OK I have been getting on average around 100 spam comments on my website these past few weeks. People spaming about buying UGG boots, whatever those are. I was wondering if there was any plug-ins that would automatically kill any post that was the phrase "ugg boots". I have to approve any comments on my site but it is getting really old having to sort through them all and seeing nothing but boot adds. I know this is a long shot, but thought I would ask. Otherwise I will simply leave my settings as is and mark each one as spam.
Yeah, you got put on a list, don't let any of the comments through and you'll be taken off in a few weeks. You can also try: http://www.growmap.com/growmap-anti-spambot-plugin/
Thank you for your thoughts. I will keep deleting them and hope they slow down. I now know what ugg boots are at least. lol I asked someone else. If the spam continues after a few weeks I will look into that link you posted. Thank you greatly again for the feedback.
I have use akismet, you ca reg on official akismet web to get api, this api can activate akismet for free
You can install a recaptcha plugin or math question plugin to reduce spams. There is a option in wordpress setting->Discussion->Comment Backlist to add a phrase you need to blacklist.
I would recommend handling it with your htaccess file. I'm not sure if I can put a url here, by you can easily find instructions for the code if you write in Google: wordpress htaccess security. Good luck
Change your settings so you have to manually approve comments (Settings > Discussion > An administrator must always approve the comment), use these plugins, and your problems will go away: Akismet or WP-BlackCheck SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam Stop Spammer Registrations Plugin