Wordpress Spam Problems
Spam has always been a problem in wordpress blogs. I used to moderate all comments manually to prevent nonsense comments. However, this has been getting more annoying since I’m receiving 5-10 spam comments per day now.
Is wordpress spam also a problem for you? If it is, then here are some plugins to help regulate it. Of course, none of these are foolproof, but they do get rid of most of the spam comments.
Akismet is probably the most important spam killer. It has so far been pretty good at accurately detecting spam comments and filtering most of them out so I do not have to manually. It is definitely an essential for every blog.
Another one I am using is challenge. Challenge displays a math problem that the commenter has to solve each time he/she wants to comment. This probably also reduces spam, because chances are, few people are bored enough to do that many problems, and I don’t think spam bots can read the questions. Apologies to those who can’t do these problems. No offense, but I feel that such basic arithmetic should be something that everyone should know.
There is also a comment authorization plugin that I’m thinking about using. It sends an email with a unique url to the commenter, which he/she has to click on in order for the comment to be accepted. Please vote in the poll below to help me determine whether I should use this one or the math problem one. I would also appreciate comments explaining why the one chosen is preferred.
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i need ur help .. i am using 110mb.com and want to use wordpress with it … pls tell me how to do this… i am stuck up in my sql part .. what is that .. is that free in 100mb ..
pls help..
Ankur, mysql is basically the database you need to run wordpress. If you’re using 110mb, it costs $9.95 to enable it on your account. If you’re interested, you can work out a cheaper deal with me, and I’ll host and setup your database for you.