Comments on: WordPress Anti Spam

By: trev

trev — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:59:48 +0000

Hi Jeff

I know what you mean – I usually get more captchas wrong than I get right. And the air turns blue when one of my friends encounters them.

It’s also annoying when the extra squiggles look a bit like a possible letter or number but the computer sitting in judgement disagrees.

At least newer programs like reCaptcha allow you to press “refresh” when you can’t work them out – if I’m bored one day, I might try adding that into a blog.

The audio is done with a free service called Odiogo and is easy to add to a blog – their site gives full instructions.

Trev

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:26:32 +0000

I found this article searching for an auto version of the captcha code. I myself sometimes have problems with the captchas, andI have perfect vision. Some are just very difficult to read! I also like the way there is an audio option to listen to your blogs, very cool

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:21:44 +0000

Thanks for the quick reply, I have been looking around a little bit. But Akismet is so far the best I have used, even if marks some as spam. I think all in all I would rather have it block more then it needs to, as its easy to go into the folder and add the wrongfully blocked comments – way better then going through deleting 50+ spam comments daily.

By: trev

trev — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:33:56 +0000

Hi Dave

I guess the another option would be to find an anti spam that “learns” your own preferences – much like the Bayesian spam filters for email.

Not searched for one as I’m happy with this system at the moment.

Trev

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:20 +0000

The problem I have with Akismet is that it seems to block many real comments. It does an amazing job of keeping the spam down, but I also get many comments in there that look nothing like spam. I wish that there was a way to turn it down a little bit.

By: Payday Loans

Payday Loans — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:07:58 +0000

Akismet is a good anti spam program to use. But there is nothing worst than deleting good comments becuase they have been labled as spam, so I always check. Thanks for sharing on the use of the captch word, if they are as easy to see as yours, then I will for sure add it.

By: trev

trev — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:43:52 +0000

Yes, the combination of Akismet (which initially caught your comment) and Peter’s system is still working well for me.

Trev

By: Online Degrees

Online Degrees — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:59:27 +0000

I’ve found that askimet is a royal pain. looking for a better way to manage my comments… is this still holding up well?

By: College Reviews

College Reviews — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:58:39 +0000

Thanks for the tip on adding a captcha picture. I gave up a long time ago trying to filter thru my akismet box and just started trashing all the comments that were flagged as spam. Maybe adding this feature will ensure that I actually see comments I want to keep!

By: Rob Malon - Automating Websites

Rob Malon - Automating Websites — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:08:45 +0000

Image captcha’s are fairly easy to break these days. Google “captcha security” and you’ll find some good info about it. I wrote a tutorial on a numbers captcha which you might be interested in though:

http://robmalon.com/howto-eliminate-wordpress-trackback-comment-and-pingback-spam/

In short, it creates an equation to be answered instead of an image which can be read and reproduced verbatim. Give it a try if you’re still having problems. And drop by and leave a comment with questions if you need help with it. Not sure what version of wordpress you’re using here.