Getting spam comments is common when your blog starts getting traffic, and it is the most annoying thing because day by day you will get more and more spam comments and it will be difficult to delete them manually
So in this article, I will share How To Configure Antispam Bee To Block Spam Comments In WordPress automatically
How To Block Spam Comments In WordPress Using Antispam Bee
First of all, you need to install the plugin, for that go to the plugins section and click Add New
Now in the search box type “Antispam Bee“, you will get the official plugin by Pluginkollektiv then press Install Now and activate the plugin
Once the plugin is activated go to Settings>>Antispam Bee option, to configure the plugin
Antispam Filter
In this section, you can set rules which will help to detect the spam comments
Trust Approved Commenters
If a user had previously approved comments on your blog and this option is enabled then from the next time that particular user’s comment will be approved automatically because the plugin will recognize the name of the user and mark them as trustworthy commenters
Trust Commenters With A Gravatar
It is quite similar to the above option, it just approves comments by recognizing the gravatar image instead of commenter’s name
Consider The Comment Time
This option was unchecked (off) by default and it considers the time for determining spam comments
Also, it is also not recommended for Blogs that use page caching
BBCode Is Spam
It is highly recommended to enable this option because if you are getting comments that contain links (generally outbound links) it will put those comments on the spam list
Usually BBCode (Bulletin Board Code) links are often used by spammers and bots
Validate The IP Address Of Commenters
It uses the commenter’s IP address to determine whether the comment is spam or not
Use Regular Expressions
If this option is enabled then the plugin will compare the comment with a set of particular pattern that spammers mostly use and decides whether the comment is spam or not
If any similarities are found then the comment will be put into the spam list
Look In The Local Spam Database
It was enabled by default and it uses your Blog’s database data to determine spam
Block Or Allow Comments From Specific Countries
It can be used to block comments from specific countries
You just need to press the ISO Codes to get the country code and put it in the provided box and after that, no users from the specified country can leave a comment on your blog
Allow Comments Only In Certain Language
It can be used to allow or approve comments for only the specified language
Like if you write your articles in English and wants comments only to be in English, then you can set this option to English and if a commenters write a comment on other languages then the comment will be put into the spam list
Advanced
In this section you can choose what to do with the spam comments like deleting them, getting spam notification and much more, let’s go into details
Mark As Spam, Do Not Delete
If this setting is enabled then the Antispam Bee plugin will keep the spam comments in your database and you have to delete them manually
Spam-Notification By Email
If you enable this option then you will get a notification in email each time you got a spam comment on your blog
I recommend disabling this option because if you get too many spam comments then your email account will also be filled by spam notification and this is really annoying
Do Not Save The Spam Reason
If you enable this option then the plugin will not mention the reason why it had put a particular comment in the spam list
I find it helpful because I want to know why a comment was in spam list, so I unchecked this option
Delete Existing Spam After X Days
You can use this setting to delete the spam comments automatically after a certain number of days, which you can mention in the provided space
It is useful for managing and deleting the spam comments
Limit Approval To Comments/Pings
If you enable this option, then the comments will be approved based on trackbacks
Delete Comments By Spam Reasons
It can be used to select reasons for spam comments to be deleted
More
From this section, you can get statistics or data of the spam comments
Generate Statistics As A Dashboard Widget
If you enable this option then you can see about spam statistics right on your WordPress Admin Dashboard
Spam Counter On The Dashboard
It will show how many spam comments you are getting on a particular day
Do Not Check Trackbacks/Pingbacks
If enabled then the plugin will ignore all trackbacks and pingbacks
Comment Form Used Outside the Posts
If enabled then the plugin will also check the comments on archive pages
That’s it, now click on the “Save Changes” button and Antispam Bee will start functioning
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Conclusion
Antispam Bee is an easy to configure plugin which will help you a lot to block spam comments
Once configured Antispam Bee will start doing its work
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