If you have any recaptcha plugins, deactivate them.
If you are using Akismet that should be enough to keep the spam out.
Thank you – did that and it didn’t work.
When I attempt to submit comment on my smartphone (android) I get an error message saying:
The website encountered an error while retrieving /wp-comments-post.php It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.
I have also overwritten the wp-comments-post.php file (re uploaded it, whatever) but that hasn’t helped either 🙁
Any other ideas?
I just left a comment on the J post and it is awaiting moderation so everything looks normal.
I do suspect that any captcha plugin could have done this as they tend not to play nice with Akismet (and also sort of defeat the purpose of using Akismet)
Thanks Mark – yep, I managed to work it out. I have Google Recaptcha, as recommended by eMember – I unchecked a few boxes in there and voila, it’s working again.
Thanks guys, big help with directing me to possible cause – it narrowed down my troubleshooting time immensely.
Very much appreciated – and Mark, thank you for your comment on the blog post, it’s perfect!
