There have been reports so far from two bloggers involving three blogs that after upgrading to WordPress 3.3.1 the checkbox for the GrowMap anti-spambot plugin (G.A.S.P.) goes missing. Blogs affected so far are all using the FREE version - not CommentLuv Premium. Bloggers using CommentLuv Premium who have upgraded to WordPress 3.3.1 including Donna Fontenot's (@DonnaFontenot) ebusiness coaching blog and Ron Cripps' (@AffiliateXFiles) MakeItYourRing do NOT have the problem. Kristi … [Read more...]
CommentLuv Premium Plugin: Reviews, Benefits, Where to Get It and WHY You Want It
Buying CommentLuv Premium is still very affordable. Click the banner below to see single site, multi-site and developer prices. The much awaited day when anyone can buy their own copy of the 8-in-1 WordPress plugin CommentLuv Premium has finally arrived. If you don't know why there has been so much buzz about it - or why you want to snap it up while it is on sale for the lowest price it will ever be available for again - check out these previous posts: … [Read more...]
Automattic JetPack Stats Plugin Hijacks Comments on Self-Hosted WordPress Blogs without Permission
One of the benefits of knowing really sharp bloggers is they notice and warn other bloggers right away of changes that are detrimental to their blogs. When business coach and online project management consultant Vernessa Taylor noticed that the subscribe to comments function Ileane usually used was replaced by an email from WordPress.com, they discussed the issue and realized the latest update of JetPack Stats - a WordPress provided stats plugin - was the culprit. Vernessa feels the same … [Read more...]
TrackBack Spam: Blacklist Blogs Using Trackback Spammers Blogging Backlink Spamming Plugins
Bloggers need to understand the difference between REAL pingbacks and trackbacks and trackback spam because approving links to poor quality or MFA blogs (Made for AdSense - i.e. only created to generate ad revenue) can negatively affect YOUR blog. You never want to be trading quality dofollow links for nofollowed links or links hidden in mouseover text or phantom links that don't even exist! First head over to Ana Hoffman's Traffic Generation Cafe and read about the difference between … [Read more...]
WordPress WhiteList BlackList Plugin Wanted
UPDATE: Andy Bailey who created the WordPress Plugin CommentLuv has created an anti-spambot plugin that is far more effective than Akismet. Read this page about our Akismet alternative. SPAM REVIEW WORKAROUND: I wanted to share a tip to get your regular commentators comments approved faster. If most of your readers are CommentLuv bloggers, search for the wording that precedes their featured blog post. That should bring up all the real comments for fast approval. (There are spammers using … [Read more...]
