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Mystery Solved: Introducing Akismet Comment Spam Protection
The mystery of the API numbers in your wordpress.com Administration Profile panel has now been revealed. It is part of a new benefit package for wordpress.com users. Not only will you get a free blog...
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Akismet Smacked By Comment Spam: The Stats
Akismet, the official comment spam fighter for WordPress.com blogs and WordPress users has been working overtime to fight off an onslaught of comment spam bots. Akismet has a new Akismet Stats page...
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At the Bottom: New Delete Comment Spam Button in Akismet for WordPress.com Users
With the recent high volume of nasty comment spam, most of which is caught by Akismet within WordPress.com blogs, I’ve been mentally chastising the developers for not including a DELETE SPAM button at...
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Akismet Kills 50,000 Comment Spams
Like the startling discovery that your car’s odometer has just turned over 100,000, today I hit the delete comment spam button on my Akismet panel on this WordPress.com blog and found this: Akismet...
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Winning the Battle Over Comment Spam: Akismet and Search Engines?
Brian Turner asks “Should search engines use Akismet?”, a fascinating question and one that could revolutionize the revolution against spammers. …The aim of the automated form spammers is to increase...
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Akismet Auntie Spam Firefox-Greasemonkey Page Viewing Script
My buddy, Engtech has come up with a neat Firefox Greasemonkey script which “shrinks” your screen view of Akismet’s comment spam page viewing. The Akismet Auntie Spam Greasemonkey Script for Firefox...
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Akismet: All Our Comment Spam Fighting Eggs in One Basket
Recently, Blog Herald’s Abe Olandres wrote “Are We Betting Our Blogs on Akismet?” and he’s right. Most of us running WordPress practically rely on Akismet to combat spam and according to its overall...
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When Akismet Goes Bad: What to do when Akismet starts spamming your own comments
The reason why I created Akismet Auntie Spam helper script was because I seem to have a problem few other people do -- every couple of months Akismet decides that my own comments and trackbacks are...
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Are You Willing To Go Naked For One Day For Akismet?
Are you willing to let your blog go naked for one day? No, it isn’t time for CSS Naked Day. Mark on Akismet was intrigued by the announcement by Jesper Rønn-Jensen to turn off all comment spam...
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WordPress News: Lots of WordPress Releases, Love Blogging and WordPress...
This week’s Blog Herald WordPress News is WordPress News: Release Week News, WordPress 2.7.1, BuddyPress, WordPress MU, and More Releases, and I’ve covered a lot of WordPress news you can use: It’s...
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How Many is Too Many WordPress Plugins?
In “How Many WordPress Plugins Should You Install on Your Site?” WPBeginner asks a question I bring up in my workshops, training programs, and college courses: How many WordPress Plugins are too many....
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WordPress Featured in Wall Street Journal
Matt Mullenweg of Automattic, WordPress.com, the self-hosted version of WordPress, was featured today on the Wall Street Journal Business talking about the fact that WordPress now supports 14% of all...
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Happy Birthday and Anniversary, Matt Mullenweg
Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary, Matt Mullenweg. Well, happy early birthday. Matt’s birthday is January 11. Matt Mullenweg is the co-founder of WordPress, the brains behind WordPress.com and...
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Happy Anniversary WordPress: The Beginnings
On August 16, 2005, Lorelle on WordPress became blog ID number 72 on the brand new WordPress.com. The first post was appropriately titled “Lorelle on WordPress” to introduce the site. Looking back,...
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Blog Exercises: Trackbacks
Trackbacks are like an invitation to a party. It is also like legitimate gossip. Trackbacks are notes telling you that someone is talking about you. Trackbacks are part of the important connections...
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WordPress Anniversary: WordPress and Evil
As I look back on the ten years of WordPress, there is a dark side to blogging. While many blamed WordPress for the evil, like guns, WordPress doesn’t cause evil, people cause evil. In fact, WordPress,...
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The Secret Recipe of Comment Spam Comments
Mr. Louis Vuitton just sent me a message in my blog comments I’d like to share with you. I share this touching message because it is highly educational when it comes to the art of spam comments, and...
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The Brute-Force Password Attack on WordPress Sites
My mother emailed me and asked if WordPress was under attack. With all the news of last week’s attack of the Boston Marathon, the attacks on WordPress and other PHP-based web publishing sites was low...
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WordPress Anniversary: Comment Spam Lessons
It’s hard to believe that I’ve learned much from comment spammers over the years. I’ve learned that they are among the most hated folks in the world, yet you have to respect them as well. As I look...
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Blog Exercises: Taking Inventory on What Keeps You Blogging
The recent major desktop computer crash has left me reeling. I thought I had all my data backed up. For the most part, I did. What I didn’t have backed up was my programs. Getting back up to speed...
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