Title: Does wpDiscuz use the default wp-comments-post.php file? Last modified: August 26, 2022 --- # Does wpDiscuz use the default wp-comments-post.php file? * [jmsstuff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmsstuff/) * (@jmsstuff) * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-wpdiscuz-use-the-default-wp-comments-post-php-file/) * Does wpDiscuz use the default WordPress wp-comments-post.php file to process comments? Or does it use a plugin-specific php file? Thanks! Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * Plugin Author [gVectors Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gvectors-team/) * (@gvectors-team) * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-wpdiscuz-use-the-default-wp-comments-post-php-file/#post-15957347) * Hi [@jmsstuff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmsstuff/), wpDiscuz uses WordPress hooks to process comments, it doesn’t use a specific file. Please specify what exactly you’re looking for. * Thread Starter [jmsstuff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmsstuff/) * (@jmsstuff) * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-wpdiscuz-use-the-default-wp-comments-post-php-file/#post-15964617) * Akismet recommends adding the code below to your .htaccess file to prevent bots from accessing wp-comments-post.php directly. I wasn’t sure if doing so is necessary when using wpDiscuz instead of the core comments. * `RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} POST RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} wp-comments-post\.php RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !(.*)example\.com(.*) [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^-?$ RewriteRule .* [http://%](http://%){REMOTE_ADDR}/[ R=301,L] * For more info, see step #5 here [https://blog.akismet.com/2022/04/07/wordpress-comment-blocklist-the-ultimate-guide/