Too Much Blog Spam

Does the enormous amount of blog spam ever get to you?

Does blog spam ever make you want to give up blogging altogether? Have you ever turned off comments because of it?

If you have figured out a way to combat it, what steps have you taken to do this?

I use Turnstile and it has worked out well for me.

But before I set anything up, it's disappointing to see a bunch of comments on a post only to find out they are spam

Akismet is a well-known spam filter for blogs, especially for WordPress sites. Most of the blog sites I've visited makes use of it and I think it's very effective.

Spam isn't good for any kind of website, not just blogs.

Yes, it's a non stop process. Tons of time wasted. And when a true user post a comment, it's lost among the spam.
From my perspective, there is no much difference (context wise) from a blog post vs a well formed forum posts. And there is more control against spam with a forum than with a blog.

I have always found blogs lacking in spam tools. Even with something like Invision Community, I will grab forum spam almost as soon as I log in, but the blog comments get lost with ease.

Mike30 said:

Yes, it's a non stop process. Tons of time wasted. And when a true user post a comment, it's lost among the spam.
From my perspective, there is no much difference (context wise) from a blog post vs a well formed forum posts. And there is more control against spam with a forum than with a blog.

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The tools available right now are not enough to help blogs manage spam effectively. It would look like they have more focus on forums with regards to handling spams and other technical issues.

Mike30 said:

Yes, it's a non stop process. Tons of time wasted. And when a true user post a comment, it's lost among the spam.
From my perspective, there is no much difference (context wise) from a blog post vs a well formed forum posts. And there is more control against spam with a forum than with a blog.

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I'm constantly checking my spam folders on my blog to ensure that a legit comment hasn't been added to spam.

I often wonder if simply turning off the ability to add a link would stop most spam.

Shawn Gossman said:

I'm constantly checking my spam folders on my blog to ensure that a legit comment hasn't been added to spam.

I often wonder if simply turning off the ability to add a link would stop most spam.

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My few attempts to run a blog, I simply remove the ability to post comments... Still, when I make a new post, I forget to click that option, and spam pours like heavy rain...

Mike30 said:

My few attempts to run a blog, I simply remove the ability to post comments... Still, when I make a new post, I forget to click that option, and spam pours like heavy rain...

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I definitely want comments. I love it when engagement happens.

But today I went to look for an option to remove the ability to input a URL on the comments and that option doesn't exist!!!

You either have to edit the code or add an addon to make it to where a comment form doesn't have the URL field.

I'm disappointed that WP doesn't have this feature out of the box. Not every blog needs to allow URLs in comments. My hiking blog for example can do without it. I'm not targeting people who own websites with that blog. I'm targeting people who hike.

I hate that I have to add a new addon to do something so basic that it should be a default feature.

Unbelievable right? How big is WP and lacking such a trivial function...
But's not only the problem with urls. What about comments similar to : "sXXJDIFlkjlkhHOIIHD" that does not contain urls? I mean, I had many thousands of those.