Title: Please moderate SPAM.
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Please moderate SPAM.

 *  [rajsw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajsw/)
 * (@rajsw)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-moderate-spam/)
 * Hello,
 * First off.. Excellent program. WordPress was easy to setup and the instructions
   provided were very helpful. Now for my issue.
 * Recently I have been getting 6-20 SPAM e-mails a day generated by WordPress 2.3.3.
   They follow the below example:
 * [Raj and Ginny’s Blog] Please moderate: “Blog subject”
 * In WP-Admin if I check the comments, I see the SPAM comments awaiting moderation.
   Example:
 * ——————–
 *     ```
       newyork | ny-lolod.com/267 | IP: 118.98.163.122
   
       newyork…
   
       newyork…
   
       Mar 18, 8:05 AM — [ Edit | Delete | Unapprove | Approve | Spam ] — Sesame Street Live Saga
       ```
   
 * ——————–
 * Under WP-Admin, Options, General I do have “Users must be registered and logged
   in to comment” selected and I checked to make sure that I do not have any extra
   user accounts created. I am completely confised how these posts are being generated.
   Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
 * /*Raj*/

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 *  [Len](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lenk/)
 * (@lenk)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-moderate-spam/#post-714651)
 * Are you sure those are comments and not trackbacks?
 * Do you have Akismet activated? You might also want to consider using [Bad Behaviour](http://www.bad-behavior.ioerror.us/download/)
   which blocks many bots from accessing your blog in the first place – works great
   with Akismet. Since using the two together my spam count has dropped from hundreds
   per week to maybe half dozen a month.
 *  Thread Starter [rajsw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajsw/)
 * (@rajsw)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-moderate-spam/#post-714652)
 * To be honest… I really do not know. How do I turn off “trackbacks”?
 * Thanks for your help.
 * /*Raj*/
 *  [Len](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lenk/)
 * (@lenk)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-moderate-spam/#post-714653)
 * From the Dashboard: Options>Discussion – uncheck “Allow link notifications from
   other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks.)”
 * I have them disabled on my blog.
 *  Thread Starter [rajsw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajsw/)
 * (@rajsw)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-moderate-spam/#post-714654)
 * Excellent. Thank you, I will give that a shot.
 * I have not activates Akismet yet as I do not see the “API key” listed in my profile.
   It’s possible that my support account and WordPress.com account are separate.
 * /*Raj*/
 *  [Len](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lenk/)
 * (@lenk)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-moderate-spam/#post-714655)
 * Yeah, to use Akismet you need to sign up for a free account with wordpress.com.
   You don’t have to have a blog over there, just an account which will get you 
   your API key.
 *  Thread Starter [rajsw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajsw/)
 * (@rajsw)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-moderate-spam/#post-714656)
 * Yep. I got it sorted. Akismet enabled. Thanks again. Hopefully this will stop
   the SPAM.
 *  [boober](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boober/)
 * (@boober)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-moderate-spam/#post-714657)
 * you will also need to disable trackbacks in all your existing posts. Disabling
   them in options will only effect the posts you make from now on.
 * To disable them in existing posts, go to manage-posts and edit each post. There’s
   a block in the right column for discussion options. You need to uncheck trackbacks.
 *  Thread Starter [rajsw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajsw/)
 * (@rajsw)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-moderate-spam/#post-714832)
 * Ahh… good to know. Thanks! You all are the GREATEST! Awsome support community!
 * /*Raj*/

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [rajsw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajsw/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-moderate-spam/#post-714832)
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