Controlling Comment Spam On Your Blog
If you have a setup a blog and regularly post quality content you have undoubtedly come across someone try to comment on your post with either blatant self promotion, a simple “great post” offering no substance or just the insertion of hundreds of links.
It is unfortunate, however blogging is all about sharing thoughts, ideas and being part of a online community. So how do you ensure that you actively participate in this community and allow legitimate reader to engage with you?
Well if your using the ever-popular blogging platform WordPress there are a few very effective actions that can be taken to reduce Comment Spam On Your Blog.
Why Do People Comment Spam On Your Blog
There are many reasons that people or companies add spam comments to blogs. The two major reasons are:
- Trying to get a backlink from your website to their website
- Trying to get a increase in traffic to their website using their link in your comments
Comment spammers basically look to get their own links in the comments of as many blogs as possible.
What to Do To Control Comment Spam On Your Blog
- Askimet Plugin – When you setup a WordPress blog, this should be one of the first plugins that you install and enable. Askimet (Automattic Kismet) is one of the best developed plugins for Controlling Comment Spam On Your Blog.
- Modify the number of links allowed in a comment – By modifying the number the links that a reader can add to a comment, you will dramatically lower the number of comments that contain hundreds of links (ultimate spam).
- Pre-approve comments from commenters whose comments have previously been approved
- Moderate all comments – This may sound like over-kill, however unless you receive hundreds of comments or are extremely short on time and cannot moderate comments, this is a surefire way to Control Comment Spam On Your Blog.
Ultimately if you are posting regularly to your blog you will no doubt be aware when somebody has posted a comment. It only takes a few seconds to review a comment and delete it if it has passed through the filters that you have setup to Control Comment Spam On Your Blog.
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What a handy blog post for me to come across today. I had to delete over 100 spam comments from the same spammer today. That’s the first time it has happened to me, so thanks for the tips!
Thanks Lina
I hope that some of the tips can come in useful in stopping comment spam on your site.