How do I remove spam subscribers
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How to remove spam subscribers
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We cannot block or delete subscribers from public blogs. Anyone and everyone can access public blogs and that’s indeed what the public designation means. However, please read this about public blogs that become private blogs > Blog Privacy and Subscribers > http://wpcommaven.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/blog-privacy-and-subscribers/
Note that you have complete control comment moderation. http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderation If your blog is public others can, of course, read it and they can submit comments but you can Moderate all comments and choose which ones to approve or not.
I suggest you set your blog so that first time commenters are held in moderation until their first comment is approved, then from that point forward they will not need approval. Settings > Discussion. The next step up is to set it so that all comments are held in moderation until approved. http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/
Mark only spam as spam http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2013/01/24/mark-only-spam-as-spam/ and delete all troll comments. http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/how-to-starve-a-troll/
For trolls, you can “blacklist” them at Settings > Discussion toward the bottom of that page. Enter their email address, their username, and if they included it, their website URL. That will automatically send them to moderation so that their comments do not appear on the blog. Do note though that if they are determined, they can use a different email address or username to get around that.
Also, do not put their IP address in the blacklist. IP addresses are no longer unique, and you might end up blocking legitimate visitors. Also, all they would have to do is go to a wi-fi hot spot, or connect via a different ISP and they could get around that.
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If your site is public, you cannot remove subscribers from your public site, however you can make your site private and control who has access to your content (Settings > Privacy).
More details can be found below:http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/
If they post spam comments, just mark as Spam to educate the system or add them to the comment blacklist.
For other types of users such as trolls, you can “blacklist” them at Settings > Discussion. By entering the information required, it will automatically send them to moderation so that their comments do not appear on your blog.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-blacklist
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@kharwinder09
Are you unable to read what I posted above here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-remove-spam-subscribers?replies=3#post-1826136 -
@timethief
I was replying to the user’s inquiry, but when I submitted my reply, you had already answered which I did not see until my comment was submitted. Sorry! -
Wow! There was a 9 minute difference in our two response times. That’s why I wondered what the heck was going on, and specifically wondered if my response was in the spam filter or not.
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