Stopping Spam Getting Throught.

Spam its on the increase constantly, so you need to be aware of how to block it.

1. Akismet - very popular way to catch spam, for me it has only ever let 3 through out of around 2,000 so its my number one.

2. Change the settings in discussion (options >> discussion), a important one i find is ticking “Comment author must have a previously approved comment” this will then only allow people that commented previously to comment again.

3. Stats programs for Wordpress, these can be brilliant tools to use against spammers, I use one called Popularity Contest this will tell you what posts are most commented on even after the spam has been removed, then you can edit the post to disable commenting, I’ve found in some cases its practically halfed my spam count!