Category Archives: Akismet

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Spambot Stopper

November 12, 2004Akismet, WordPressMatt

I’ve been testing out a spam plugin that has been very effective. You can get Spambot Stopper on the WordPress support forums. It’s very simple, for more advanced protection check out the Combat Comment Spam page on the Codex.

Open Proxy Checker

November 4, 2004AkismetMatt

Check if comments come from an open proxy, an excellent way to stop the recent spam attacks some have been experiencing.