Stopping spam comments?

dcuthbert · Jan 11, 2015

Hi,

I've been getting a lot of junk comments on a couple of my blogs, presumably using a Scrapebox type tool. I've added a plugin which adds a captcha, but there are still comments getting through (although not as many).

It's a pain having to delete all the spam comments, I can't just delete all because there are some genuine ones too. What's the best way to prevent these spam comments? Is there a good plugin?

upstarter · Jan 12, 2015

Are you on wordpress? Have you tried WP-SpamShield?

ContentWriter · Jan 12, 2015

I've been using Disqus Comment plugin on WordPress. So far, so good. I haven't received any spam comments for 2 straight years.

RuthSam · Jan 12, 2015

WP-SpamShield - works pretty good to block comments.

Zwielicht · Jan 12, 2015

Here's a link and quote from a thread I created in November of 2014 about preventing comment spam on Wordpress. You can try using this method if you notice that the spam comments are using very specific keywords (e.g., Louis Vuitton Handbags).

Zwielicht said:
This is a short and simple guide for those of you who are looking to filter spam on a Wordpress website without using a plugin. I've been using this feature for about a month with one of my websites and I went from getting hundreds of spam comments each days when I first started using it to only 1 or 2 (sometimes none at all!).

How To Filter Wordpress Spam Without A Plugin In 6 Easy Steps

Log in to your Wordpress dashboard
Go to your settings
Go To "Discussion"
Scroll down until you see "Comment Blacklist"
Enter the words that frequently appear in your comments (make sure they aren't common words like "hello").
Save your changes

If you're wondering what you should use in your comment blacklist, here are some words that would frequently appear in the spam comments that I used to receive:

Code:

ofclan junglemoosehack pointbeachinteriorsnj jcstrashremoval sga uproxx trinity-college theepochtimes contag stamforddentalarts chocolush next-gen-traffic beyondthedough finalfantasy bft noosa Viagra outlet vivier sac barnett Recendez 6pm coupon code degtrontol garcinia kwonlContentMarketing oospice38 lululemon chaussure adidas mulberry PLR slimming mundillo louis jerseys kors mont bameasures whipstone vocativ blanc flexitheq michael clutch ihostpress soul2grow Jersey goose advocaciasr horasvitae moncler boxing moscowtickets maximusbrouwerij exxcelmodel stanlycountygymnastics burberry boocooblog thecreativefinder parka ESO Gold canada nightwear socialeum vuitton neverfull ipad longchamp louboutin prada nike Handbags woolrich Hogan vue ray zweibrucken dimanche crorkz linkz fansuitton goose femme H1,H2,H3 bletqmuer oregon ducks Voyages iPhone6 doudoune Bestellen ray ban gucci bracciale hermes hazelnuts Sevilla Parajumpers velour Ralph Lauren pas cher diet jordan jordans wildstar roshe dr dre dre beats Philharmonia japan ugg pollys Danielrimb boutique arada timberland sbobet renewalhongkong weight loss martini penjingba automaniastudios borsa catalyticwoman Snonjeoda brinkster FIFA newproductideas vivienne vivian westwood pizzariariopreto neotechtelecom iphone BellocPetty dino maximavisaopericias

It will not prevent every spam comment from getting through, but it makes managing spam without a plugin much easier if you do not like having too many plugins on your website.

RWCenter · Jan 12, 2015

Have you tried Akismet? It's pretty good. And as said above - install Disqus, which makes it hard for commenters to post. The only down side - some real visitors might be discouraged to leave comments (anonymity and/or privacy issues).

dcuthbert · Jan 12, 2015

iPresenceBiz said:
I've been using Disqus Comment plugin on WordPress. So far, so good. I haven't received any spam comments for 2 straight years.

Thanks, just installed it and it looks good.

Zwielicht said:
Here's a link and quote from a thread I created in November of 2014 about preventing comment spam on Wordpress. You can try using this method if you notice that the spam comments are using very specific keywords (e.g., Louis Vuitton Handbags).

Thanks, couldn't help but laugh at my niche being in your list of blocked words

Zwielicht · Jan 12, 2015

dcuthbert said:
Thanks, couldn't help but laugh at my niche being in your list of blocked words

That's funny! Some of the keywords in that list, such as Dre, are only irrelevant on my website that uses the comment blacklist since I highly doubt I will ever create a post about Dr. Dre.

akacash · Jan 12, 2015

Look at the IPs of the comments. Chances are you're going to find the same 40-50 subnet's over and over, at most. If it's just 1 person person doing it, you'll probably only find 15 or 20. If the person doing it is smart they're using proxies, but most aren't going to pay that much probably, so you'll only be dealing with someone who has a subscription to 500 proxies at most. More than likely, it'll be just 1 or 2 people who have like 50 or 100 proxies each, and you should be able to easily see the pattern of subnet's from their proxies so you can block them. That's a more general approach as I'm not very knowledgeable with Wordpress, but there might even be some sort of plug-in that could do this, otherwise do it through .htaccess.

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