January 2009
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Finding Comment Luv Blogs
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 [...]
WP-Hashcash Plugin
By Swog on January 30, 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, [...]
Posted in Tech | Tagged Block Spam, Blog, Bot, Checks, Genuine Comments, Hashcash, Quells, Spam, Submission, Submissions | 1 Response