AKISMET TEST PAGES NO LONGER WORK!!! All our blogs use the GrowMap anti-spambot plugin now. Use this link to another Akismet Test instead. (Thanks to Web Designer BB Web Consult of Barcelona, Spain)
UPDATE: the new GASP Anti-Spam WordPress plugin has been released and is available in the WordPress Plugin Repository.
THIS is the ALTERNATIVE TO AKISMET that provides the SOLUTION to being Flagged as a Spammer! Spread it throughout the blogosphere and your comments will work again.
Are you a Spammer?
Before you go out visiting other blogs and commenting, it is a good idea to check to see if Akismet has you flagged as a spammer.
Copy your comment and paste it into Notepad or Tomboy Notes BEFORE YOU CLICK SUBMIT!
If your tests show that your comments are being sent directly to spam and you do not get a message that your comment is being moderated or a white page, contact the blogger using their contact form or Twitter or any other means you have and ask them to rescue your comment.
If you see a white page your comment as been deleted. You will not be able to comment in that blog until the blogger changes their Akismet configuration OR you get unflagged as a spammer. We recommend you send them a link to our post about Configuring Akismet.
Since Akismet removed the test page, we are temporarily providing test posts in two of our newer (unlaunched) blogs. Simply go to either of the Akismet Test Pages below enter your comments.
AKISMET TEST PAGES NO LONGER WORK!!! All our blogs use the GrowMap anti-spambot plugin now.
- Akismet Test Page using Akismet 2.2.7
- Akismet Test Page using Akismet 2.2.9
- NOTE: I am seeing references to Akismet 2.3.0 being released; however, that version is not showing as the latest version tonight on the official site. We have not seen it and do not have it installed anywhere.
If you do not immediately see your comments either the specific wording you used in your comment or your name, URL or IP address has been flagged by Akismet as spam and NONE of your comments will appear immediately in ANY WordPress blog using Akismet (which is most of them).
The option to only allow comments to be visible after one comment has been approved is NOT enabled in either of those blogs so all comments left should immediately appear unless your comment is captured by Akismet.
If your comment does not immediately appear or you ever see a blank white page or no message indicating that your comment is being moderated, contact Akismet to request you be removed as a spammer. For best results, be sure to include all of the information you use when commenting.
I also recommend you include your current IP address which you can easily get by going to What is my IP. Many Internet Service Providers assign a different IP address each time you go online so even if they unflag the IP address you provide you may still have future problems.
If you are now or have ever been flagged as a spammer by Akismet please comment in our post Akismet Thinks We Are Spammers. Bloggers need to see that this is not an uncommon occurence and it DOES affect many of their regular readers and commentators.
MORE ABOUT AKISMET on GROWMAP:
- Akismet is Deleting Comments Bloggers Never See
- Find Out if Akismet Has You Flagged as a Spammer
- Configuring Akismet: How to Turn Off Akismet Automatic Comment Deletion
- Business Friendly Akismet Free DoFollow Blog List
BLOGGERS POSTING THEY’VE BEEN FLAGGED BY AKISMET:
- Blog Template Designer ~ BlogsWithWings ~ My Comments are Not Showing Up Because Akismet is Blocking Me
- DragonBlogger ~ Get Off Akismet Spam List
- Zemalf ~ How to Stop Your Blog Comments From Being Blocked by Akismet
- AndyBeard ~ Akismet False Positives and SpamKarma Configuration (Published May 31, 2007 – this problem has been around a LONG time!)
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Akishmet is a little too hard sometimes. And with no real appeal options.
They NEVER answer emails in my experience.
Peter
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save me from the askimet they ban people for no reason outrageous
Just move on and don’t look back. They are not going to unban you. The good news is that they ban your email address so you can still blog comment but will have to change the email address that you use. All it takes is a blog owner that thinks you are spamming and they can flag you. A little unfair but spamming is wrong.
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Twitter: benefilreviews
July 17, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Twitter: @benefilreviews
Thank you Alkaline Water. I have not been banned but had a friend that was and we were not sure what would happen as we talked about it.
So you just need to forget it and get a new email address and move on?
I can do that.
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Thank you for your thoughts. I’m not a spammer either but somehow I got blacklisted, even if my comments add to the discussion. Do they ban IPs too? If so, how can we remedy that? I’ve already installed a plugin for Chrome but that doesn’t seem to be working.
