trackback spam: how to stop

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  piedmontgardener · Member · May 22, 2012 at 3:58 pm

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  I am bombarded daily by irrelevant trackback links. Most do get sent to my spam file, but it is horrifying to check my blog and see I have so much spam.

  I would turn off trackbacks if I could figure out how to do this. Is there a way to turn off the trackback feature and I just haven’t found it?

  Many of the spam trackbacks I get are to porno sites and other icky stuff. I write about plants, and really don’t understand why they think spamming my site will do them any good.

  Thanks for any help you can provide.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 22, 2012 at 4:03 pm

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  There is no way to “turn this off”. You have control over what is posted on your blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/unwanted-comments/

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  timethief · Member · May 22, 2012 at 4:04 pm

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  Note that you have complete control comment moderation. http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderation
  You may also wish to read this > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/05/20/mark-spam-as-spam/