Akismet Anti-Spam

How many times have you read a blog post, only to notice that the comments section is littered with nothing but fucking spam comments? It’s annoying. It kills any kind of conversation that readers and visitors may have with you or your brand, and it just looks fucking annoying.

Not only that, but you lose any credibility with your visitors as well. If you cannot keep the spam off of your fucking blog or adult site, why the hell should anyone trust you with their sensitive information? You know, like a goddamn credit card number, address, phone number, and that kind of info.

Am I being an asshole? I don’t think so. I’m asking the hard questions, so if your ass can’t handle the goddamn fire, get out of the kitchen and make me a cold cut sandwich instead, you little bitch. For everyone else that has the balls or the vulva to combat spam and take back your adult site, you need to check out Akismet Anti-Spam. They have been skull fucking spam comments since 2005, and they will keep this shit off your site as well.

Defeat comment spam on your WP blog

Back in the days long before ugly bitches were recording themselves singing karaoke on YouTube, it used to be that blogs were filled with an insane amount of spam. A lot of times, you could not even visit the comment section because you’d see mostly spam in many cases. Between seeing spam for dick enlarging pills and Russian sluts that supposedly want to suck your obese tiny dick, there wasn’t that much in the way of conversation happening.

The best blogs and sites figured out how to keep the spam to a minimum or simply turned off comments altogether. Then Akismet Anti-Spam hit the scene like a goddamn superhero in the night. Almost instantly, blog and site owners took back their sites and started the slow descent to killing spam comments once and for all.

The result nowadays is that when you come across a blog or site that has a fuck load of spam comments (or even a couple for that matter), it makes you feel like they don’t take care of the site. If they are running a business, you would probably turn around and leave like I would. There is no excuse for spam comments to infiltrate and consume your site’s pages’ comments sections like goddamn weeds in a garden.

That’s why Akismet Anti-Spam is one of the first plugins any WordPress site owner should install. It truly does keep your site protected from spam comments, and it’s easy to see why. Akismet Anti-Spam claims that they catch an average of 7.5-million spam instances an hour. That’s an insane number, yet it shows just how effective the plugin is at actually eliminating spam.

Further, Akismet Anti-Spam is actually integrated with many of the most popular WordPress plugins you may already be using. Jetpack, Contact Form 7, and other plugins already have Akismet Anti-Spam, so there is nothing else you need to do. See which plugins you currently have installed – they may already have Akismet Anti-Spam integrated!

Pay what you can, eliminate spam

The beauty of Akismet Anti-Spam is that it can fit into any budget – literally. That’s because the WordPress plugin can be purchased based on what you can afford. That means if you can only afford to spend $1 on the plugin, you can have the personal tier of spam protection for your site or blog. It’s not nearly everything that the plugin has to offer, but it’s a good place to start.

For those who need even more protection for your adult site or blog, Akismet Anti-Spam comes in a couple of flavors: Plus, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus. The Plus tier starts at $10 per month, while the Enterprise tier is $50 per month. To take advantage of Enterprise Plus, you have to contact the team and get a quote since you will get unlimited API calls per month, unlimited sites to use the plugin, dedicated support, and more.

The other paid versions give you between 10,000 – 60,000 API calls per month and support for one site and unlimited sites, respectively. If you need more API calls and support across an unlimited amount of websites, the Enterprise version is definitely a pricing tier you need to consider. For everyone else, the Personal and Plus versions should more than suffice.

The API calls may be confusing to some people, and that’s okay. API calls refer to individual requests made to Akismet’s servers. Per their site, these requests come in the forms of submitting false positives, sending missed spam – basically, the things that teach Akismet to get better. Unfortunately, the article that used to mention how to estimate the amount of API calls your site(s) will need per month redirects to the plan options, so it can be difficult to know which plan you need.

The best approach is to contact Akismet Anti-Spam directly and ask. They will point you in the right direction, allowing you to know which plan is ideal for your situation. Of course, if you need to use the plugin on more than one WordPress site, you basically already know that you need to choose the Enterprise version anyway, so go with that.

Saves a shitload of time

Gone are the days of constantly deleting spam comments to make your blog or adult site look like you actually give a shit. Besides, who the hell has time to do that? You don’t, I don’t – and if you do, you’re running your adult business the wrong fucking way. Stop spending your free time deleting bogus comments and instead let Akismet Anti-Spam do all of the heavy work for you.

The beauty of Akismet Anti-Spam is that it acts as a firewall between your blog/site and the person that’s fucking spamming you. If you know how a firewall works, then you already realize that these bullshit spam comments will never hit your site or blog, period. As long as Akismet Anti-Spam is working its magic and keeping your site spam-free, it will take care of the rest.

Now, that does not mean that you should never go into your comments section and see what Akismet Anti-Spam either blocked or failed to block. The plugin is not 100% accurate all the time. Sometimes, comments that should not have been blocked are blocked and comments that never should have made it onto the site bleed through. Still, don’t let that fool you into thinking that it isn’t a mandatory WordPress plugin. It is, and the vast, vast majority of the spam comments that hit your adult site or blog will be blocked without any kind of problems.

As your site or blog grows in popularity, the amount of spam hitting you like a dick slap in the face is going to likely increase. This is where Akismet Anti-Spam shines. No matter how much volume your adult brand gets in terms of spam comments, this amazing plugin can fucking keep up and continue blocking the annoying spam before it ever hits your site. It’s the perfect definition of a WordPress plugin workhorse that will keep your brand pure and the comments section free of shitty spam that does nothing but bring the value of your brand down.

See the true nature of URLs

One of the worst things about spam comments is not only that they are an eyesore and generally fucking annoying, but that they could also be malicious. If someone actually clicks the link in one of these spam comments, it could send them to a phishing site or worse: install malware into their device without being none the wiser. This could be a disaster for your brand, so don’t give these mother fucking spammers one comment to work with. Use Akismet Anti-Spam and see the true URL of the comment.

This feature comes in handy for those instances in which the spam comment actually reads like a legitimate comment. Spammers can blend in extremely well, so identifying every URL and knowing where it will redirect users to is beyond helpful. Use it to confirm every URL that pops up in the comments section, and never worry about where a URL is going to send users again!

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From moderating users who spam too often to identifying URLs and eliminating spam comments altogether, Akismet Anti-Spam has been the gold standard for protecting blogs and sites against spam for nearly 20 years. The cost per month may be a bit high for some people, but it’s hard to complain about its different pricing tiers when it comes to protecting your brand.