Comments on: Apologies To Commentors

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By: FinalDestiny@Bow Ties

FinalDestiny@Bow Ties — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:46:34 +0000

Not all plugins are good. But there are many captcha’s plugins for wordpress and you can easily remove spam .

By: Roger@SEO Services

Roger@SEO Services — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:14:43 +0000

Yeah You are not the only one Melissa. Everyone did encountered same problem. And for me, sometimes it makes me sick.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:25:11 +0000

Well, I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one that had the same problem. Thanks for sharing.

@Kevin – It is difficult to get rid of the spam and keep the good people. I have a few good commentors whose comments for some reason end up in akismet among the garbage. Which means I have to filter through all that junk because I don’t want to miss a good comment – especially when it comes from someone I know.

By: Kevin@Great Wall of China Facts

Kevin@Great Wall of China Facts — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:00:54 +0000

This can sometimes happen when you try to get rid of spammers. It seems difficult to get rid of them and retain the good commenters.

By: Danny@Memphis TN Real Estate

Danny@Memphis TN Real Estate — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:27:27 +0000

Melissa,

I had the same problem with that plugin as you did. I couldn’t figure out how to adjust the settings on how strict the filter was, so I deleted it. Maybe it was just a bug, but I would advise anyone wanting to try it to wait for an updated version.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:55:42 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for stopping by. Yes, I had the captcha-free.php file directly in the plugins folder and not a sub-folder.

The commentors did not specifically say what the error said when they tried to comment. They just told me they were not able to leave a comment.

In one sense, I found it strange because a few people were able to leave comments, but others were saying theirs did not go through.

On the other hand, I absolutely loved the fact that it was blocking all automatic spam. Not one item was in Akismet for me to moderate.

At the same time, there were a few who had quoted me in their own blog posts with a link back to the site. Their trackbacks never showed up for me to moderate. I am assuming this is because it would have looked like a bot or something had sent it so it blocked it. However, I could be wrong.

If there was a way to allow the trackbacks through and still block the spam sent by bots, this would be an awesome plugin.

I know trackbacks are not important to some people, but if someone is going to take the time to quote and link to me from their blog, I want to reward that by allowing the trackbacks for the post.

Thanks again for coming by to leave a comment. Hope my answer helps.

Melissa

By: iDope@Wordpress Themes

iDope@Wordpress Themes — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:59:35 +0000

Hi Melissa, I am the author of that plugin. Sorry to know it didn't work for you. Just wanted to make sure you copied the captcha-free.php file directly to the /wp-content/plugins folder and not to subfolder (like /wp-content/plugins/wp-captcha-free). If that was the case can you tell me what errors were the commentators getting? Appreciate your feedback! iDopes last blog post..Night Thief 1.0