Hey guys, im new to this all. I was hired by my school to take over as the guy who runs their blog, and in the comments i'm getting tons and tons and tons of spam. I know you can put the little verify thing in the comments, but when i tied to add it, there's a red bar over it and it wont let me do it for some reason. sorry if this a stupid issue or has been addressed before. i would appreciate any step by step help anyone has to offer. thank you!
Very New and Very in need of help (3 posts)
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senterleft
Posted 3 years ago # -
Boo_77
Posted 3 years ago #I had a lot of trouble with spam in the beginning too.
I'm really new as well, but I will try to help. Maybe someone else can too.
The red bar over it. Are you talking about the API-KEy that it's asking for??
Do you have a spam blocker plugin?? If not, I recommend askimet.
Then, are you using an FTP (file transfer program, like Cute FTP or Filezilla) program and are you familiar enough with it to install it?
If not, let me know and I will try my best to help you. And if I can't help you there is a specific forum for plugin's that you should be able to get help at.
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There are two very good plugins that deal with spam ... Bad Behavior and Akismet. The newest versions of WP have Akismet already included as a widget and just need activation. Bad behavior needs to be downloaded from the Plugins site, downloaded and extracted, and uploaded by FTP to your /wp-content/plugins folder, then actuvated from your dashboard. Unless you have been hacked and extraneous code inserted into your files - this should clear up 99% of your spam problems.
I might also suggest that if you are going to be stuck with maintaining your schools WP site you either go to a larger bookstore and buy a copy of WordPress for Dummies - or requisition it from school funds. I bought it when I started and it is a great resource.
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