Blocking spambots with Akismet and Recaptcha
There is a special place in hell for spammers. Here is how I am trying to cope these days, with instructions for installation and configuration:
Akismet
- As of now, this works on WordPress 2.0 and above
- Download Akismet
- Copy to directory
- Enable in Plugins
- Get your Akismet key by creating a WordPress.com account
- Enter the key into the Plugins/Akismet Configurator WordPress control panel
Recaptcha
- As of now, this works on MediaWiki 1.7 and above
- Download the Recaptcha extension
- Copy files to the /extensions/recaptcha directory
- Copy this file as per this note and overwrite the ConfirmEdit.php file in the /extensions/recaptcha directory
- Get your captcha keys here
- Edit the /extensions/recaptcha/Recaptcha.php file and add the public and private keys to the part that looks like:
// Set these in LocalSettings.php
$recaptcha_public_key = ”;
$recaptcha_private_key = ”;
- Edit the LocalSettings.php file at the root of the wiki, adding the following:
require_once( “$IP/extensions/recaptcha/ReCaptcha.php” );
// Sign up for these at http://recaptcha.net/api/getkey
$recaptcha_public_key = ”;
$recaptcha_private_key = ”;
- Edit the /extensions/recaptcha/ConfirmEdit.php file to modify what kinds of actions get “captcha”ed, such as account creation, new link creation, etc. Also, can filter by user roles. Very nice!
Ultimately I would like to see a MediaWiki extension for Akismet (no evidence one exists just yet), and to try out the WordPress plugin for Recaptcha. I will report back when more information becomes available.
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October 4, 2007 • Posted in: Spam
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