WordPress Comments Question

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If I have all settings within my WordPress Admin are set to allow anyone to comment, why it then that when I click on comments at the end of one of my posts (not logged into Admin at the time), does it say "You must be logged in to post a comment." ??? I don't want that, I want anyone to be able to post a comment, not just those with a WordPress login.

Am I missing an obvious setting within the Admin?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. Nothing is set to moderation or the like.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eric Lorence
    Go to Settings/General then scroll down to the line:

    "User must be registered and logged in to comment"

    Then uncheck that box.

    Be careful, the spam bots are watching!

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    • Profile picture of the author Barbara Eyre
      Eric,

      Thank you! I don't know how many times I overlooked that little section in the settings. It pays to have another pair of eyes!

      Yeah, I know about the potential spam. But I would hate to force someone to register for an account they may just use once. Ya know?

      Unless there is a WordPress plugin that gives me my cake and let's me eat it too?????
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  • Profile picture of the author alexei_aus
    make sure to install akismet plugin to save your blog from some of the spam.

    i once had one of my google adwords sites ranking for porn stuff because of the comment spam
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    • Profile picture of the author Eric Lorence
      Yes Askimet is a good choice, you will also have to register at wordpress.com for an api key, if you have not done so already,to activate it.

      Then go to plugins and scroll down to activate.

      Glad to help!
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    • Profile picture of the author Karen Blundell
      along with Akismet, I recommend you install these 2 other plugins: Comment Timeout and Simple Trackback Validation, which also help to reduce spam
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