Akismet Spam Protection

Akismet is an anti-spam measure

Akismet Anti-Spam
​Akismet is a great way to protect your comment section from spam.
If you have a personal or non-commercial site, you can get Akismet protection for free.
Akismet Spam Protection
WordPress.org
You can download Akismet on WordPress.org
Akismet has a free plan
Akismet Settings: With the Akismet plugin installed, you can find the Akismet settings under Settings->Akismet or with Jetpack, Jetpack->Akismet.
Jetpack->Akismet
Settings->Akismet
Comment Edit Pro Akismet Options
Akismet Admin Options
Enable Akismet for Comments
Some users use Akismet for purposes other than comments. If you don't want Akismet protection for comments, you can disable this.
Enable Akismet for Logged-in Users
If you want to skip Akismet protection for logged-in users, you can disable this option.
Enable Akismet for Edited Comments
With comment editing, each edited comment is checked for spam when Akismet is enabled.
You can disable this option if you want Akismet protection turned off for edited comments.
Skip Akismet for Pingbacks/Trackbacks
You can disable Akismet from checking any new pingbacks or trackbacks.
Skip Akismet for Valid Gravatars
​Gravatar is a service for hosting user avatars. If a user has a valid Gravatar, they can skip the spam check.

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