Stopping Spam
Use Akismet!
Current versions of WordPress come with the Akismet plugin installed by default. Akismet uses a unique algorithm combined with a community-created database to “learn” which comments are comment spam and which are legitimate.
To enable Akismet on your WordPress blog, go to the Plugins panel and activate the Plugin. A menu is added to the Comments Panel and holds a list of “caught” comment spam.
*Note: UBC Bloggers do not have to worry about this the plugin is installed globally.
If comment spam gets through Akismet’s net, mark it as comment spam in your Comments Panel. Do not delete it. By marking it “comment spam”, the information is sent to Akismet and added to the community-created database.
When Comments Get Caught By Akismet:
Akismet learns by those who mark comment spam as comment spam and legitimate spam is despammed. If your comments are being caught by Akismet, remove them from the Spam Panel. It might take two or three times, but it will learn and automatically not designate your comments as spam.
Commenters on your blog may have their comments caught by Akismet. If you do not regularly check your Spam Panel, have an easy way of allowing readers to email you if their comment did not appear.
Use a CAPTCHA
Sometimes Akismet is not enough either the spam bot is to new or the comment is not “spam like” enough this is when a CAPTCHA is needed.
A CAPTCHA is a program that can tell whether its user is a human or a computer. CAPTCHAs are used by many websites to prevent abuse from “bots,” or automated programs usually written to generate spam. No computer program can read distorted text as well as humans can, so bots cannot navigate sites protected by CAPTCHAs.
UBC blogs has the reCaptcha plugin installed you can choose to activate or deactivate this plugin.
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That’s correct! WordPress, being one of the most popular content management systems for websites and blogs, includes the Akismet plugin Amanda The Adventurer by default in its current versions. Akismet is a powerful tool designed to combat comment spam.
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