How do I ban a user?

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  claraz25 · Member · Dec 29, 2008 at 10:17 pm

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  I have had a user on another site of mine post very inappropriate comments and I have banned him on that site. How do I ban his IP address from my blog as well.

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  claraz25 · Member · Dec 29, 2008 at 10:30 pm

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  Please can someone help me. I really need to ban this member before they do more harm.

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  sensuouscurmudgeon · Member · Dec 29, 2008 at 10:37 pm

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  If your blog were on WordPress.COM, and it may not be, go to Settings -> Discussion and then scroll down to “Comment Blacklist.” Enter the person’s ISP there.

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  claraz25 · Member · Dec 29, 2008 at 10:39 pm

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  Thank you very much.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 30, 2008 at 12:21 am

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  Also enter their email address, their name, and if they gave one their URL. I would also recommend going to settings > discussion and turning on comment moderation so that they cannot get through. They can always try from another computer, or change IP addresses (mine seems to change on its own a couple times a week).

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  sensuouscurmudgeon · Member · Dec 30, 2008 at 2:22 am

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  Yeah, I meant URL (I think). Anyway, be sure to hit “Save Changes” at the bottom of that page after you’ve put in the information.

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 30, 2008 at 8:43 am

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  Also, if you do an IP ban be prepared for a lot of people to complain they suddenly can’t comment on your blog. IPs are rarely assigned to one individual computer nowadays. You could be cutting off, say, every American user of AOL 25% of the time.