qualitylow
Member
Posted 7 years ago #
Because I am not really all that knowledgable about the latter, I would like to know if having Akismet installed negates the need for Bad Behavior or if it's a good idea to have both installed or what. I understood that bad behavior works a little more preemptively (in keeping bots from even posting) than akismet but I don't know if that is a correct assumption.
I am truly not all that knowledgeable with how these spam plugins work-- or how spambots work in general, so I apologize if I sound like an idiot.
Justin
From what I understand:
BB stops them before they hit the server, Akismet deals with what is posted.
So if a spammer wants to hit your site 100 times a minute, BB would stop that, Akismet would not.
But if a spammer submits a comment, BB is no use but Akismet will deal with it.
Use both :)
qualitylow
Member
Posted 7 years ago #
I am. To experiment, I turned BB off and got 9 spams in the three hours it was off. All caught by akismet.
Apparently I can get perscription drugs from all sorts of places.
But for a small range of 'ailments' I find :)
RaulTBC
Member
Posted 7 years ago #
Akismet requires a WordPress key, which I signed up for. In doing so, I had to create a xxx.wordpress.com website.
Can I use that key on my own domain instead of the xxx.wordpress.com site?
Yes - the key is for your own domain.
