Tech Note: Thank Goodness for Akisimet Spam Filtering

January 23, 2009 · Filed Under FuelClinic.com, Uncategorized

I’ve been running this blog for almost three years now, and blog spam (bot’s trying to post spam in comments) has always been a problem, but recently the spam has been especially disgusting. (Really disgusting)

A few years ago WordPress created a plug-in called Akismet, which is a “smart” spam filter. Many websites use it (not just WordPress sites), and Akismet learns from all the spam it collects – so it adjusts fairly quickly to new spammer techniques. It’s allows real visitor comments thru, and stops nearly all spam.

I mention this only because some people have asked why their comments aren’t immediately posted. I try to get to them as quickly as possible.

If you run a blog, and do not yet know about Akismet – do yourself a favor and read more about it here:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/