{"id":1357,"date":"2021-07-23T07:29:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2023-03-10T12:42:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T18:42:04","slug":"wordpress-comment-blacklists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wordpress-comment-blacklists\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Comment Blacklists to Stop WordPress Comment Spam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wordpress-comment-blacklists\/#why_not_use_comment_blacklist\" >Why Not Use Comment Blacklist?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wordpress-comment-blacklists\/#where_can_you_get_comment_blacklist\" >Where Can You Get Comment Blacklist?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wordpress-comment-blacklists\/#should_you_review_comment_blacklists_before_using\" >Should You Review Comment Blacklists Before Using?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wordpress-comment-blacklists\/#do_i_need_to_install_a_plugin_or_function_in_order_to_implement_blacklists\" >Do I Need to Install a Plugin or Function In Order to Implement Blacklists?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wordpress-comment-blacklists\/#how_to_add_wordpress_comment_blacklists_and_blocklists\" >How to Add WordPress Comment Blacklists and Blocklists?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wordpress-comment-blacklists\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>A blacklist is simply a list of people, email address or IP addresses which are considered not trustworthy and which should be prevented from commenting on your WordPress site. By using an established blacklist, you don\u2019t have to go through the painful process of discovering each, one by one. A blacklist will save you time and effort to stop comment spam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;There are huge differences between trying to block based on \u201cbad word\u201d lists and trying to keep an up to date list of IP addresses in a list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why_not_use_comment_blacklists\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why_not_use_comment_blacklist\"><\/span>Why Not Use Comment Blacklist?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The one drawback with using comment blacklists is that you\u2019re at the mercy of someone else who has compiled the data. In other words, it means you\u2019re giving control to a 3rd party who may have not kept the information up to date or who could have an agenda for blocking the commenters in the list. If you trust the list it\u2019s great. If you don\u2019t, there are possible concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where_can_you_get_comment_blacklists\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"where_can_you_get_comment_blacklist\"><\/span>Where Can You Get Comment Blacklist?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply doing a web search for WordPress comment blacklists or WordPress comment blocklists, will reveal many thousand results. For example, the Ultimate Comment Blacklist is available on the Perishable Press website, a product of 10+ years of accumulation and refinement. This list is a bad word type of list, so please be prepared if you choose to download and open the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"should_you_review_comment_blacklists_before_using\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"should_you_review_comment_blacklists_before_using\"><\/span>Should You Review Comment Blacklists Before Using?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! You definitely should examine thoroughly, since some of the words may not be good for you to block. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your site is about freebies, you don\u2019t want to block free words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your site is about adult toys, you don\u2019t want to block some sex-related words. It all comes down to what your site is about. So, check the list before using it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"do_i_need_to_install_a_plugin_or_function_in_order_to_implement_blacklists\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"do_i_need_to_install_a_plugin_or_function_in_order_to_implement_blacklists\"><\/span>Do I Need to Install a Plugin or Function In Order to Implement Blacklists?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No. Thanks to the built-in functionality of <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/comment-moderation\/\">WordPress comments<\/a>, you don\u2019t need to add a blacklist plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how_to_add_wordpress_comment_blacklists_and_blocklists\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_add_wordpress_comment_blacklists_and_blocklists\"><\/span>How to Add WordPress Comment Blacklists and Blocklists?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can block by pasting a list into the WordPress admin panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve got a list ready, go to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>  Settings -&gt; Discussion -&gt; Comment Blocklist<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, you can simply paste in the list into the text box and then scroll down and click Save Changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a WordPress website? 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