Sweet Captcha plug-in?
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Is it possible to install the Sweet Captcha plug-in into a blog? http://sweetcaptcha.com/register.php
It’s a very nice captcha, as opposed to those that are nearly unreadable. It would be helpful not to have to make commentators wait for an approval email to post in order to prevent spam. Thank you!
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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No it is not possible.
There is no FTP access to our free hosted WordPress.com blogs and we bloggers cannot install plugins.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/FTP access and plugins are only for VIP bloggers http://vip.wordpress.com/our-services/ or for those with WordPress.ORG installs.
Please read this comparison so you are clear on the differences http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
Moreover, I am visually challenged and here is my case against using CAPTCHA. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/11/14/the-10-point-case-against-captcha-use/ Note that is CAPTCHA nowhere even near being as effective as Akismet which is active in every WordPress.com blog.
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It would be helpful not to have to make commentators wait for an approval email to post in order to prevent spam.
See here for setting up first time comment moderation > http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings
The vast and overwhelming majority of all so-called information on the internet is spam. Over 80% of all so-called comments submitted to .wordpress.com blogs every day are spam.
The worst of all spam containing malware and viruses is not sent to us. It’s removed as it could bring down many blogs if opened.
On the spam that Akismet catches it takes only seconds to click “empty spam” and you don’t even have to click “empty spam” if you don’t want to. Akismet will maintain comments it has caught for 15 days from the time they were received, and then it will delete the comment automatically.
If you get spam that slips by Akismet then mark it as spam (do not delete it) and over time Akismet will learn it’s spam.
There is no such thing as eliminating all spam but Akismet works very well. For more information please take the time to read “5 things every blogger should know about spam” on this page Akismet: How it works http://akismet.com/how/ -
Thank you, timethief, for your responses and great information! I appreciate your time very much.
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