January 30th, 2009
Although the powerful Akismet plug-in quells about 99% of the spam received on this blog, I have taken the step of experimenting with another plug-in, namely WP-Hashcash. This plug-in operates in an extirely different way, employing client-side javascript to determine whether the page was opened in a browser. This will block all spam bot submissions, [...]
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January 9th, 2009
Most blog owners understand the hazards of comment spam. Much comment spam is automated and therefore allowing comments without moderation is not a feasible option. The excellent Akismet plug-in for Wordpress takes care of much automated spam.
Many blog owners may wish to offer their commenters a reward for ongoing participation and commenting. One such method [...]
Filed under: Blog Promotion, Blogging