http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/ The organic center of blogging! Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:07:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-3129 New to Wordpress | Redips | spideR Net Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:29:48 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-3129 [...] - quite enough. I also found nice trick for spambots written by Lee Robertson and it can be read at Keep the Comment Bots at Bay. Spambots aren’t smart enough and they can’t understand JavaScript that well. [...] [...] - quite enough. I also found nice trick for spambots written by Lee Robertson and it can be read at Keep the Comment Bots at Bay. Spambots aren’t smart enough and they can’t understand JavaScript that well. [...]

]]> http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-1144 Lee Robertson Sun, 11 May 2008 16:25:07 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-1144 Thanks for stopping by. That certainly works, as long as the commnet bots don't over run your blog with garbage comments. I have seen some blogs run as 1500 spam comments in a day when the comment bots have decided to target them. Thanks for stopping by. That certainly works, as long as the commnet bots don’t over run your blog with garbage comments. I have seen some blogs run as 1500 spam comments in a day when the comment bots have decided to target them.

]]> http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-1136 Tasarim Sat, 10 May 2008 16:33:26 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-1136 I loook comments daily on my blog and deleting all spams.... I loook comments daily on my blog and deleting all spams….

]]> http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-904 WordPress Annoyances - Epiblogger Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:55:18 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-904 [...] help prevent some of this spam from making it through. The WordPress blogs that I have implement my Javascript redirect in most cases reduced automated comment spam entirely. The comment spam that makes it through is [...] [...] help prevent some of this spam from making it through. The WordPress blogs that I have implement my Javascript redirect in most cases reduced automated comment spam entirely. The comment spam that makes it through is [...]

]]> http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-148 Lee Robertson Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:35:31 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-148 You could do that, but you would have to edit the wp-comments-post.php so it knows how to handle the new field name. You would have to edit it every time a new WordPress is released again as well. You could do that, but you would have to edit the wp-comments-post.php so it knows how to handle the new field name. You would have to edit it every time a new WordPress is released again as well.

]]> http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-146 Jeffro2pt0 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:11:53 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-146 At one time, I thought about changing the name of the text fields in the comment form, but when I attempted to do so, the comment form broke. Apparently, those are hard coded values or something. I always thought that perhaps changing the Email fields from Email to something like Emale might be a way to prevent spam At one time, I thought about changing the name of the text fields in the comment form, but when I attempted to do so, the comment form broke. Apparently, those are hard coded values or something. I always thought that perhaps changing the Email fields from Email to something like Emale might be a way to prevent spam

]]> http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-145 Lee Robertson Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:50:26 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-145 It works well, considering the majority of comment spam is created by computers. This lets the computers think they were successful in submitting the comment spam, when in reality they did nothing. Can it get tiring making the changes everytime a new WordPress install comes out? Compared to dealing with hundreds of automated comment spam it takes very little time. I would rather do this than sort through the spam that Akismat has caught, but that is my preference I guess. It works well, considering the majority of comment spam is created by computers. This lets the computers think they were successful in submitting the comment spam, when in reality they did nothing. Can it get tiring making the changes everytime a new WordPress install comes out? Compared to dealing with hundreds of automated comment spam it takes very little time. I would rather do this than sort through the spam that Akismat has caught, but that is my preference I guess.

]]> http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-143 Jeffro2pt0 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:39:14 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-143 That sure is one heck of a way to deal with the spam. However, Akismet has done a pretty darn good job at keeping 99% of the spam off of my blog. Also, I wouldn't want to do this every time a new WordPress version is released, it could get old after awhile. But thanks for sharing your technique. That sure is one heck of a way to deal with the spam. However, Akismet has done a pretty darn good job at keeping 99% of the spam off of my blog. Also, I wouldn’t want to do this every time a new WordPress version is released, it could get old after awhile. But thanks for sharing your technique.

]]> http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-101 Sunday Round-Up - Week 5 | Thatblogsite Dot Com Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:51:36 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-101 [...] Keep the Comment Bots at Bay - Learn how to prevent automated comment spam on your blog, very useful [...] [...] Keep the Comment Bots at Bay - Learn how to prevent automated comment spam on your blog, very useful [...]

]]> http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-89 Lee Robertson Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:00:56 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-89 You know I have tried many different methods to stop comment spam, and this one has been my favourite lately. The hidden field in the comment form works as well, but I can put this one in place quicker than a hidden field usually. It depends on the site. The fact that is relies on Javascript is the one thing I dislike about it, but if I have to chose between dealing with 100's of automated comment spam and using Javascript I will chose the Javascript. I probably should not have posted this method. Next thing you know the spammers will adapt to read the external Javascript to the correct URL. They are like the Borg, they just adapt faster than we can. You know I have tried many different methods to stop comment spam, and this one has been my favourite lately. The hidden field in the comment form works as well, but I can put this one in place quicker than a hidden field usually. It depends on the site. The fact that is relies on Javascript is the one thing I dislike about it, but if I have to chose between dealing with 100’s of automated comment spam and using Javascript I will chose the Javascript. I probably should not have posted this method. Next thing you know the spammers will adapt to read the external Javascript to the correct URL. They are like the Borg, they just adapt faster than we can.

]]> http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-86 DigiKev Digital Media Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:45:30 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/prevent-automated-comment-spam/#comment-86 This is a nice method Lee, like you say it is a shame it runs on JavaScript but nonetheless it is a decent method. I prefer to have a hidden form field to fool spam bots rather using captcha on my blog as it is important to make things as simple as possible and I feel getting visitors to my website to jump through hoops to comment just isn't good practice. I think captcha is great, just not for a blog comment form, keep captcha for profile signup's on commercial websites. Another great article on blog housekeeping, cheers! This is a nice method Lee, like you say it is a shame it runs on JavaScript but nonetheless it is a decent method. I prefer to have a hidden form field to fool spam bots rather using captcha on my blog as it is important to make things as simple as possible and I feel getting visitors to my website to jump through hoops to comment just isn’t good practice. I think captcha is great, just not for a blog comment form, keep captcha for profile signup’s on commercial websites. Another great article on blog housekeeping, cheers!

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