Spam is the bane of all bloggers who allow comments – and phony trackback spam is just as annoying. Fortunately for us, the GrowMap anti-spambot plugin (GASP) can block both bots and trackback spam plugins. When your blog gets popular you will see the same types of spam over and over. Here are some examples (click the image to see full size): Trackback Spam Examples – Click image to see full size. Note the bold headlines which make it easy to know these are spam – and the specific … [Read more...]
Enter to WIN CommentLuv Premium TODAY ONLY ~ Already Have It? Do a GiveAway to Promote Your Blog!
UPDATE: Donna Anderson @C2CWriter is our lucky winner of the CommentLuv Premium plugin #giveaway. She must not have felt lucky because she bought it during the chat and party but before the drawing, so watch for her to do a giveaway and let some other lucky blogger win. Let’s give Donna a warm welcome to our CommentLuv community. You can read her posts on these sites: Examiner.com Coast to Coast Radio C2C Writer’s Blog Examiner.com Alex Jones InfoWars Blog – Donna’s post asking … [Read more...]
GrowMap Anti-Spambot Plugin aka GASP Missing Checkbox After Upgrading WordPress: FIX
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...]
