Amazon links in comments always require moderation
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Any comment that includes an Amazon link always gets stuck in moderation. Is there a change in settings I can make to allow these links to go through automatically?
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Hi,
You can increase the number of links allowed in the post by following the instructions here:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderationYou can also tweak your comment moderation settings:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/unwanted-comments/Hope that helps!
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Thank you, but I should have mentioned that I already allow 2 links without moderation. Other links go through fine; it’s just the Amazon links that are held for moderation. It’s a puzzle to me.
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That’s because affiliate links in comments are characteristic of spammers and are probably automatically held by the system as likely spam.
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Actually the Amazon comments have at least 3 links. One for the image, one for the text link and one for the button.
So try setting your links allowed to 3 or 4 (there might be some extra links there I didn’t see but I counted at least 3 links).
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Wait. Amazon affiliate linked images are not allowed here, as they are classified as Advertising. Staff have been very clear about that.
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Why turn your site into a spammer paradise and get your site suspended for having ads in the comments?
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Oh, I didn’t realize that Amazon images are not allowed. So if a commenter links to an Amazon item, is there any way to let the link go through without showing the image?
It seems I used to be able to do this.
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You can probably edit the comment once it’s been posted to remove the image.
Here is the policy for affiliate links:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/ -
Yes, I removed the image. Thanks!
Looks like I might be able to allow image ads if I go with an advertising option like WordAds.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
I’ll need to investigate further.
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You do not control WordAds. Click on my name to see my site and what WordAds look like. You split revenue 50/50 with Wp.com so the split is better than affiliate advertising, but there’s no such thing as controlling what ads go on your site. I doubt my audience is interested in Celebrity Plastic Surgery Secrets, but that’s the ads I get.
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raincoaster, I may be missing something but I did not see ads on your site. I wonder if my browser is blocking them … and I might be able to use some celebrity plastic surgery secrets. :)
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