I’ve been racking my brain to come up with a topic for a blog post. Then I get this SPAM comment on a blog I use solely for trying out new plugins, new themes and learning more about CSS coding. So the blog has absolutely nothing of value for anyone to read.
This is part of the comment I got:
“I’ve been following your posts for a couple of weeks now and I gotta say that your older articles don’t offer as much insight as the newer articles. Your writing is constantly improving!”
A very nice compliment for sure….until you read the actual posts she is referring to.
Here is the older one:
“Practice blog post Practice blog post
Practice blog post Practice blog post…”
Here is the latest one:
“Practice Post #2 Practice Post #2 Practice Post #2 Practice Post #2
Practice Post #2 Practice Post #2 Practice Post #2…”
I guess it might be an improvement…not really sure.
NOTE TO SPAMMERS: At least read the post before you try and push your links on people.
I point this out first to provide a little humor and second to highlight the importance of spam protection.
WordPress has a great spam filter called Akismet. It caught this comment and identified it as spam. So far is has caught over 1000 spam comments since I started The Blog Builder Guy.
If you have a WordPress blog I highly recommend that you install the Akismet plugin.
If The Blog Builder Guy did your blog setup then you have nothing to worry about as I automatically install Aksimet on every blog I build.
So make sure it is installed on your blog and worry no more about spam!
Social media is everywhere! It is impossible to downplay the power of social media whether you are using it for product promotion, promoting a service or a blog or just for the fun of it.
And WordPress, being the most popular blogging platform, has a vast plugin developer network. And that means there are no shortage of plugins to help interconnect all your social media efforts with your blog.
The following plugins are just a few of the many available to help you integrate your social media profiles:
Social Media Page-This plugin supports about 140 social networking sites (and you thought there were only Twitter and Facebook!). The advantage of this plugin is that you can link to your profiles on any page or post on your site. This way you don’t have to have your sidebars filled with numerous icons.
Social Profilr-yes it is spelled correctly! This plugin only allows you to choose from 14 social networking sites. But the advantage here is that it allows you to add a line of some enticing text as an introduction, sort of an About Me blurb.
DandyID Services-This plugin supports 330 social networks! And you thought 140 was a lot! No matter what your interests are you will find a network to suit your needs here! You need to create a FREE account with DandyID and then configure your widget using several options such as using text links, favicons or both.
Perhaps some of you are wondering, “What the heck is a plugin?”. If so hop on over to this page Plugins, Widgets and Permalinks and read my brilliant (cough cough) explanation.
Give one of these plugins a try and let me know how they work for you. And if you have any problem installing or configuring them let me know and The Blog Builder Guy will do his best to help you.
