Comments on: Added Two New Plugins To Increase WordPress Spam Protection http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/ Updated daily with the latest news, tips, tweaks, social networking, wordpress tips & tweaks, windows optimization help and more. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard Cummings http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-2/#comment-167119 Richard Cummings Sun, 24 May 2009 15:18:49 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-167119 Yes, it looks as though the spammers have gotten to this article. Several comments above are clearly spam, but thanks for these updates on how to prevent spam. I'll have a look at each! Yes, it looks as though the spammers have gotten to this article. Several comments above are clearly spam, but thanks for these updates on how to prevent spam. I’ll have a look at each!

]]> By: Richard Cummings http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-2/#comment-219793 Richard Cummings Sun, 24 May 2009 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-219793 Yes, it looks as though the spammers have gotten to this article. Several comments above are clearly spam, but thanks for these updates on how to prevent spam. I'll have a look at each! Yes, it looks as though the spammers have gotten to this article. Several comments above are clearly spam, but thanks for these updates on how to prevent spam. I’ll have a look at each!

]]> By: Michel http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-2/#comment-167042 Michel Sat, 23 May 2009 11:12:51 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-167042 That's funny... Looks like there is no more Math AntiSpam protection here, in this blog, and it also appears that the latest comments are (before this one)... pure spam! :) That’s funny… Looks like there is no more Math AntiSpam protection here, in this blog, and it also appears that the latest comments are (before this one)… pure spam! :)

]]> By: Michel http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-2/#comment-219792 Michel Sat, 23 May 2009 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-219792 That's funny... Looks like there is no more Math AntiSpam protection here, in this blog, and it also appears that the latest comments are (before this one)... pure spam! :) That’s funny… Looks like there is no more Math AntiSpam protection here, in this blog, and it also appears that the latest comments are (before this one)… pure spam! :)

]]> By: Cheryline http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-2/#comment-153382 Cheryline Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:08:51 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-153382 spammers are very adapt to the new technologies and always try to find a way to hack your system and get their message across. You always have to stay above them at all times. spammers are very adapt to the new technologies and always try to find a way to hack your system and get their message across. You always have to stay above them at all times.

]]> By: Cheryline http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-2/#comment-219791 Cheryline Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-219791 spammers are very adapt to the new technologies and always try to find a way to hack your system and get their message across. You always have to stay above them at all times. spammers are very adapt to the new technologies and always try to find a way to hack your system and get their message across. You always have to stay above them at all times.

]]> By: Quix0r http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-55418 Quix0r Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:48:53 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-55418 Oh, and sorry for my bad english. :/ Oh, and sorry for my bad english. :/

]]> By: Quix0r http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-219790 Quix0r Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-219790 Oh, and sorry for my bad english. :/ Oh, and sorry for my bad english. :/

]]> By: Quix0r http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-55417 Quix0r Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:47:40 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-55417 On my blog I have now answered someone what to do next after you have created your key WP_SECRET in your wp-config.php script. Please have a look on it. On my blog I have now answered someone what to do next after you have created your key WP_SECRET in your wp-config.php script. Please have a look on it.

]]> By: Quix0r http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-219789 Quix0r Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-219789 On my blog I have now answered someone what to do next after you have created your key WP_SECRET in your wp-config.php script. Please have a look on it. On my blog I have now answered someone what to do next after you have created your key WP_SECRET in your wp-config.php script. Please have a look on it.

]]> By: Ajay http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-47217 Ajay Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:56:39 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-47217 I'm using Peter's Antispam on <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/" rel="nofollow">my blog</a>. Going to give Math one a shot on Techtites :) I’m using Peter’s Antispam on my blog. Going to give Math one a shot on Techtites :)

]]> By: Ajay http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-219788 Ajay Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-219788 I'm using Peter's Antispam on <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/" rel="nofollow">my blog</a>. Going to give Math one a shot on Techtites :) I’m using Peter’s Antispam on my blog. Going to give Math one a shot on Techtites :)

]]> By: Everton Blair http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-46774 Everton Blair Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:01:33 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-46774 Thanks Quix0r. I think I'll give this a go this evening, as although the amount of spam getting through to Akismet has fallen by around 95%, which means I can now catch the false positives, I want to stop the 5 spam comments per hour that are still somehow getting through. Still it's better than the approx. 100 per hour I was getting, which was crazy. I haven't had any trackback spam though since adding the trackback validator which is fantastic. Thanks Quix0r. I think I’ll give this a go this evening, as although the amount of spam getting through to Akismet has fallen by around 95%, which means I can now catch the false positives, I want to stop the 5 spam comments per hour that are still somehow getting through.

