{"id":1359,"date":"2021-07-23T07:30:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2026-01-23T06:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:36:13","slug":"wordpress-comment-bot-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wordpress-comment-bot-error\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Blocked as Suspected Bot Error On WordPress Comments?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 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-bot-error\/#how_to_stop_wordpress_comments_from_appearing_on_jetpack_carousel\" >How to Stop WordPress Comments from Appearing on Jetpack Carousel?<\/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-bot-error\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Under certain circumstances, visitors may be trying to comment on a post of yours and receiving an error, \u201cblocked as suspected bot error\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first port of call might be to suspect that those visitors are on the blocked list \/ blacklist within WP-Admin or that their IP addresses are somehow on the bad lists of other anti-spam databases. While being on those lists can have an impact on their ability to do things, they won\u2019t result in the blocked as the suspected bot error message that they\u2019re reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, some hosts have deployed pre-installed plugins on WordPress sites they host which results in this behavior. Rather than name and shame a list of hosts\u2026. If you are receiving reports from users that are getting this error message, check your list of plugins and see if there\u2019s one called Mojo Marketplace. Odds are, disabling this plugin will result in the error clearing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of deleting this plugin, consider upgrading it. Oftentimes it\u2019s a case of older plugins clashing with newer ones and giving this error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how_to_stop_wordpress_comments_from_appearing_on_jetpack_carousel\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_stop_wordpress_comments_from_appearing_on_jetpack_carousel\"><\/span>How to Stop WordPress Comments from Appearing on Jetpack Carousel?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jetpack is powerful. It has loads of features, many of which you either don\u2019t want, won\u2019t need, or will want to modify to fit your objectives perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One such feature is the <a href=\"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/support\/carousel\/\">Carousel<\/a>, which is a lovely way of handling multiple images. However, it may be the case that you want Carousel without comments appearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two primary methods of disabling Carousel comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Editing the plugin behavior by editing the code behind the scenes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editing the&nbsp;CSS&nbsp;surrounding Carousel behavior<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some drawbacks with option 1, namely updates to the plugin may nuke the changes you\u2019ve made, rendering the behavior to either no longer be present, or no longer behave as intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the Customizer guide on adding&nbsp;CSS&nbsp;to perform other functions, go to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>  Appearance -&gt; Customize<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Then scroll down to Additional&nbsp;CSS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To stop comments on Jetpack carousel, insert this code in the box:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>  \/* Jetpack: Carousel\n  ****************************************** \/\n  \/* Hide Comment Form &amp; Link *\/#jp-carousel-comment-form-container, \/* Form *\/\n  div.jp-carousel-buttons a.jp-carousel-commentlink, \/* Link *\/\n  #jp-carousel-comments-loading \/* Loading Comments text *\/ {\n      display: none !important;\n  }\n  \/* Remove Padding from Link Area *\/\n  .jp-carousel-buttons {\n      padding: 0 !important;\n  }<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The above code is thanks to WPSmackdown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>  https:&#47;&#47;wpsmackdown.com\/disable-comments-jetpack-carousel\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0If this fails to work, it could be that your theme has different\u00a0CSS\u00a0classes for that section. You may need to inspect element on that section of the page to find the class, then substitute it for the carousel div or a portion above.<\/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? Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/wordpress-hosting\"><strong>Managed Hosting for WordPress<\/strong><\/a> and see if we are a good fit for you. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\">KnownHost <\/a><\/strong>offers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week best in class technical support. A dedicated team ready to help you should you need our assistance. You\u2019re not using KnownHost for the best webhosting experience? 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