Still getting spam on closed comments
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I close comments on old posts, but I’ve recently noticed that new spam for those old posts still shows up in the spam filter. Very strange, because there’s no comment field for them to post anything. I know there’s probably nothing to do about it, but I’m curious about how it’s possible. Anybody know?
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Here are the two posts where the spam comments were attempted to be posted:
https://julieriso.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/altitude-adjustment/
https://julieriso.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/the-bog-at-the-end-of-the-world/
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Hi there,
The problem is spammers don’t actually visit your site and use the comment form. They have scripts that find hidden URLs and post from there. So long as they are getting caught by the spam filter you don’t have anything to worry about–they are just giving Akismet more information on how to block future spam attacks.
If any of the spam comments get through (which is unlikely) just make sure to mark them as spam rather than deleting them. That will help the filter to get better at identifying spam.
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Okay. Thanks a lot for explaining how they do it. I wasn’t worried about it, just curious. :)
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Happy to help! Let me know if you have any more questions or need any help with your site :)
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