How Do I Get Rid of Spam on My WordPress Blog?

Last Updated on Monday, 20 May 2013 05:54 Written by Anand Narayanaswamy Tuesday, 21 May 2013 12:00

SPAM comments and trackbacks are a big headache for everyone who manages their WordPress website. It is difficult to control the amount of unwanted comments once the site has find its place on the search engine. However, you can reduce the SPAM comments by making use of plugins designed for this purpose.

Akismet is a popular plugin used in every WordPress based site. By default, every WordPress installation automatically include a copy of Akismet. You just need to activate it from your WordPress admin dashboard to use the plugin.

How to Add Facebook Comments in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Wednesday, 5 December 2012 07:38 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Thursday, 6 December 2012 12:00

In this article I will give you a step by step guide on how to add Facebook comment box in elgg 1.8

1. First, download the elgg community plugin Facebook Comments box for elgg 1.8 here

2. After downloading the plugin, upload the plugin to the mod folder. If you don’t know how to do that, please read this article.

How to Add Facebook Comments in Joomla

Last Updated on Wednesday, 5 December 2012 07:37 Written by Milton Parada Thursday, 6 December 2012 12:00

In this article, I will give you a step by step on how to add Facebook comments on your Joomla blog.

1. First, Download  the Social Comments extension to use:
2. After downloading, install the plugin, click on “Extensions -> Extension Manager”:

How to Allow Anonymous Comments in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Friday, 3 August 2012 10:41 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Monday, 20 August 2012 12:00

For some time, several Elgg users were looking for a way for guests (unregistered users) to comment on the content posted in their Elgg network. For that reason, in this guide I will give a step by step guide on how to allow anonymous comments in Elgg 1.8

1. To do this, we will use a community plugin called Speak Freely, which will provide the ability for anonymous (not logged in) users to comment on public content. Download it here

2. After downloading it, upload it to the mod directory of your Elgg site

How to Make Comments Editable by Users in Elgg 1.8


Last Updated on Friday, 3 August 2012 10:42 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Friday, 10 August 2012 12:00

Editing comments is a great feature that every Elgg network should have available. It enriches your site providing a more editable content for your use. This is a useful feature that any user of your Elgg network can appreciate, to correct any error on the typing or simply regret what he put on his comments. For that reason, in this article I will give you a step by step guide on how to make Comments Editable by users in Elgg 1.8

1. We will first download and install in the Mod folder on your Elgg site the plugin called ‘Editable Comments’, which you can download from here

2. Then, go to your Elgg network and sign in as an Administrator. Go to the Admin dashboard. Now, go to the Admin menu “configure -> Plugins”

3. Look for the plugin Editable Comments and click on activate to enable the plugin: