Akismet - Get Rid of SPAM

Akismet is a must have for any website that allows user added content, such as comments on articles.  I first learned about Akismet because it comes pre-installed with WordPress–all it requires is an activation key.  Depending on the type of blog you’re using, you may choose two types of keys-commercial or personal.

Akismet looks over the comments on your site and determines whether they are legitimate or SPAM. The nice thing is, Akismet is a smart program, meaning it learns from the patterns it perceives.  If you mark something as SPAM, it will remember where that SPAM came from, and mark similar comments as SPAM in the future.

Here’s a picture of how much Akismet has helped this blog:

Could you imagine trying to moderate over 13,000 comments on your website?  Once you’re blog has been around for while, you’re going to get hit by SPAM.  Don’t wait unitl it happens, install Akismet now.