Is it normal to get a lot of spam comments on your website and is there a way to stop them?
I keep getting comments that my website isn't working properly on various platforms but I'm don't think it is actually true. What does the spammer have to gain from this? As far as I can tell, there isn't anything but frustration on my part!!!
It is very normal to get spam comments on your site but depending on your site, you should be able to set the site so that you have to approve any comments before they are posted. This is easiest probably with Wordpress.
Thank you rbnielsen44! I don't suppose there is an application for an automated filter for spam?
Wordpress comes with a plug-in called Akismet which does a very good job of intercepting spam for you. You have to register for it (the link is found in your Wordpress backend in the Akismet settings), but it is free and very useful. If you aren't running your site on Wordpress, you'll have to find one that works with your blogging software, one that is universal, or have someone build it for you. Best of luck!
that's normal I think. It indicates that your website have a cool traffic
I use Akismet plugin (Wordpress) to filter it, but we must have API Key first.
if you don't want the simple one (without API Keys) just go to the wordpress plugin page and search with the keywords you like (ex: spam comment filter)
always moderate your comments if at all possible. this will reduce the spread of spam and control it. if you have wordpress there are several plugins that will reduce spammers and spam comments. bloggers as a platform has moderation available for manually moderating comments and an auto identifying that will remove a lot of these for you.
by Nathan Bernardo 9 years ago
I have a few of my own websites and I get a lot of spam comments. I end up getting overwhelmed and they pile up. I have the Akismet (default) plug-in for filtering spam comments on my wordpress sites, but when I went to upgrade it recently it said I had to pay; that's how I understood it, tell me...
by emievil 13 years ago
Not here in HP, it's this blog of mine. It's getting a lot of spam comments about traffic and how to earn money online. And I'm not writing about this stuff!How do I get rid of them permanently? and also, how did they find me? One even went so far as to ask why I deleted his / her post. *sigh*
by Troy Taylor 9 years ago
Anyone else getting a lot of spam comments lately?
by rlsoden4 12 years ago
WordPress Comment SpamI am overwhelmed on WordPress sites with spam comments. What plugins do you use to keep your spam comments under control?
by Adrienne Farricelli CPDT-KA, Dip.CBST 3 years ago
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by Liz Elias 10 years ago
Normally, I approve 99% of all comments left on my hubs. But twice today, and once yesterday, there were comments left, all by "anonymous," that I simply denied because they were just way out of line.Not demeaning, offensive, hateful, or anything like that...just WAY off topic.In...
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