Comments on: Comment Spam Solution

By: BABB-12: Interact With Your Blog Readers

BABB-12: Interact With Your Blog Readers — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:01:23 +0000

[...] of comments, many people are worried about comment spam. Simply activate the Akismet plugin in your WordPress dashboard and let it filter your comments for [...]

By: 10 Things Every Blog Should Have

10 Things Every Blog Should Have — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:24:55 +0000

[...] – it is usually preinstalled and all you have to do is activate the plugin. This is an excellent comment spam solution and is a must-have for anyone blogging on [...]

By: Anita DeFrank

Anita DeFrank — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:07:59 +0000

Oh my I agree 100% Mark … I’d rather just l deal with all the spam than even consider moving the comments option

Thanks for sharing your feelings about this plugin! It was already installed on my blog. Not sure why we never activated it.

By: Tim Fuchs

Tim Fuchs — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:58:09 +0000

Askimet is awesome. I installed it once and never had any problems with spam again.

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:12:46 +0000

I agree Mark… this is NOT a solution in my opinion. The whole point of blogging is Social Networking and interactivity. Otherwise, why not publish a static HTML website?!

By: Mark Vladir

Mark Vladir — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:55:39 +0000

I know several bloggers are turning off comments altogether because they’re tired of fighting all the spam.

I hope this doesn’t become the norm because without the comments and getting to know your site visitors, why blog?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:48:18 +0000

I’ve never had a problem with spam yet. I dont know i just never had a problem in any of my blogs. That sucks, but Akismet is one of the best programs I know for spam blockers. so you’re friend was right

By: Justin Harrison - Internet Marketing Consultant

Justin Harrison - Internet Marketing Consultant — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:32:44 +0000

Hey Lynn, I have been using the Akismet plug-in for some time now and I can attest to the fact that this really helps combat blog spam. I donâ€™t know what I would do without it.

Great blog and keep up the good work

By: Teli Adlam

Teli Adlam — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:19:57 +0000

Lynn,
I was surprised at the numbers my first few weeks too. It’s insane.

…Only possible drawback is the need to have a wordpress.com blog in order to get the API key….

Actually, you don’t need a wp.com blog, just an account. You can just sign up for a username/API key if you don’t need or want to go through the hassle of setting up a wp.com blog.

On the sign up page, just make sure that “Just a username, please” is selected. The good news is that you can use this single API key on multiple blogs that you run.

~ Teli

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:52:57 +0000

1,249 spam comments caught here so far, in about a week!

By: Ade Lamidi

Ade Lamidi — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:36:29 +0000

I activated Akismet late last year and to date I’ve blocked 236 spam comments.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:32:33 +0000

Kudo’s for Akismet Only possible drawback is the need to have a wordpress.com blog in order to get the API key needed to activate the plug-in. This is a minor quibble.

By: Chrissie

Chrissie — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:10:15 +0000

I don’t know how I lived before Akismet. I finally took the time to install it on all my blogs, I couldn’t take the comment spam anymore!

Thanks for the tip Teli

By: Rae

Rae — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:45:50 +0000

Love akismet… it may catch some real comments occassionally, but I just look through them everyday and they’re pretty easy to scan – unmark all the real ones and kill the rest – easier than going through it than the regular comment section.

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:55:59 +0000

Hi Sue – Sure! I added a link to your blog on my PPP Blogroll