Huzzah Akismet! Blocking Spam Comments All Day
You know your site is finally getting around a bit when you start getting comments. Spam comments.
I started a (now defunct) website last year, powered by Wordpress. It never got too popular, and in the beginning I was excited every time I got a “New Comment” or “New Trackback” e-mail. Then I realized they were mostly all spam.
A few minutes ago, I checked my e-mail and had a spam comment in my inbox. I thought, “Ahh, here comes the spam.”
When I logged into the dashboard, I spammed the comment and was about to move away. Then I happened to look at the dashboard again - and I remembered that I had set up Akismet this time around.
I just added the widget to the left sidebar because I was so impressed. Akismet apparently blocked 84 spam comments - and this was the first one that got through. I’d say that’s pretty impressive.
If you’re running a Wordpress blog, or something else that uses comments and can utilize an Akismet plug-in, do so. There’s nothing more frustrating than wading through spam comments and trackbacks all day long.
Akismet is apparently pretty effective at cutting them down. A few of them might sift through, but you can never get rid of all the spam. So be happy if you can eliminate 84/85.
You can download the Akismet plugin for Wordpress, but all new builds come with Akismet pre-installed. All you have to do is fill in the Akismet API number - which you can get for free with a Wordpress account.
Happy spam-free comment logs.
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