Developed by the genius team behind the software of WordPress itself (the good folks of Automattic) Askimet Anti-Spam is the only plugin that you’ll need to keep the spammers at bay and maintain the long-term integrity of your site.
The plugin reviews and filters every comment that is shared on your website, providing a status history for each one so that you can determine which comments were found spammy by Askimet or the moderator.
You also have the ability to view the number of approved comments for each user, look at the URLs in the comment body, and remove any less-than-useful links you may find.
The best part? Askimet is free to download and use for all personal sites and the premium version (which comes with a slew of additional security goodies) cost pennies on the dollar, allowing you to keep your site beautiful and spam-free regardless of your budget.
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