ReCaptcha Plugin Added
First off, let me apologize to all those who have commented in the recent weeks and had their comments held up in moderation limbo. With all the spam I was getting, I got bad about procrasting on moderating comments. Now with this new plugin, hopefully I can relax the moderation and, when moderation, get to approving comments more quickly.
Next, this plugin should come standard issue with WordPress. I know the keys are a bit of a hassle. But WordPress should offer something out or the box, because the amount of spam I get through the comment forms on this site is demoralizing.
Anyway, easy to install and well worth the effort, I hope. Find reCAPTCHA installation notes here:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-recaptcha/installation/
Now, let’s see if this thing works.
Ok, fail succeeded (by failing). Now, for a success…
Ok, so I’ve had 1 spam comment since installing this. It must have been added manually. I just zapped it.
Update to last comment: just noticed several legitimate comments labeled as spam, including this one. Also, I’m not getting any notices about comments. Not sure the recaptcha plugin is working as advertised.
Just discovered this:
http://www.blaenkdenum.com/2010/03/recaptcha-marking-all-comments-as-spam/
Great. Just updated to latest. Let’s see if this works.