If there is one plugin which saves your time and energy when using WordPress from day 1 of your blogging is Akismet. The default plugin in the packaged WordPress installation is truly a life saver.
Kismet is its actual name, since it is from Automattic (from WordPress) it’s known as Akismet.
Akismet is completely free and it can be used on your personal blog without paying for it. But if you are a pro blogger earning more than 500$ from your blog then you have to pay for it:
http://akismet.com/buy/pro-blogger/
It is very easy to install Akismet, as a matter of fact it is pre installed on WordPress. However Akismet plugin needs an API to function and all you have to do is enter your email address and get a free API key:
See this to believe it’s functionality at work on NPXP –
225 spams caught, 557 legitimate comments, and an overall accuracy rate of 100.000%.
So download Akismet today if you don’t have it already:
Alternatively search for “Akismet” in Add New Plugin option of your WordPress dashboard.
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Hey, this is Kamal and I operate the NPXP network of websites. I am a blogger as well as a freelancer.
Yeah I thought this blank page thing is a php error…Usually when I click on “post comment” I get sent to a blank wp-comments-post.php page.
I am doing comment on others wordpress blogs and blogger install the Akismet Plugin. My comment is relevant to the post but when I submit the comment the blank white page comes in next and my comment don’t submitted and plugin shows that your comments is seems like to be a spam comment. How can I prevent from this situation.