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Comments spam

by benlauren
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My wordpress web site is regularly getting spam comments even though I have not allowed for comments. Could someone please tell me how to stop this? As a newbie I don't know how to control this any more than what I have already done. Thanks.
#comments #spam
  • Profile picture of the author Nick Lotter
    Have you tried installing the Akismet plugin?
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    • Profile picture of the author proaffiliate26
      Originally Posted by Nick Lotter View Post

      Have you tried installing the Akisment plugin?
      Yes, the Akismet plugin is very helpful for preventing spam. Also, you can choose to moderate all comments before publishing them in your WP admin panel.
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      • Profile picture of the author Nick Lotter
        Originally Posted by proaffiliate26 View Post

        Yes, the Akismet plugin is very helpful for preventing spam. Also, you can choose to moderate all comments before publishing them in your WP admin panel.
        That is why I like Akismet. I haven't tried the spam-free plugin, so I can't say which one is better.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brotato
    askimet sucks imo. Download and install this
    wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-spamfree/
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    • Profile picture of the author tommen
      Originally Posted by Brotato View Post

      askimet sucks imo. Download and install this
      wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-spamfree/

      I use WP-Spamfree as well, it works really well.Sometimes it puts legitimate comments in the spam folder so it is a good idea to check the spam folder once in a while.
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  • Profile picture of the author petelta
    askimet has worked fine for me so far.
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  • Profile picture of the author dreamtab
    Akisment should work for you. You may also remove the "URL" field so spammers will not waste their time.
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  • Profile picture of the author tommygunn
    You may be allowing comments at the post level. The setting is both in settings, and at the bottom of each post.
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  • Profile picture of the author Abledragon
    I use Akismet and Bad Behavior together - the combination does a great job for me.

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