{"id":223,"date":"2015-10-06T20:35:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T20:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahosting.net\/blog\/?p=223"},"modified":"2025-10-20T10:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T10:26:40","slug":"five-ways-you-can-keep-your-wordpress-site-spam-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahosting.net\/blog\/five-ways-you-can-keep-your-wordpress-site-spam-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Ways You Can Keep Your WordPress Site Spam-Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress and spam go together like highways and traffic jams. Everyone agrees that the former is indispensable, but desperately wishes it could exist without the latter. <\/span><\/p>\n

The good news is that unlike with gridlock, there IS something you can do about WordPress spam. Quite a bit, actually. And that\u2019s where we come in.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, Install An Antispam Solution<\/span><\/h2>\n

The most obvious solution to our problem is to take a look at one of the many anti-spam plugins available for WordPress, as installing one will deal with a lot of the more obnoxious bots that target WordPress sites. As for which one you should install? <\/span><\/p>\n

Honestly, it\u2019s really a matter of preference. <\/span>WP Spam Fighter<\/span><\/a> is a pretty decent choice, though <\/span>Akismet<\/span><\/a> is largely held to be the best tool on the market. <\/span>There are others<\/span>, of course<\/span> – the best advice I can give here is to do a bit of research, and see which one catches your fancy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Second, Tweak Your Comment Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n

If your anti-spam plugin doesn\u2019t seem to be stopping EVERY spammer (or you just want to make absolutely certain your WordPress blog has ironclad protection) then your next step is to modify your comment settings. You\u2019re going to want to do the following: <\/span><\/p>\n