Plugin Contributor
redsand
(@redsand)
Hi rperrett,
Yes, comments with many links are blocked, as this is a common signature of spam.
Please see the plugin’s documentation for an explanation of how it works. WP-SpamShield does not use moderation or the spam queue. It blocks spam completely, which improves your site’s security and performance, as noted in the documentation.
It is easy to have lively and intense discussions and debate on a site and still not use excessive numbers of links in each comment. I would recommend posting commenting guidelines/policy and let users know that the number of links per comment is limited, and ask them to abide by that. Having a commenting policy is an important part of a site.
The spam filters cannot be overridden, as they have all been placed there by design, after much research, testing, and years of experience fighting spam. You can whitelist specific users if you like, in the WP-SpamShield settings.
I hope this helps.
– Scott
What is the limit set to currently? How many comments before its blocked?
edit;
I’m not totally lazy after all…
$commentdata_comment_content_num_limit = 3; /* Max number of links in comment body content */
Is it possible to include this variable as editable in the front end?
Thanks
Plugin Contributor
redsand
(@redsand)
It’s actually not as simple as that…that number can change depending on certain variables.
2 links per comment will usually be safe.
Being that this is one element of a larger anti-spam strategy and algorithm, we are not going to be making that number editable.
