Comments: I just don’t understand

  • I have a new site that I have disabled comments on because it is a mortgage site and figure it will tend to get spammed on comments. However, I am getting a few, not many, spam comments to approve, and the thing is, I really don’t understand how they are doing it as there is no place to post a comment.

    I am a pMachine refugee (left unsupported when they switched over to Expression Engine) and that software had many ways to customize each page and post. I am new to wordpress, and I love it, but still trying to understand the ins and outs.

    In the preferences I have checked to cut off commenting and make sure the box is not checked on the posts, but they still trickle in.

    Ideally, I would like it so there is no link on the post to make a comment. Currently I have that “No Comments” thing at the end of a post which I dislike, but my reading of the forum says that can’t be removed. Maybe I am reading that wrong.

    So I guess I am just curious as to how such comments get through and what can I do to eliminate them. Any feedback is appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Doug

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  • In the preferences I have checked to cut off commenting and make sure the box is not checked on the posts, but they still trickle in.

    Maybe they’re trackbacks or pings (which are a kind of remote/external comment). Make sure you untick ‘allow pings’.

    Currently I have that “No Comments” thing at the end of a post which I dislike, but my reading of the forum says that can’t be removed.

    It’s simple to remove; just open up your theme’s index.php file and remove the line containing comments_popup_link.

    Thread Starter dsstroud

    (@dsstroud)

    I did not think about it being a trackback ping. I guess it does not differentiate that when I receive it. I will do as you suggest and uncheck the allow ping box.

    Thanks for the info about removing the comment link.

    Doug

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