And once they are identified as a bot, they can be blocked before they comment.

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Antispam Bee is a free honeypot plugin that can effectively identify spambots. It also has settings to trust approved commenters, check IP addresses, mark BBCode (Bulletin Board Code) links as spam, and check public antispam databases.

To learn how to set up the plugin, check out our guide on how to use Antispam Bee to block spam comments in WordPress .

5. Add Google reCAPTCHA verification
Google ReCAPTCHA is an extended form of CAPTCHA and can be tested to determine whether a user is a bot or a human. CAPTCHA stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart”.

Users must tick a box to show they are not robots. They either pass immediately or are given a second test where they must click on a series of pictures that match the objects.

ReCAPTCHA Is an Advanced Form of CAPTCHA That Can list of algeria cell phone number Distinguish Between Bots and Humans
It's difficult for bots to pass the test because when Google detects a spam bot, it presents it with a much more difficult challenge. And while most CAPTCHA tests are perceived as annoying by users, reCAPTCHA offers the best user experience.

You can add reCAPTCHA to WordPress comment form using Advanced Google reCAPTCHA plugin. To learn how to set it up, see our guide on how to add reCAPTCHA to WordPress comment form .

6. Preventing imposter comments
When some spammers leave comments, they try to trick you by entering the username and email address of a registered user on your website. They do this in the hope that you will recognize the other person's name or Gravatar and approve their comment.

The easiest way to prevent scammers from commenting on WordPress is to install and activate the Akismet plugin . For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin .