{"id":988,"date":"2020-11-08T00:07:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T07:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kadence-theme.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=988"},"modified":"2024-04-04T22:34:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T22:34:37","password":"","slug":"how-to-prevent-spam-comments","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-theme\/how-to-prevent-spam-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prevent spam comments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spam comments are frustrating and preventing them can be hard to get right but an important part of having a successful site. Below are some recommendations for ways to prevent\/combat spam comments. There are many great options not listed here, these are just soluitons we tend to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kadence reCAPTCHA Plugin (Pro Membership)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the Kadence membership, we offer a reCaptcha plugin that allows you to add Googles reCaptcha to comment forms. More than that though you can add to registration forms, login forms, WooCommerce checkout, and reviews. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-general\/kadence-captcha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comments Blacklist Manager<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Built into WordPress is a comments blacklist that allows you to add words\/phrases that are found in a comment will automatically move that comment to the trash on your site. You can manually add things there but using the Comments Blacklist manager plugin you can pull in a <a aria-label=\"custom list (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/splorp\/wordpress-comment-blacklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">custom list<\/a> of common words\/phrases used by spammers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\"Learn More  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/comment-blacklist-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Learn More <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Antispam Bee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A great tool that gives you settings that can greatly reduce\/prevent spam. 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