@nacinla
This is unfortunate to hear. I know how frustrating this can be.
“Today I got three comments.”
You are sure these comments came from the same page/comments box that the previous ones had?
A couple things I would try.
1. Make sure WordPress, Themes, and Plugins are all up to date with the most recent releases of each.
2. Temporarily disable all comments under Settings / Discussion
3. Turn on users must be registered and logged in to comment
If you can find a way to get funding from your church to cover Akismet, it’s hands down the best solution to stop spam comments through default WordPress comments system.
(@nacinla)
5 years, 4 months ago
A spammer discovered an unpublished test page on my church website that would have been a blog. I forgot to turn comments off. It’s been that way for over a year. Out of the blue, I’m getting comments, clearly from a single source. Yesterday, I deleted the test page. Today I got three comments. I’m wondering two things: How can someone post to a page that doesn’t exist and how can I stop the emails to my personal email notifying me of the comments? We can’t afford Akismet. I’ll be checking out free antispam plugins.