Hello fellow students!
Comment spam – spam is a headache that users of wordpress and other blogging platforms often encounter. A large amount of spam comments are automatically posted by spam bots. After a while you will see a lot of spam comments appear. Although you can leave comments as default, they need to be reviewed so they don’t show up. But in the long run, the number will continue to be more and more difficult to control.
So, in this article, I will guide you to block all spam comments, with
Block spam comments in wordpress with Akismet plugin
By default when installing wordpress, Akismer is also pre-installed but not activated. If it’s not already installed, find and install it in the wordpress plugin repository. Now enable it, then hit the Install button too.
This is the welcome page of Akismet plugin, you press your Akismet Account Settings button .
You will be taken to the main Akismet page, scroll down to see the price list of this plugin. Depending on your needs, choose a package suitable for regular blogs. You can choose the free Personal plan to use it. Click the Get started with Personal button to start the registration.
You will be taken to the account creation page at WordPress.com. If you already have an account, log in, if not, fill in your information and click Create your account .
Go to the payment page to use it for free first, drag the slider on the right to $0/year. Then on the left fill in the required information. With this free version, you must commit to the website not to insert ads, not to sell products or promote business. By ticking the 3 boxes below. Finally click the Continue with personal subscription button .
A successful registration message will appear. You are provided with an API key string to use Akismet. No need to do anything with it, but click the button Automatically save your akismet API key so that it automatically fills the API key in the Akismet plugin at your wordpress site.
Now your blog is being protected from spam.
summary
Comment spam on WordPress is a downside to it and no solution can block it 100% effectively. The Akismet plugin may be tolerable, but it won’t completely remove it, nor will it sometimes mistakenly block real comments. Therefore, you should check the comments yourself from time to time to avoid missing spam or mistakenly dismissing the real comment.
