Comment ID info losts

  • Many of my comments got caught in the spam filter. When I approved them, the email, name and url were stripped from the comments. Is this a bug in the software?

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  • 1. Which version of WordPress are you using?
    2. Are you using any comment spam plugins?
    3. Did you add any words to your Spam Words list?

    Thread Starter taprice

    (@taprice)

    1. Which version of WordPress are you using?

    I’m running 1.5.1.3

    2. Are you using any comment spam plugins?

    Nope.

    3. Did you add any words to your Spam Words list

    Yes, but the problem isn’t comments getting caught in the filter (well, not anymore).

    I didn’t realize that the update defaulted to requiring moderation for all comments by users that hadn’t been previously approved. I’ve corrected that.

    The problem is that when I approved the comments, the name was Anonymous and the email was [email protected] for every comment. The IP addresses survived.

    I noticed today that even comments that are posted without moderation get stripped of the Name and Email. What’s odd is that when I post a comment this information survives.

    Any ideas?

    As you are not using any plugins, I would strongly advise you do.

    Install these two:
    https://www.ioerror.us/software/bad-behavior/
    https://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/

    Not only should that sort the problem, but you will also be saved from trackback spam and referer bots stealing bandwidth.

    Thread Starter taprice

    (@taprice)

    Thanks. I’ll give it a try.

    Nah, just get CG-Antispam. wink-wink nudge-nudge. If any slips through, I just add ’em to the blacklist and be done with ’em. I am not going to tell you how long it has been since one slipped through, though. Don’t want to jinx it.

    We ought to have a group blacklist repository.

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