Comments on: Want comments? Disable WP-SpamFree http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/ The official blog of StevoFC Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:34:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ewan http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Ewan Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:49:43 +0000 http://blog.stevofc.com/?p=368#comment-515 Just for the record, I've been using WP-SpamFree for some time with no issues whatsoever. Combined with Akismet it's a great timesaver, hardly any spam gets through (and legit comments are not blocked). Thanks for a great free plugin Scott. Just for the record, I’ve been using WP-SpamFree for some time with no issues whatsoever. Combined with Akismet it’s a great timesaver, hardly any spam gets through (and legit comments are not blocked). Thanks for a great free plugin Scott.

]]> By: Jarret http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Jarret Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:35:58 +0000 http://blog.stevofc.com/?p=368#comment-477 Hey, thanks for the feedback. I was going to try this plugin. My site gets 1 legit comment per week and 50-80 spam comments per day. Manually editing them is very tiresome even if Askimet filters them. I tried Bad behavior which worked great for preventing spam. too bad it also blocked search engine bots. I also tried Hashcash for about five minutes before disabling it--it added like 10 seconds to my page load time. I'll check out NoSpamX as you suggest. Hey, thanks for the feedback. I was going to try this plugin. My site gets 1 legit comment per week and 50-80 spam comments per day. Manually editing them is very tiresome even if Askimet filters them.

I tried Bad behavior which worked great for preventing spam. too bad it also blocked search engine bots. I also tried Hashcash for about five minutes before disabling it–it added like 10 seconds to my page load time.

I’ll check out NoSpamX as you suggest.

]]> By: mike http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/comment-page-1/#comment-456 mike Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:50:21 +0000 http://blog.stevofc.com/?p=368#comment-456 Hi Steve, I have to agree 100% with you that WP Spam Free is a "Pain in the ***". I like to place comments on sites where I have an interest in their topic...normal I think, but everytime I come across WP Spam Free plugin it comes up with that really stupid phrase "seems a bit spammy". Now as I am not a spammer, I would like to shove "seems a bit spammy" right up the creator´s "where the sun don´t shine" anti spam passage!! And finally, for all it's worth, Scott, your comments to Steve "seem a bit spammy to me"!!!! Hi Steve,

I have to agree 100% with you that WP Spam Free is a “Pain in the ***”. I like to place comments on sites where I have an interest in their topic…normal I think, but everytime I come across WP Spam Free plugin it comes up with that really stupid phrase “seems a bit spammy”.

Now as I am not a spammer, I would like to shove “seems a bit spammy” right up the creator´s “where the sun don´t shine” anti spam passage!!

And finally, for all it’s worth, Scott, your comments to Steve “seem a bit spammy to me”!!!!

]]> By: FoxTwo's Ramblings » Blog Archive » NoSpamNX – Kicks Spam Comments In The Butt Differently! http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/comment-page-1/#comment-398 FoxTwo's Ramblings » Blog Archive » NoSpamNX – Kicks Spam Comments In The Butt Differently! Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:31:20 +0000 http://blog.stevofc.com/?p=368#comment-398 [...] a bit, I found a few articles that reported operational problems with WP-SpamFree, such as this one here. Granted, the number of operational problems compared to the benefits WP-SpamFree is small, it is [...] [...] a bit, I found a few articles that reported operational problems with WP-SpamFree, such as this one here. Granted, the number of operational problems compared to the benefits WP-SpamFree is small, it is [...]

]]> By: Udegbunam Chukwudi http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Udegbunam Chukwudi Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:23:38 +0000 http://blog.stevofc.com/?p=368#comment-375 Sorry thought it was the NoSpamNX plug-in that brought up the message. From your above description of the plug-in, it seems the plug-in only works against spam comments left by BOTS. There might not be any protection against spam comments left by HUMANS. Anyway, anti-spam plug-ins are still trying to device better methods of catching human spam comments. Sorry thought it was the NoSpamNX plug-in that brought up the message. From your above description of the plug-in, it seems the plug-in only works against spam comments left by BOTS. There might not be any protection against spam comments left by HUMANS.

Anyway, anti-spam plug-ins are still trying to device better methods of catching human spam comments.

]]> By: Steve http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Steve Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:38:31 +0000 http://blog.stevofc.com/?p=368#comment-374 NoSpamNX doesn't give a message like that... If anything, it was the Akismet plugin that did it. NoSpamnNX does nothing but add 2 fields, that are hidden to the user via CSS. If anything is "typed" in those 2 fields the post is automatically marked as spam because bots just fill in all fields. So like I said, it wasn't NoSpamNX that did it. Also, my original blog post was nearly a year ago. I wouldn't be surprised if by now some of the bugs have been worked out. I will give your blog post a read a little later. NoSpamNX doesn’t give a message like that…
If anything, it was the Akismet plugin that did it.
NoSpamnNX does nothing but add 2 fields, that are hidden to the user via CSS. If anything is “typed” in those 2 fields the post is automatically marked as spam because bots just fill in all fields. So like I said, it wasn’t NoSpamNX that did it. Also, my original blog post was nearly a year ago. I wouldn’t be surprised if by now some of the bugs have been worked out.
I will give your blog post a read a little later.

]]> By: Udegbunam Chukwudi http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Udegbunam Chukwudi Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:16:33 +0000 http://blog.stevofc.com/?p=368#comment-373 Surprisingly enough I just got the <b>Your comment looks like spam</b> message right after I submitted the comment above. I used the back button, waited for the page to load completely then tried resubmitting it again and it went through. ;) So I'm guessing that even NoSpamNX isn't foolproof either ;) Surprisingly enough I just got the Your comment looks like spam message right after I submitted the comment above. I used the back button, waited for the page to load completely then tried resubmitting it again and it went through. Wink

So I’m guessing that even NoSpamNX isn’t foolproof either Wink

]]> By: Udegbunam Chukwudi http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Udegbunam Chukwudi Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:06:29 +0000 http://blog.stevofc.com/?p=368#comment-372 Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I ran a 7 day test on the plug-in and have written a blog post about my experience. Kinda like a review. I left a trackback. Hope you don't mind? Do have a fabulous week. Hi,

I just wanted to let you know that I ran a 7 day test on the plug-in and have written a blog post about my experience. Kinda like a review.

I left a trackback. Hope you don’t mind? Do have a fabulous week.

]]> By: Plug-ins: Wp-Spam Free Works Just Fine @ StrictlyOnlineBiz http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Plug-ins: Wp-Spam Free Works Just Fine @ StrictlyOnlineBiz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:07:28 +0000 http://blog.stevofc.com/?p=368#comment-371 [...] WordPress Comment Blacklist.Steve of SteveoFC.com had previously complained about Wp-Spam Free @ Want comments? Disable WP-SpamFree. Apparently some folks were complaining of their comments not getting through and getting a message [...] [...] WordPress Comment Blacklist.Steve of SteveoFC.com had previously complained about Wp-Spam Free @ Want comments? Disable WP-SpamFree. Apparently some folks were complaining of their comments not getting through and getting a message [...]

]]> By: Robert http://blog.stevofc.com/2009/07/02/want-comments-disable-wp-spamfree/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Robert Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:21:37 +0000 http://blog.stevofc.com/?p=368#comment-363 Does anyone else remember using Dr. Dave's SpamKarma? It was the hands down BEST spam killing plugin. Why do these talented developers insist on reinventing the wheel (and a shoddy one at that)? Why not put aside hubris and recognize that SpamKarma's approach to filtering spam was superb and just take the existing code and bring it up to current standards? Or does that make too much sense? Does anyone else remember using Dr. Dave’s SpamKarma? It was the hands down BEST spam killing plugin. Why do these talented developers insist on reinventing the wheel (and a shoddy one at that)? Why not put aside hubris and recognize that SpamKarma’s approach to filtering spam was superb and just take the existing code and bring it up to current standards? Or does that make too much sense?

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