UPDATE: the new GASP Anti-Spam WordPress plugin has been released and is available in the WordPress Plugin Repository.
THIS is the ALTERNATIVE TO AKISMET that provides the SOLUTION to being Flagged as a Spammer! Spread it throughout the blogosphere and your comments will work again.
Possible Way to Block Spam Without Using Akismet
Because of the challenges of commenting in blogs that have Akismet installed we no longer use Akismet in our blogs and we have been asked to compile a list of blogs that are Akismet free.
If your blog does not use Akismet, you welcome new comments, and you would like to be listed, please leave a comment with all of the informati0n listed below and we will periodically move your links up into the body of this post:
- Blog platform (WordPress, Blogger, Typepad, etc.)
- URL (Address where your site is, i.e., http://www.yourdomain.com/)
- Desired Anchor Text
- Dofollow or Nofollow?
- CommentLuv installed?
- KeywordLuv installed?
- Keyword/Business Friendly
Option number seven requires some explanation. Some bloggers install KeywordLuv but do not welcome commentators who have businesses or use business related keywords.
If you do not want to receive comments by business owners or their representatives please do not request to be listed here.
In our blogs we have disabled Aksimet and made sure that the option to only allow comments to be immediately visible after one approved comment from that commentator. That has effectively kept objectionable comments from going live. It does not take any more time to review the comments in pending that we had been reviewing in spam.
If you are not using Akismet we would also love to hear from you about how you are dealing with spam. We have considered using captchas but know that there are captcha inaccessibility issues for the visually impaired have difficulty with them.
There is a very good post that explains Why Attacking Spam Methods is Useless.
A growing number of blogs and businesses will realize that blocking real people from commenting is a very bad idea. If that is you we would love to hear from you.
LIST of Business Friendly DoFollow Blogs with CommentLuv and KeywordLuv installed that do NOT use Akismet :
- GrowMap (this blog)
- AffiliateXFiles Affiliate Marketing Advice
- Good Millwork Florida Millwork
- ExecGiftsBlog Engraved Gifts and Gift Ideas
- NoBogies golf store and blog
- Tech Link blog and cell phone reviews
- Master Gardener Stephanie Suesan Smith’s gardening tips blog
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Akismet has lost its importance due to the CommentLuv as it provides you the safa services as far as spamming comments is concerned. but still i could not understand how it observes that which one is duplicate because very few times i have seen that when i comment on a blog who has installed the CommentLuv says that you probably already said that. I think there are some problems with this Plugin.
There are some issues with this plugin like sometime when you give the name with the keyword then this plugin make text link to both name and also keyword. Although many times i have read under comments where this plugin installed, that give the name with the keyword but this will not linked to both. so there are errors in it also.
Comment Luv is better version but i dont how to track the spamming comment because i have also commented from other place sitting at the PC BUT it did not accept the comment. I also got the emails that sometimes it accepts the comment or sometime it does not.
I am observing that many webmasters are leaving the use of Akismet nowadays and some of them still use so i think, those are not much professional. As far as far spamming is concerned, i dont feel comfortable to use it now and going to have a hands on experience about it.
I have been recommending the Akismet Plugin from the time when i started work. Now, i think that Akismet is not more benficial as far spamming in the blog comments is concerned. I also have stopped the using the Akismet since i get to know the importance.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about askimet. We have been also using this since we created our first blog but after reading you post, I guess I would find another one.
Akismet can really put a damper on those who want to submit real content to blogs…
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While I am not a fan of akismet when it comes to posting on other peoples blog. I do have to admit I have been forced to use it on my own blog as removing spam comments became a daily practice. I just don’t understand why people think comments like “great post” “great read” will ever be approved?
Twitter: GrowMap
November 8, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Lynne,
You don’t need to use Akismet because it puts tons of the best comments into the spam folder along with all the offensive junk generated by spambots. There IS a great free Akismet Alternative that blocks the bots and lets the real comments through.
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Twitter: hughbel
November 6, 2011 at 9:20 am
Twitter: @hughbel
I have akismet but I dont use it. I still do manual checking for comments. this way i can really check myself the real people commenting.
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Twitter: GrowMap
November 8, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Hugh,
You should try our free anti-spam plugin for that.
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I have been using the Akismet when there was less spamming but now after reading your blog post i could understand that install akismet on the blog is like to call the spammers to spam.
Twitter: GrowMap
November 8, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Actually all you need to do is use our free alternative to Akismet which is now also part of CommentLuv Premium.
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I think akismet Plugin is not more useful as it has been so there are many bloggers who preferably like to approve comments manually to save from the spammers.
I still not used the Akismet Plugin but i wanted to know why we use it? Althought you throw the light on it but having installed Akismet Plugin is not good idea all the time but approve those comments manually who have talked about the issue for which the post has been written.
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Twitter: tophatmoney
October 14, 2011 at 4:17 am
Twitter: @tophatmoney
to prevent spam we use a number of hidden fields in the contact forms with names like ‘email’. When the form is submitted correctly these are populated by portions of the session variable. If the form is filled in by a robot they put email addresses in these fields so the form does not submit. Something we’ve thought of too is to check for actual mouse button down on the submit button, this rules out people submitting the form via the return button though.
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Twitter: GrowMap
November 8, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Tom,
That IS part of what the GrowMap Anti-spambot plugin does to defeat spambots.
You may want to look into CommentLuv Premium which includes our spambot plugin and 6 other plugins all in one.
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October 12, 2011 at 7:04 pm
Twitter: @kafarski_konrad
Some truly great information about DoFollow Blog List, Glad I noticed this. “They are able because they think they are able.”
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October 11, 2011 at 5:40 pm
Twitter: @slightmovegmail.com
Thank you for posting Akismet free websites. Akismet really does not work very well. Sometimes I read the whole article, leave comment and it never get posted or sometimes the whole message get erased. I appreciate you using Akismet free blog.
Do follow blogs are very helpful to provide traffic but also are very helpful to provide quality backlinks and help us to get rank high on targeted keywords.
Thanks a lot for sharing a helpful list of do follow blogs.
Thanks for giving the free dofollow blogs list. This is what i am searching for. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this “Akismet-free” blog list with and I hope it will be helpful for us building links and gaining good ranking.
thanks for these do follow akismet free blogs…
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By reading your post I have got the complete idea about the working of Akismet.
Good incentive! The title was a bit confusing though. I thought Akismet is always free isn’t it.
But this is a good move. Akismet is becoming a problem, blocking normal people.
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