. It's the plugin that makes the responders check a box to confirm they're not spammers. That plugin is a gem!

StuartPE · 06-29-2011, 02:04 AM

I use Disqus. It it supposed to give commenters accountability. However, I still get plenty of spam.

Johnny Metal · 06-29-2011, 04:10 AM

I use Akismet, it comes already pre-installed in Wordpress, you just need to activate it from control panel.

When someone posts a comment on a blog, it connects to a spam database to check if the IP has spammed before or if the URL has been spammed, and if that's the case, it moves it to Spam folder.

So far Akismet filtered all the messages that were spam, but I will install captcha later too. "Sir Spamalot, you shall not pass the gates of my castle!"

Rock on!

Clint Cora · 06-29-2011, 02:48 PM

I used Akismet and it's great. However, since I moved over to the Disqus commenting system, I've noticed that the spamming has gone down even more.

Sandstone · 06-29-2011, 09:26 PM

You have an excellent blog, wonderoftech. Great, interesting articles.

Agota · 06-29-2011, 09:28 PM

Thank you everyone, I activated Akismet, we'll see how it goes

danthony · 07-02-2011, 03:51 AM

Akismet all the way. You can also get one of those plugins where the poster has to check the box that they aren't a spammer. Your spam counts will drop overnight.

Hulbert Lee · 07-05-2011, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Agota

I get quite a lot of spam comments on my blog, most of them being either a copy-pasted link, or copy-pasted comment promoting some donation button app or whatever. Any ideas how to get rid of those?

Thanks!

I can think of two things besides Askimet. One is adding a CAPTCHA so bots have a harder time to get through. Another idea is adding a note at the bottom of your posts warning your readers not to spam (might scare them away).

danthony · 07-06-2011, 01:18 AM

There's also a list of keywords you can add in WP for a built in filter for what WP should look out for on comments. This should be done in addition to the akismet plugin and adding an anti-spam checkbox or captha. My spam levels have really decreased since putting these measures in place.

EternalOne · 07-22-2011, 12:14 PM

I use Akismet and the simple captcha plugin. Works really well together.

Gazzali · 07-24-2011, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by EternalOne

I use Akismet and the simple captcha plugin. Works really well together.

yea i get lots of spammy comments, and mostly not connected with my post topics. I have askimet plugin but not very helpful

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Johnny Metal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 142	I use Akismet, it comes already pre-installed in Wordpress, you just need to activate it from control panel. When someone posts a comment on a blog, it connects to a spam database to check if the IP has spammed before or if the URL has been spammed, and if that's the case, it moves it to Spam folder. So far Akismet filtered all the messages that were spam, but I will install captcha later too. "Sir Spamalot, you shall not pass the gates of my castle!" Rock on!

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06-29-2011, 09:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sandstone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 412	You have an excellent blog, wonderoftech. Great, interesting articles.

06-29-2011, 09:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
Agota Family Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Barleylands, United Kingdom Posts: 1,257	Thank you everyone, I activated Akismet, we'll see how it goes

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danthony Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 426	Akismet all the way. You can also get one of those plugins where the poster has to check the box that they aren't a spammer. Your spam counts will drop overnight.

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