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July 6, 2011 at 2:35 am
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im not banned…thanks god!good to know!
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July 5, 2011 at 5:56 am
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i so trying this now!!!thanks for sharing this,,.let see what Akismet thinks of me
They never respond my email -_-
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I hate that akismet is fetching all my comments by mistake.
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I’ve been blocked by askimet for no reason and it’s frustrating as hell. I did not do anything wrong and I tried contacting the askimet team twice but not answer. Can you please approve my comment to try to improve my askimet reputation. thanks
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Akismet is failing for my blog. They are putting valid blog comments in my spam. I don’t know why this is the case but I have removed them from my site. I also realize that they have banned my email address. Is it possible because I use the word breast in my post?
Thanks
Debs
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Twitter: GrowMap
May 22, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Becky,
If you ask the average blogger to define spam, most would definitely put your blog in that category because you are promoting what most people would consider “snake oil” products (i.e. do you REALLY think any of those things will work?).
While exercise DOES work (within reason) pills, lotions and potions are more likely to simply part the desperate from their hard-earned money – not to mention that that particular desire is the result of bad conditioning and not loving yourself just as you are which is a much better idea.
I totally understand why women are obsessed with size – because they ARE being judged on that – but it is just wrong in so many ways.
On top of that, sites that promote these types of products are often viewed by Big G as “bad neighborhoods” so many bloggers will remove or delete your links because of that – and some percentage of those will do it by clicking spam. You are probably never going to be able to stay off Akismet’s spam list – if you can even get them to remove you.
I approve far more comments than most blogs do, but I had to think long and hard about allowing a link to your blog because I hate to see anyone encouraging breast enhancement. I discussed it with other bloggers and in the end I left your link because it is probably unwise to try to hold the masses to my standards.
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Hi growmap,
I completely understand. Although these products do work the people that promote them over hype them and engage in unethical practices to promote them. That is hard for me and other women that are honestly sharing what they have experienced.
I agree that the media and other things pressure women into conforming, which I would rather not see happen at all.
BTW, male enlargements do not work scientifically and I think breast products get clumped together with them.
I have started another niche that will allow me to share without the negative image.
Thanks for understanding.
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Twitter: GrowMap
May 26, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Becky,
I am wise enough in my old age to never say never because some things DO work for SOME people, especially if they have specific nutritional deficiencies – and almost anyone eating the standard American diet (S.A.D.) is seriously nutritionally deficient.
Exercise definitely enhances breast appearance, but it doesn’t increase size anywhere near as dramatically to what many women desire. It is unfortunate that physical attributes are considered so important. Women being small is as negative for them as men being bald.
A blog with a wider niche that includes other subjects less associated with over-hype would definitely be beneficial for you; however, you will still have issues with Akismet. Everyone who comments regularly on new blogs is bound to end up blocked by Akismet.
Encourage the bloggers you like to switch to our GrowMap anti-spambot plugin instead. It will save them a ton of time and ensure that real comments get through. See this link for our Akismet alternative.
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I am waving the GASP banner high and proud (:
Thank you,
Becky
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Thanks for the information. I’ve had several occassions where I’ve thought that akismet had me marked as a spammer. Lately I’ve been having problems with posting comments again. Really frustrating.
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Great work. It’s a shame there doesn’t seem to be an akismet taest blog anymore, I end up now having to test myself on my own blog! I’ve had very little success with contacting akismet directly. When caught I often have to rely on blogmaters seeing my comments in thir spam and removing them.
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thanks for posting this! It drives me crazy!
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May 3, 2011 at 2:22 am
Twitter: @shaanhaider
Really a helpful article…Its really important to know as Akismet sometimes flag the genuine comments too
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Nice information related to aksimet program using people. I like to block spammer.
AKISMET is working fine as i have been using it since last 2 years.
Twitter: rfamat
March 16, 2011 at 4:04 am
Twitter: @rfamat
Hi, how can I find blogs that use GASP?
Seriously useful test pages – cheers
wonder if im banned =x
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Find out if you are banned from akismet here:
http://www.bbwebconsult.com/en/tools/akismet-test
Twitter: GrowMap
March 6, 2011 at 12:47 am
Twitter: @GrowMap
Thank you. I have added the link you offered to this post so that others are more likely to see it.
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I’ve had a lot of actual comments from people who’ve even commented on my blogs before get stuck in their filter. I really liked their service a few years back, but lately it seems that it hasn’t been as effective.
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