Thank you but I didn’t ask what everybody already knows, I do not ask help to stop spam, I want to understand why they can still spam without being registered.
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This reply was modified 15 hours, 43 minutes ago by
clitopwebsite.
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James Huff
(@macmanx)
Volunteer Moderator
You said twice above that the “Users must be registered and logged in to comment” setting is disabled (unchecked).
I assume you’ve misspoke, but just to sure, it needs to be enabled (checked).
If that setting is checked, and you’re still getting comments from email addresses who have no corresponding acocunt under your Dashboard’s Users section, carefully follow this guide. When you’re done, you may want to implement some (if not all) of the recommended security measures and start backing up your site.
@macmanx OH SORRY ! Yes of course it’s checked (ticked).
Thank you for the links again, but why someone cannot simply reply why bots can post comments when they are not registered ? Is it another wordpress “secret” ? 🙂
And no, my websites are not hacked, I have never been hacked and will never be, so I am still wondering why bots can post, is it so complicated to just stop them if not registered ?
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This reply was modified 2 hours, 56 minutes ago by clitopwebsite.
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James Huff
(@macmanx)
Volunteer Moderator
If your site requires registration and login to comment, and the comments are not coming from registered and logged in users, then malware is a very strong suspect, hence the recommendation.
How are you so certain that you haven’t been hacked?
(@clitopwebsite)
1 day, 2 hours ago
Hello ! SPAM COMMENTS even when “only registered” can comment and registration disabled – How is it possible ? I still get comments from accounts that are not registered. I see many explanations everywhere but no, my websites have not been hacked, nobody has my database password, so how is it possible ? Thank you.