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1. slazar
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   I am being hacked by a robot and daily get spam even though I have SI Captcha, how do I prevent it occuring

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/si-contact-form/

2. Mike Challis
   Member
   Plugin Author
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   Try this: Install and activate Akismet

3. slazar
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   Mike I thought the idea of the SI Captcha is that one has to put in the scrambled letters so that this does not occur?
   Is akismet the only solution?

4. Iamhere
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   I am also finding massive amounts of spam.

   Akismet does seem to (currently) be the best method of controlling it.
   I've tried bad behaviour, anti-spam bee and Si Captcha plugins - but nothing works as well as Akismet (which is a bit of a pain to set up with the API, especially when working with a number of clients).

   As WP gets bigger, so too does the spam issue.

5. slazar
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   Hello Mike, surprised no answer at this time
   Possibly my explanation was wrong : the spam I am getting is through the Comments Section at the bottom of the blog. But to place a comment they need to put in the scrambled letters
   "A new comment is waiting for your approval ... "
   Mike, is Akismet the solution to stopping comments being placed by Robots?
   Please advise

6. Mike Challis
   Member
   Plugin Author
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   Go to the FAQ page and read this section:
   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/si-captcha-for-wordpress/faq/
   "Spammers have been able to bypass my CAPTCHA, what can I do?"

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