Forgive me if I appear annoyed. Unfortunately, messages like these are quite common. As website developers, we see them far too often. They waste our time. They are based on outright lies. What bothers me the most is that these messages frighten our web clients into...
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How to Manage Spam Comments in your Website
In doing routine server audits, I often notice that some posts on various websites are getting spammed. This usually means that a control on the post (when it was originally created) has the "Allow Comments" and/or "Allow Pings" left turned on. At that point I check a...
Anatomy of a Phone Text Phishing Attempt
Phishing - attempts to trick people into giving up sensitive information - has been on the rise for many. many years now. Even seasoned internet individuals can fall prey to the bad actors perpetrating this criminal activity. The Phish Here is an example of a text I...
Continued Email Phishing Attempts
What is Phishing? Phishing is defined as the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. Phishing attempts continue at an...
How to turn off the WordPress dashboard Jetpack nags
This is a work in progress, so bear with me as it is not done yet! Jetpack, created and maintained by Autommatic, has increasingly moved toward monetization over the past years. As part of this process, Autommatic wants to generate more and more revenue. There was a...
Dealing with Website Form and Comment Spamming
The spamming of web forms has grown tremendously over the past several years. Spamming forms is inevitable with any forms on websites. This has little or nothing to do with where your website is hosted. The problem The main problem is that even though it is, and has...
How to Turn Off Post or Page Comments
Keeping your site cleared of spam comments will also allow it to operate more efficiently. Getting spam comments has nothing to do with your web hosting. It has to do with setting up what is necessary to mitigate the spammers. This will help immensely with keeping...
Dealing with “Reply To:” issues in WordPress form outputs
Spam Prevention nightmares Spam prevention has been a nightmare for all involved since even before I began CharlesWorks in 1998. Spammers: they are always trying to find ways around the spam protection. Email users: It is a constant battle trying to sort spam from...
Web Maintenance Explained
I cannot begin to tell you how many people believe that once their website is done they are "all set". Many think they don't have to do anything more to it once it is out there live. While that may seem true in that moment, there is still much that needs to happen and...
Adding Akismet comment spam protection
Akismet provides a convenient and free way to protect your personal or non-profit WordPress site or blog from spam. Many times we'd like to allow comments to be left on our WordPress site. The hassle with this can be the tremendous amounts of spam that come through...