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Peter1469
02-09-2014, 11:18 AM
ADMIN, is there anyway to get the Spam-O-Matic feature in the blog section? There is a great deal of spam there and the only option currently is to delete it.

Thanks.

Chris
02-09-2014, 11:20 AM
The spam's gotten so bad I've given up trying to keep up with deleting it.

Peter1469
02-09-2014, 12:17 PM
The spam's gotten so bad I've given up trying to keep up with deleting it.

I try to catch it every couple of days. At least for me, it appears to be all linked, so Spam-O-Matic would be a big help.

Adelaide
02-09-2014, 04:24 PM
You can delete it really easily. If you go to the bottom of the comment it gives you four or five options. If you pick spam it disappears. I check every other day or so and usually only have about 3 spam posts.

Peter1469
02-09-2014, 07:06 PM
I have been deleting mine. It does look like most is coming from the same place- for me at least.

Captain Obvious
02-09-2014, 09:05 PM
I never go down there - to the blog section.

I should post my blog about blogs down there, it will tell you everything you want to know about blogs.

Funny though that spammers seem to target that area. It must be a known glitch that spam-o-matic doesn't work there.

Peter1469
02-09-2014, 09:12 PM
My blog is a travel blog. Nothing that would concern someone here on the forums.

I think the spam is a wordpress thing. All of mine seem to be people selling various superbowl stuff.


I never go down there - to the blog section.

I should post my blog about blogs down there, it will tell you everything you want to know about blogs.

Funny though that spammers seem to target that area. It must be a known glitch that spam-o-matic doesn't work there.

Captain Obvious
02-09-2014, 09:43 PM
I just looked down there for the first time, it's a totally different platform.

I didn't realize that.

I wonder if anyone here knows those blogs are linked to here, it's not really promoted in any way.

Peter1469
02-09-2014, 09:50 PM
It isn't really promoted. There are links at the bottom of the Forum page and up top. Some of us have links in their sig line, like Polly and I do.

Mine really is a lot about me keeping track of my travels. And maybe I can turn it into a business when I retire.


I just looked down there for the first time, it's a totally different platform.

I didn't realize that.

I wonder if anyone here knows those blogs are linked to here, it's not really promoted in any way.

Newpublius
02-09-2014, 10:53 PM
My blog is a travel blog. Nothing that would concern someone here on the forums.

I think the spam is a wordpress thing. All of mine seem to be people selling various superbowl stuff.

It is, but they hit typepad blogs too. The spammers are typically looking for link banks and score on abandoned blogs

Chris
02-10-2014, 08:44 AM
It is, but they hit typepad blogs too. The spammers are typically looking for link banks and score on abandoned blogs

That seems to be true for once you start getting spammed they seem to smell blood and a feeding frenzy starts. The host is WordPress and you'd think they'd want to protect what is ultimately they're reputation--unless they get paid for advertizing hits.

ADMIN
02-10-2014, 10:32 AM
We are working on making the blogs more visible.

@Peter1469 (http://thepoliticalforums.com/member.php?u=10) and Chris, are you able to use the Akismet plugin? You may need to register for a key.

http://akismet.com/wordpress/

It should stop much of the spam that comes through.

Unfortunately, Spam-O-Matic is a plugin that works only on the forum, not the Wordpress blogs.

Chris
02-10-2014, 10:35 AM
I'll check that out this evening, thanks.

Peter1469
02-10-2014, 04:15 PM
Thanks. I will give it a shot.


We are working on making the blogs more visible.

@Peter1469 (http://thepoliticalforums.com/member.php?u=10) and @Chris (http://thepoliticalforums.com/member.php?u=128), are you able to use the Akismet plugin? You may need to register for a key.

http://akismet.com/wordpress/

It should stop much of the spam that comes through.

Unfortunately, Spam-O-Matic is a plugin that works only on the forum, not the Wordpress blogs.

Chris
02-10-2014, 05:15 PM
OK, easy enough. Couldn't figure out email addy and id and that for blog so just got Akismet key separately and added that way. Still have to clean out 1000s manually--and deleted a few already approved I'm afraid, sorry. Hopefully that will keep it cleaner.

Peter1469
02-10-2014, 06:10 PM
OK, easy enough. Couldn't figure out email addy and id and that for blog so just got Akismet key separately and added that way. Still have to clean out 1000s manually--and deleted a few already approved I'm afraid, sorry. Hopefully that will keep it cleaner.

I will try it after dinner. I kept mine clean so hopefully it is easy.

Chris
02-12-2014, 08:00 PM
48 hours NO :spam1:

Peter1469
02-12-2014, 08:08 PM
48 hours NO :spam1:

I still have to try it....

Peter1469
02-13-2014, 07:41 PM
OK, I added the key. Let's see how it works.

Peter1469
02-18-2014, 07:35 PM
5 days, zero spam!

Dr. Who
02-18-2014, 08:12 PM
Hurrah!