WP-SpamFree
I installed a new plug-in a few days ago and it seems to be working great. I've tried various plug-ins over the years to block spam of all types with mixed results.
SpamKarma 2 and Askimet both seemed to work pretty well but I was still having to go through and verify if blocked items were really spam. They both worked pretty well for comments but trackback spams would sometimes slip through.
Lately, the only spam I've been getting has been the trackback kind. I was getting tired of looking at the various drug and porn trackbacks so I went looking for a plugin that would block it completely.
WP-SpamFree looked like it could do the job I wanted. According to the plug-in author's description
Comment spam has been a problem for bloggers since the inception of blogs, and it just doesn’t seem to go away. The worst kind, and most prolific, is automated spam that comes from bots. Well, finally there is an effective solution, without CAPTCHA’s, challenge questions, or other inconvenience to site visitors. The WP-SpamFree plugin virtually eliminates automated comment spam from bots, including trackback and pingback spam.
It seems to be doing the trick. So far it's blocked 33 spam bots according to the information it puts in my dashboard.
There's only one problem. It appears that no one has tried to leave a comment since I installed the plug-in. Since there's no way to see just what its blocking I can't be positive that a legitimate comment has been blocked.
So I'm asking for a favor. Please leave a comment. Even if it's just to say hi. I'd appreciate it.
