Filed in archive Anti-Spam Tools by Ivy on October 19, 2006

Martin Ringlein over at Maryland Media blog has found a handy way to stop automated comment spam in blogs. I know we all suffer from that Pests, so if you're java handy, and even if you're not, check out what Martin has to say, and then get someone do it for you.

He started from the premise that spiders can't read Java script code, and devised a way to use this against automated spam:

"Not knowing (or caring) much about how spiders function with respect to what they actually use to publish in an automated form, I took a stab in the dark and assumed placing my 'submit' element within a JS file would do the trick - hiding the one function required to post.
A month later with absolutely no spam in sight, I can confidently say the solution is working!"

See an example of hiding your comments from dirty spammers, and letting anyone else comment freely - right there on Martin's blog.

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Add up against Wordpress comment spam - 16 August 2006
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Stop form spam - When CAPTCHA is not enough - 09 November 2006
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Response from: Frank (02/20/08 3:35pm)

I stopped all my comment spam for my Wordpress blog by using "Comment Bot Nuker". All the other plugins I tried for Wordpress only holds the comment spam from moderation. I tried them all even the "add math" and Askimet. Most all the comment spam you will get is actually from the bots that scour the Internet looking for security breaches. Using Comment Bot Nuker it nukes the comments before it is even held for moderation and lets the good comments through. So there is nothing to moderate. I don't have to go through hundreds of comments held for moderation anymore. I found it here:
http://videomarketingtactics.com/vmt/stop-wordpress-spam