How do you stop Wordpress spam
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What's the best way to stop Wordpress spam?
We don't let comments go live without moderation, so the spammers don't succeed, however it wastes time going through the comments.
A captcha code could work but a lot of software can crack it. Are there any good captcha solutions or could something else work better/in conjunction?
Also, is there anywhere to report spam IP addresses? Not sure much happens when you mark a comment as spam in Wordpress.
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the only thing comes to my mind is akismet . one of the best plugin's created for wordpress. when ever i create a new blog. the first thing i do is activate that plugin and get an api key from their website.
i have seen great results with akismet alone.
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Check out http://premium.wpmudev.org/project/anti-splog
This is a free tool that we utilize in our multisite environments and it also controls sign ups (which I believe could be the choke point for your issue):
(cut from above link:)
Signup prevention– these measures are mainly to stop bots. User friendly error messages are shown to users if any of these prevent signup. They are all optional and include: Limiting the number of signups per IP per 24 hours(this can slow down human spammers too if the site clientele supports it. Probably not Edublogs though as it caters to schools which may need to make a large number of blogs from one IP)
I hope this helps
Paul
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I too agree about the use of Captchas. I try and avoid the use of them myself, however if you do need to utilize this and rather not create your own, I suggest the use of ReCaptcha found here http://www.google.com/recaptcha
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Hi, How are you today?
There are many ways to combat spam in WordPress. As a WordPress developer this has gotten to be a huge issue whether it's for personal blogs or clients.
Several options are available. First, I recommend signing up for Akismet found here http://akismet.com/. This has been proven to help in fighting spam, although I would still focus with other techniques as well.
Another thing you could do is utilize a third party commenting system that integrates nicely with WordPress - such as Disqus or LiveFyre. Not only do both of these system fight against spamming, they also provide greater interaction within your blog or comments. It allows users to connect using popular services such as Facebook thus creating a higher level of interaction.
Also other default WordPress methods can be found under comment moderation found here:
- Go to the Settings > Discussion panel.
- Scroll down to Comment Moderation.
You can change the number of links in comments - a great way to prevent spam, you can also add words to a spam list that your blog will then treat as spam.
Another option is Blacklisting comments. This is separate and should be treated wisely and very carefully.
For additional information about all this, check out this link from WordPress - http://codex.wordpress.org/Combating_Comment_Spam
I hope I answered your question!
Thanks
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Hi,
I've always just just used the Akismet plugin for WordPress which comes with the WordPress installation. You just need to sign up for an API key. It's not perfect but does a pretty good job and is more elegant than using captcha.
Hope that helps.
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