How to Recognize Comment Spam and Give it the Boot

Rob Pugh posted: " If you run a blog, then you may have chosen to allow comments on your website. This can be a good move for certain sites because it promotes engagement, encourages feedback, and helps you establish authority. But hackers and bots often leave spam comm" New post on Jetpack: WordPress Security, Performance, and Growth How to Recognize Comment Spam and Give it the Boot by Rob Pugh If you run a blog, then you may have chosen to allow comments on your website. This can be a good move for certain sites because it promotes engagement, encourages feedback, and helps you establish authority. But hackers and bots often leave spam comments in order to link visitors back to their own websites. Their goal? Higher site rankings and an increase in traffic — for the spammers, of course. Racking up lots of comments seems like a positive, but too much spam can decrease search engine rankings, expose your visitors to viruses and scams, and make it look like you don't care for your website. And this is, well, bad for business.  The thing with comment spam is that not all of it is created equal. Most of the time, it looks shady. But, sometimes, it actually looks legitimate. So how do you spot it on your blog? Read more of this post Rob Pugh | May 12, 2021 at 11:09 am | Categories: Security | URL: https://wp.me/p1moTy-vq6 Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Jetpack: WordPress Security, Performance, and Growth. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://jetpack.com/2021/05/12/how-to-recognize-comment-spam-and-give-it-the-boot/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com