How do I get rid of spam videos showing up at the end of my posts?
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Spam videos are showing up at the end of my blog posts, and some are “not nice.” I just improved my password, but how do I get rid of these? This happened once before when some spam comments got through, but once I deleted the comments, the video disappeared. Please help!? pathsofwrighteousness.wordpress.com
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I’m sorry, I don’t see any videos on your site right now. Would it be possible for you to send us a link to the post in particular where you’re seeing these videos?
Sending a screenshot would also be a great help. This guide explains how to take a screenshot — you can then upload the screenshot to your Media Library:
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They don’t show up in Firefox but do in Internet Explorer, and only when you click to leave a comment. Then, between the end of the post and beginning of the comments there is a you-tube ad (various types) on every single post I’ve checked.
I hope this example shows up for you. Thanks.
http://pathsofwrighteousness.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/heart-shaped-napkin-fold-tutorial/#comments
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That sounds like an ad from WordPress.com. We do run ads sometimes to help keep our free features free. You can learn more about our advertising policy here:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/Just to be sure, you can also upload the screenshot to your Media Library via your Dashboard -> Media page.
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but on every single post I click on? And a friend saw one of them that was NOT family friendly.
There’s no way to get rid of them??? No other options?
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There is the No-Ads upgrade, which removes all ads from your site:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/n-ads/However, if an ad is not family friendly, we would be more than happy to take a look into it for you. I’d also like to take a look at that screenshot to make sure that these ads are from us.
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Okay, yes, that does look like an ad from WordPress.com. The best way to handle an ad that you feel is inappropriate would be to grab a screenshot of the whole post and send it to us. This way, we can pass your information onto our ad team, who can then take a look at the ad in question for you.
Thanks for your patience and help :)
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That link says, “oops, nothing here.” Must be a different link. I’ll do some searching, unless you have it handy. Thank you.
I haven’t actually clicked on any of these. The few I’ve seen don’t appear offensive,but the one my friend saw, well, I just deleted that post entirely.
Just curious . . . Is it customary to put an ad on every single post? I’ve checked posts randomly, every single one viewed in IE has had an ad.
Thanks for your help.
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I’m sorry about that! The URL should be http://en.support.wordpress.com/no-ads/
Ads aren’t usually placed on every post. The view may vary depending on who’s visiting your site — for example, I’m actually not seeing any ads on your first three posts in a different browser. If this continues, I’d first try clearing your browser’s cache:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clear-your-cache-and-cookiesAnd then let us know if you’re still seeing them on every post.
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We only see the in IE. There’s not one in the very first one I just posted this morning, but they are in the others. I just checked. And every other post I randomly checked is also affected.
Guess that’s one way to get folks to check into upgrading, right? :) Thanks so much for helping me with this. I appreciate your time. ~Jill
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Sorry, one more question. If I upgrade to no-ads, not only will any new posts not have ads in them, but all the ads in my existing posts will be deleted, correct? Thanks, Jill
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Okay, are you logged out of WordPress.com when viewing your site in IE? Logged-in viewers see fewer ads, so that may be related.
Regarding No-Ads, that’s correct. There won’t be any advertisements on your blog, for both new posts and older posts.
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Okay, thank you.
That’s right. When I checked in IE, I was not logged in at the time. But I don’t think most of my readers are logged in either.
Thanks,
Jill
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