Everyone knows Akismet is the most popular anti-spam plugin available for WordPress. Lately the plugin has become harder to use without paying. If you not added the API key this plugin will not helps you. But there are few good alternatives for fighting against spambots effectively. These anti spam plugins are smart, simple to use without annoying CAPTCHAS and help you stop or blocks automated spam comments. No captchas, no questions, no math, no puzzles are required. You can remove Akismet definitively.
1. Anti-spam
Say Goodbye to Spambots. Anti-spam plugin is truly the best anti-spam solution for wordpress. This plugin blocks spam in comments automatically, invisibly for users and for admins. I’ve been using anti-spam for over two months from now, and my comment spam went from nearly 100 to zero per day. Plugin is easy to use: just install it and it just works.
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2. CleanTalk. Cloud anti-spam
[This Plugin filters spam bots in the comments, spam moves to trash. The plugin is not visible for visitors and administrators of a blog. The plugin doesn’t use CAPTCHA, Q&A, puzzles or math to stop spammers. It’s simple and clever anti-spam for your blog.
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3. Growmap Anti Spambot Plugin
This plugin will Defeat automated spambots by adding a client side generated checkbox to your comment form by asking users to confirm that they are not a spammer. It is a lot less trouble to click a box than it is to enter a captcha and because the box is genereated via client side javascript that bots cannot see, it should stop 99% of all automated spam bots.
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4. Antispam Bee
[If you are looking for best alternative to akismet plugin, you should consider Antispam bee. Antispam Bee fends off the comment and trackback spam in WordPress blogs reliably. It is made up of sophisticated techniques and analyzes comments including pings. The plugin is already in use in thousands of blogs worldwide, and remains free. It is also much easier to configure and use.
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Which Anti Spam Plugin do you use in your wordpress blog? how do you handle all the spam comments that you get? Share your experience with us.