Robot and Will Robinson -- Lost in Space

I’ve activated a new WordPress plugin to try and stop a specific type of comment SPAM I’ve been having to deal with recently.

This is the second time I’ve tried this plug-in…the last time I quickly learned it was blocking some of my regular visitors from commenting. If it doesn’t do its job correctly this time, it will be eliminated!

Please let me know if you receive any strange messages or are not able to leave a comment or reply.  I appreciate your help!

UPDATE: The testing failed, the plugin has been disabled and we are still lost in space.

 

12 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Earl
10 years ago

This is a test comment to determine if the a SPAM comment plugin is allowing normal comments to be entered.

Monte Stevens
10 years ago

Here is my test comment via a Samsung Chrome Netbook.

Monte Stevens
10 years ago

Here is one from my laptop.

Tom Dills
10 years ago

Worked this time, Earl.

Tom Dills
10 years ago

Tried a longer comment and got the error.

Mark
10 years ago

I am not sure what plugin you were trying Earl, but it seems none of them stop the actual human spammers. Although I hate to turn on moderation for everything, the thing that bothers me most is these human ones end up getting their crap sent to anyone that subscribes to comments, ultimately discouraging people from doing so.

The picture brings back great memories of that show! :-)

Paul
10 years ago

Well, I guess that I don’t get to test again. Last time it said that my messages were “spammy”. I like Spam, but didn’t realize that it could leach into my messages! :D

Scott
10 years ago

Hi Earl,

I’m sorry to hear you had an issue with WP-SpamShield. (I’m the developer.) During the time period you were testing it there was a bug that caused that particular problem for some users. It has since been fixed. I understand if you don’t wish to try it out again. But if you do, I’m available for tech support…feel free to email me. Most people are really happy with the plugin and I want to make sure it’s working for everyone. So far I’ve been able to fix 100% of the problems that have been brought to my attention.

Anyway, thanks for your time. Have a good one!

– Scott