{"id":629,"date":"2010-04-01T21:03:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-02T03:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/01\/final-thoughts-on-wp-spam-free\/"},"modified":"2010-04-01T21:16:26","modified_gmt":"2010-04-02T03:16:26","slug":"final-thoughts-on-wp-spam-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/01\/final-thoughts-on-wp-spam-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Thoughts on WP-Spam Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"frustration\"<\/a> Earlier today I made the decision to turn off the plugin WP-SpamFree<\/a>. WP-SpamFree is a powerful anti-spam<\/a> plugin for WordPress<\/a> that stops comment spam<\/a> and trackback spam. This plugin stops the spam before it gets to the database, so there is no cluttering up of the database. The plugin also comes with a SpamFee Contact Form.<\/p>\n

I recently I reviewed WP-SpamFree<\/a> and wanted to test it for a month and see how will this plugin works. After a month of use I had 876 spam comments blocked. This plugin worked so well that it only a small number of spam got through. Not only did it blog spam but I found through the log that it was blocking trackbacks<\/a> and pingbacks from bad sites and good sites. I lost a lot of trackbacks from Blog Engage<\/a> , MMO Social Network<\/a> and several other sites that give great link juice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After checking all my settings, I still could not prevent WP-SpamFree from blocking good trackbacks and tried to reach support through their Twitter<\/a> accounts and through email. I never heard back from them and that this point I can not afford to loose any any more good comments and trackbacks.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

Overall I like the plugin, if I could reach support and see if there is a fix for blocking of good trackbacks, I think I would use this plugin. For newer blogs I would hold off until the site can afford to have trackbacks and comments accidently blocked. If the spam gets worse again, I will add the plugin again. But for now its deactivated to see if my traffic and comments go back up.<\/p>\n

Are you using WP-Spam Free? What are your thoughts?<\/p>\n

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