Wordpress spam

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by flashculture, Apr 29, 2008.

0
  1. #1
    Hi,

    My site has become overwhelmed with spam. Is there any way I can just delete every comment? and every comment in "awaiting moderation" ?

    thanks.
     
    flashculture, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  2. kloop

    kloop Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,452
    Likes Received:
    34
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    140
    #2
    kloop, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  3. Le GoogelGuRu

    Le GoogelGuRu Guest

    Messages:
    864
    Likes Received:
    20
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #3
    Definitely use Akismet. It works wonders for me, although the occasional spam message still comes through, it's blocked about 10,000 spam comments since installation.
     
    Le GoogelGuRu, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  4. Hummerbie

    Hummerbie Active Member

    Messages:
    52
    Likes Received:
    4
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    98
    #4
    @flashculture: I have had the same problem, and Askimet is really usefull and a must ot install.
    But I got a lot of stuff into Askimet and was constantly checking if there where possible good comments in there... and then empty the stuff ( I know it does automaticly clean after a month)

    That was until I installed this Match Comment spam plugin from:
    http://sw-guide.de/wordpress/plugins/math-comment-spam-protection/

    All I have now are real comments, and a very occasional spam backlink in Askimet, this combination has brought me a lot of peace of mind!
     
    Hummerbie, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  5. hillord

    hillord Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    2,211
    Likes Received:
    59
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    140
    #5
    turn on the akismet plugin on your wordpress admin panel. or find some solution(plugins)
     
    hillord, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  6. tampa_man_33

    tampa_man_33 Peon

    Messages:
    158
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #6
    askimet is definitely a good one :)
     
    tampa_man_33, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  7. flashculture

    flashculture Peon

    Messages:
    256
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #7
    Thanks, but is there a way to delete all the spam that is already on the system? even if I have to go into the mysql database?
     
    flashculture, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  8. rcj662

    rcj662 Guest

    Messages:
    4,403
    Likes Received:
    97
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #8
    askimet will solve it fast
     
    rcj662, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  9. golddragon

    golddragon Active Member

    Messages:
    583
    Likes Received:
    8
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    58
    #9
    I use Akismet + bcSpamBlock to protect my blogs from comment spam (bot)
     
    golddragon, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  10. myp

    myp Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,281
    Likes Received:
    71
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    140
    #10
    Yes, go into phpmyadmin and then go to your blog's database (from the list on the left.) Next, click the browse icon in the wp_comments row (the button is the first one and when you scroll over it will say browse.) After clicking that scroll down and click check all (or pick the ones you want to delete.) Once you have the ones you want to delete checked, hit the delete button (the red "X".)
     
    myp, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  11. mg1313

    mg1313 Peon

    Messages:
    532
    Likes Received:
    13
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #11
    mg1313, Apr 29, 2008 IP
  12. just-4-teens

    just-4-teens Peon

    Messages:
    3,967
    Likes Received:
    168
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #12
    i would recommend defensio its done my blog proud and blocked over 10k spam comments.

    all comments can be deleted by editing your database
     
    just-4-teens, May 2, 2008 IP