Still it’s better than the approx. 100 per hour I was getting, which was crazy. I haven’t had any trackback spam though since adding the trackback validator which is fantastic.

]]> By: Everton Blair http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-219787 Everton Blair Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:01:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-219787 Thanks Quix0r. I think I'll give this a go this evening, as although the amount of spam getting through to Akismet has fallen by around 95%, which means I can now catch the false positives, I want to stop the 5 spam comments per hour that are still somehow getting through. Still it's better than the approx. 100 per hour I was getting, which was crazy. I haven't had any trackback spam though since adding the trackback validator which is fantastic. Thanks Quix0r. I think I’ll give this a go this evening, as although the amount of spam getting through to Akismet has fallen by around 95%, which means I can now catch the false positives, I want to stop the 5 spam comments per hour that are still somehow getting through.

Still it’s better than the approx. 100 per hour I was getting, which was crazy. I haven’t had any trackback spam though since adding the trackback validator which is fantastic.

]]> By: Quix0r http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-46770 Quix0r Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:43:48 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-46770 I have found a german post about this math-plugin. He found out that a spammer can very easy find out a hash and the matching result. So please add a "secret key" to your wp-config.php when not already done: <code>define('WP_SECRET', "wordpress-xxxxxxxx");</code> By xxxxx is something random typed by your finger-random-generator... ;-) And do never every expose this to public. :) Now you just need to add this to the plug-in code where it generates the code and where it compares it with the hidden one from the form. If you like, add this code to the hashing parts as well: <code>filemtime(__FILE__).":".filemtime(ABSPATH . "wp-config.php");</code> This shall add more entropy to the hash. Finally add - when your blog support his - the number of views or reads of the current post plus title. This is much more secure against "guessing" the current hash. I have found a german post about this math-plugin. He found out that a spammer can very easy find out a hash and the matching result. So please add a “secret key” to your wp-config.php when not already done:

define('WP_SECRET', "wordpress-xxxxxxxx");

By xxxxx is something random typed by your finger-random-generator… ;-) And do never every expose this to public. :) Now you just need to add this to the plug-in code where it generates the code and where it compares it with the hidden one from the form.

If you like, add this code to the hashing parts as well:

filemtime(__FILE__).":".filemtime(ABSPATH . "wp-config.php");

This shall add more entropy to the hash. Finally add – when your blog support his – the number of views or reads of the current post plus title. This is much more secure against “guessing” the current hash.

]]> By: Quix0r http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/added-two-new-plugins-to-increase-wordpress-spam-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-219786 Quix0r Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:43:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2006/12/14/1178/#comment-219786 I have found a german post about this math-plugin. He found out that a spammer can very easy find out a hash and the matching result. So please add a "secret key" to your wp-config.php when not already done: <code>define('WP_SECRET', "wordpress-xxxxxxxx");</code> By xxxxx is something random typed by your finger-random-generator... ;-) And do never every expose this to public. :) Now you just need to add this to the plug-in code where it generates the code and where it compares it with the hidden one from the form. If you like, add this code to the hashing parts as well: <code>filemtime(__FILE__).":".filemtime(ABSPATH . "wp-config.php");</code> This shall add more entropy to the hash. Finally add - when your blog support his - the number of views or reads of the current post plus title. This is much more secure against "guessing" the current hash. I have found a german post about this math-plugin. He found out that a spammer can very easy find out a hash and the matching result. So please add a “secret key” to your wp-config.php when not already done:

define('WP_SECRET', "wordpress-xxxxxxxx");

By xxxxx is something random typed by your finger-random-generator… ;-) And do never every expose this to public. :) Now you just need to add this to the plug-in code where it generates the code and where it compares it with the hidden one from the form.

If you like, add this code to the hashing parts as well:

filemtime(__FILE__).":".filemtime(ABSPATH . "wp-config.php");

This shall add more entropy to the hash. Finally add – when your blog support his – the number of views or reads of the current post plus title. This is much more secure against “guessing” the current hash.

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