Two Simple Ways to Stop Spam on Your Blog

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In yesterday’s post I suggested turning off captcha and not requiring registration if you want to get more comments on your blog.

Quite a few readers asked me, without those protections, how they could prevent spam.

So here are two simple steps you can take:

If you can’t see the video above, click here to watch it on YouTube: http://youtu.be/cNYWaH1wHC0

Resources mentioned in the video: standalone GASP plugin or GASP included in CommentLuv Premium.

You can find more WordPress and blogging tutorials on my YouTube channel here: http://youtube.com/MichelleShaeffer

Your Turn!

Is spam a problem on your blog? Have you used GASP or your blacklist to help combat it? What else has worked for you?

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    1. Kathy Henderson-Sturtz says

      Use both of these methods, Michelle, thanks to your advice. Also love SpamFree, a low cost premium plugin.
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    2. Eleanor says

      Great tutorial thank you for doing the video, I just subscribed to your YouTube channel also.
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    3. Mark A. Michael says

      Thanks Michelle, just downloaded and Installed the GASP plugin as recommended.
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    4. Adalia John says

      Askimet was the first program I used for spam and it still works beautifully. Askimet is magical, I’ve never had a problem with spam.

      Keep these tutorials coming.
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    5. Kim McCully says

      Michelle, as always your blog posts and tutorials are timely. I just finished clearing out about 20 spam comments from my blog, then I saw your comment on Facebook with the link to this tutorial. I will implement GASP right now and see if that helps stop these spammers.

      Thanks for your all your great tips, your blog is a great resource when I’m looking for a specific type of plug-in.

    6. Louise Myers says

      Akismet works really well, tho I do have to check occasionally for bonafide comments in the spam folder. Is that why you don’t use Akismet, Michelle?

      (BTW has your CommentLuv stopped working? I got no luv ;))

      • Louise Myers says

        Your site went down momentarily, so no worries on the plugin!
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      • says

        That’s the biggest reason, yes. I found far too many legitimate comments were trapped in the filter. More than that, I’m frustrated by trying to comment on blogs with Akismet as 75%+ of the time it will send my comments to spam and since many users don’t check their spam filter as you do, that means much of the time they never see the comment (and I sure don’t think I’m leaving spammy comments–I don’t add in links, use inappropriate words, and try to contribute to the conversation). It’s also a monthly fee for any business or commercial related blogs, so I’d be paying monthly for something that annoys me. ;)

    7. krista says

      Thank you!! The spam has been driving me nuts – I had a plugin but was looking for something simple and this is it. I don’t want to ask my readers to jump through hoops to leave a comment – it has to be easy and these two suggestions are perfect. I am making those updates to my site right now.

    8. Gabi says

      Thx Michelle! Yr a lifesaver! Haha love the “keywords” u have chosen! I have so copied that! :)
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