Is your wordpress blog constantly being spammed?

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If so it would be worth reading this article.

When a spam-bot comes in, it hits the file directly and usually does not leave a referrer. This allows for some nifty detection and action direct from the server. If you are not familiar with Apache directives, then write the following in your root directory .htaccess file::

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} POST
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} .wp-comments-post\.php*
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !.*yourdomain.com.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^$
RewriteRule (.*) ^http://%{REMOTE_ADDR}/$ [R=301,L]

This will:

1. Detect when a POST is being made
2. Check to see if the post is on wp-comments-post.php
3. Check if the referrer is in your domain or if no referrer
4. Send the spam-bot BACK to its originating server's IP address.

NOTE 1: In the 4th line, change yourdomain.com to your domain.xxx without the www or any prefix for that matter.

NOTE 2: There is a slim chance that someone's browser will not send the referral, but this is extremely rare.
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just-4-teens, Aug 15, 2007 IP

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yeah, mine is always getting comments like promoting other sites.. i just have to delete them all!

drpepper, Aug 15, 2007 IP

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Great tips there. Though for those who are not comfortable with editing their .htaccess, or otherwise adverse to mucking around with code, these two plugins work great together:

1. Bad Behaviour
http://error.wordpress.com/2006/07/04/bad-behavior-2/

2. Spam-Karma 2
http://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/

mooiness, Aug 15, 2007 IP

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Is your wordpress blog constantly being spammed?

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