{"id":23130,"date":"2020-12-09T09:29:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T01:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.mwwsb.com.my\/pjci\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=23130"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:36:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T03:36:07","slug":"prevent-spamming-in-wordpresss-comments","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/prevent-spamming-in-wordpresss-comments","title":{"rendered":"Prevent Spamming in WordPress\u2019s Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23130\" class=\"elementor elementor-23130\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eea23c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eea23c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4441c41\" data-id=\"4441c41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723ec7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"723ec7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevent Spamming in WordPress\u2019s Comments<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0f94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c0f94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unfortunately, nowadays, comment spam is a fact of life on the internet. It can be exhilarating to see those new comments show up on your blog. However, that excitement often instantly disappears when you see inappropriate replies to your content. These replies are also known as &#8220;spam&#8221;. The dictionary defines it as- irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of user.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you choose to enable comments on your website, you <em>will <\/em>surely have to deal with spammers. To prevent your site from making an awful first impression, you\u2019ll need to find a way to stop comment spam.<\/p><p>While you may never be able to eliminate spam entirely, what you can do a lot is to slow the spamming process. For WordPress users, there are plenty of simple tweaks you can perform. These tweaks will block or hide these comments before your visitors see them. Besides that, you can even use a robust anti-spam plugin to tighten your defenses.<\/p><div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">In this post, we\u2019ll show how you can stop comment spam on your WordPress site. Let\u2019s take a look!<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6dcd54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6dcd54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Please follow these instructions if you want to prevent spam in WordPress\u2019s Comments:<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda4fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fda4fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>1)\u00a0 <strong>Disable<\/strong> the <strong>Comments option<\/strong> in both \u201cPages\u201d and \u201cPosts\u201d.<\/div><div>Go to \u2013&gt; Pages \u2013&gt; All Pages \u2013&gt; Tick All Pages \u2013&gt; Drop down the \u201cbulk option\u201d \u2013&gt; Choose \u201cEdit\u201d \u2013&gt; Click Apply. \u2013&gt; Go to Comments option \u2013&gt; Drop down and choose \u201cDo Not Allow\u201d and Click Update.<\/div><div>Repeat the same option for \u201cPost\u201d.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>2)\u00a0 Install plugin called \u201c<strong>No Page Comment<\/strong>\u201d and\/or\u00a0<strong>\u201cAkismet<\/strong>\u201c.<\/div><div>For details on how to use, you may refer from the 3rd party Guide as provided by the software provider.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796f9fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"796f9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Please get back to us if you have any further concerns or queries about this method.<\/div><div>Thank you.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28adfe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28adfe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>To read more articles on the Topic: CMS (Content Management System), please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/prevent-spamming-in-wordpresss-comments\">Knowledge Base<\/a>.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prevent Spamming in WordPress\u2019s Comments Unfortunately, nowadays, comment spam is a fact of life on the internet. 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