Controlling WordPress Comment Spam - 3 Must-Have Plug-Ins
Enabling comments to be posted on a WordPress blog allows readers to interact with yourself and others. A healthy following of visitors builds a sense of community and increases the popularity of your blog. Comments also create unique content, something the search engines love. A blog without comments appears dead and stagnant, however allowing comments can also open the door to comment spammers. Here’s how to get it under control. Comment spam typically comes from online marketers wanting a backlink to their own site. It mainly consists of low quality content with no added value or contains blatant advertising. Turning Commenting Off Can WordPress comment spam be stopped? Yes, if you turn commenting off in the WordPress Dashboard: Settings: Discussion: Default article settings: Allow people to post comments on new articles. Trackback Spam Another form of spamming comes in the form of trackbacks. Trackbacks can also be turned off in the Dashboard in Discussion: Allow link notifica...