If you are internet user then you know about what is spam. You know or saw spam emails earlier so many times. prevent spam comments wordpress is big task and important also.
how to prevent spam comments wordpress
Comment Spam Hacks
The following are not recommended for average users. They involve editing WordPress core files. BACKUP your files first.
- Delete wp-comments-post.php
The ultimate end-all solution to your comment spam troubles. This will effectively disable comments and is good for stopping comment spam floods. No one will be able to comment on your WordPress site.
- Delete wp-trackback.php
The ultimate end-all solution to your trackback spam troubles. This will effectively disable trackbacks and is good for stopping trackback spam floods. This will mean that no one will be able to trackback your posts, so do this after consideration.
- Denying access with .htaccess
While drastic, you can make modifications in your .htaccess file if you are using an Apache server. Check the Internet and Apache for more information.
- Use nofollow
The nofollow attribute is another method used to strip spammers of their page ranks. According to Google, “when Google sees the attribute (rel=”nofollow”) on hyperlinks, those links won’t get any credit when we rank websites in our search results.” Under WordPress v1.5, the nofollow attribute is automatically added to all links in the comments section.
WordPress comes with a pre installed antispam solution – Akismet.
In order to use Akismet, you should have a WordPress API key. To receive a WordPress API key, you should register at the official WordPress website. The key will be included in your welcome mail.
If you already have a registration at WordPress.org, you can see your API key by visiting the WP dashboard.
To enable Akismet for your blog, follow the steps below:
Step 1. Go to your WordPress admin area > Plugins > Installed.
Step 2. Click Activate.
There are many ways to protect your WordPress.com blogs from unwanted comments:
* WordPress.com blogs are protected by the Akismet comment spam filter.
* You can control whether comments are automatically approved or if they need to be reviewed before they are published.
* You can add rules for comment moderation to control which comments get marked as pending.
* You can add rules to the comment blacklist section to automatically mark some comments as spam.
* If you turn on email notifications, then you can watch those messages for spam and delete them quickly if you find any that get through the comment spam filter.
Akismet learns by those who mark comment spam as comment spam and legitimate spam is despammed. If your comments are being caught by Akismet, remove them from the Akismet Panel. It might take two or three times, but it will learn and automatically not designate your comments as spam.
Commenters on your blog may have their comments caught by Akismet. If you do not regularly check your Akismet Panel, have an easy way of allowing readers to email you if their comment did not appear.
With updates to the database and major changes to the software, this process may have to be repeated.
If you continue to have problems with Akismet catching your comments or too many of your readers’ comments, contact Akismet for more assistance.
