Archive for posts tagged ‘comment spam’

Ardamis in 2012 – new look, more microdata, faster code

Ardamis.com is starting out 2012 with a new look, better structured data markup, and a revamped anti-spam system.

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A cache-friendly method for reducing WordPress comment spam

A safe-for-cached-pages method of filtering out spam comments by requiring at least some time to have passed between the time the page is loaded and the form is submitted.

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A chart illustrating the reduction in comment spam at ardamis.com

A screenshot of the Akismet stats graph showing the number of spam comments at ardamis.com identified by Akismet before and after my anti-spam system was implemented.

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A massive reduction in the number of spam comments

How to reduce the number of spam comments that make it into your WordPress database without annoying your visitors.

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Using timestamps to reduce WordPress comment spam

The method described in this post uses PHP to generate the timestamps. If your site is using a caching plugin, the timestamps will be stale, and this method will not work. I’m working on a new method using JavaScript for sites that use page caching. In this post, I’ll explain how to reduce the amount [...]

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Defeating WordPress comment spam

How to reduce WordPress comment spam by implementing a challenge-response system that uses JavaScript to hide the path to the form processing script.

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