Effective Tips to Stop Comment Spam in WordPress

Enable Comment Moderation

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Install Anti-Spam Plugins

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Use CAPTCHA or reCAPTCHA

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Require User Registration

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Limit or Ban Links in Comments

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Regularly Update WordPress

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