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3:26 pm
I have added the pluggin to a blog I support as a means to force all trackbacks into moderation. The setting for the pluggin are the following:
// Set this to equal TRUE if you want to force registered users to enter the anti-spam word as well.
$cas_forcereg = false;
// Set this to equal TRUE if you want to allow trackbacks (but be vulnerable to trackback spam)
$cas_allowtrack = true;
// Set this to equal TRUE if you want to send all trackbacks to the moderation queue (only works if the above setting is TRUE)
$cas_modtrack = true;
// Set this to equal TRUE if you want to allow pingbacks (but be vulnerable to pingback spam)
$cas_allowping = true;
// Set this to equal TRUE if you want to send all pingbacks to the moderation queue (only works if the above setting is TRUE)
$cas_modping = true;
What changes are needed to force the Trackbacks / Pins to moderation? If these setting are correct how are the trackbacks posting directly to the blog.
Thanks in advance for your support.
3:35 pm
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I'm not sure what the problem is there. Are you using the latest version of the plugin? I run the same settings and have no problem...
3:49 pm
I downloaded the plugin last week so I assume it is the latest version.
I modified the php code as shown in the original post and today I had a trackback get posted directly to the blog instead of being forced into moderation.
Will the plug in work if there is other ant-spam plugin running on the blog. We have spam karma running as well.
The last three spam trackbacks we have received have all come from the same person. Also, the trackbacks were on posts that were made prior to the plugin being added. The the plugin only work on post created after it was added to the site?
I am trying to keep from turning trackbacks off completely but I need to have them moderated for spam and not posted directly.
Any suggestion or ideas?
Thanks.....
4:04 pm
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It should work fine with Spam Karma. However, try temporarily de-activating Spam Karma and using the trackback tester: http://www.quietearth.us/webto.....tester.php
My plugin should work on all posts, regardless of when they were created.
Also, what version of WordPress are you using? As long as it's 2.0 or later it should be fine...
7:55 pm
I have turned off all my spam plugins and moderation plugins. The notice I get from the URL to test trackbacks is that it is a comment not a trackback. The emails that I get from the spam trackback state it is a trackback not a comment. Your plug-in is the third plug-in I have tried to stop the spam trackback by forcing them to moderation and none seem to work.
I don't want to be force to turn pings off on all the post but I can afford to have the spam make is all the way through as posts and then be notified after the fact of the trackback being added.
Any other suggestion Thanks...
11:51 pm
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When you use the tester, make sure you enter the trackback URL for a post, such as http://www.yoursite.com/wp-tra.....k.php?p=21
Although, you'll probably still arrive at the same result since the other spam message you're getting are also apparently trackbacks.
All I can suggest is that you upgrade your WordPress installation to the latest version. If that does not help, then I unfortunately have no idea what the problem could be. Anybody else have any ideas?
4:28 pm
Hello Peter!
I have been having problems with pingbacks in my sites. I completely turned off trackback (set to FALSE) because I'm getting a lot of spams but I would like to have the pingbacks so I set
// Set this to equal TRUE if you want to allow pingbacks (but be vulnerable to pingback spam)
$cas_allowping = true;
// Set this to equal TRUE if you want to send all pingbacks to the moderation queue (only works if the above setting is TRUE)
$cas_modping = true;
but couldn't receive any pingback. I have Akismet activated and that's it. What do you think is wrong?
Hoping for your reply.
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Sofie Hofmann
4:29 pm
Hello again!
I forgot to tell you, I have the latest WordPress 2.3.2 and the latest Peters Custom Anti-Spam Image 2.9.8.
Thanks again!
Sofie
4:31 pm
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Do pingbacks work again if you turn off my anti-spam plugin? Your settings are correct -- those are the same that I've been using on theblog.ca (although last week I decided to turn off both pingbacks and trackbacks completely).
6:20 pm
Hello Peter!
Thanks for the reply!
Oh yeah, I forgot about that, maybe that's the problem. My trackback seems to work, I just wonder why the pingback's not working.
Anyway, thanks again!
Regards,
Sofie
6:37 pm
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I think perhaps you misinterpreted what I meant. De-activating my plugin would help you to identify whether it's my plugin that's blocking pingbacks or whether it's a different setting.
9:04 am
Hello Peter!
No, I didn't misinterpret it. I remember that maybe it's because of my theme. I just tested a newly installed site using the default theme just to test your plugin and it works fine for both trackback and pingback. I also tested it to an old site with another theme and it didn't work. Then tested it again, using the same site turning off other plugins except akismet and your plugin, and it also didn't work. So I am now thinking that it's probably because of my theme.
Thanks a lot, your anti-spam plugins are just great!
9:19 am
Hello again,
Ok, I just tested the other site I'm trying to pingback and used the default theme. Well, I don't think it's because of the theme. Trackbacks seem to work but not pingbacks. Maybe it's with my host. The site I'm trying to pingback is hosted with another webhost while the site where I wrote the entry to pingback the other site is hosted with another one.
Once again, thanks!
10:51 pm
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For testing whether a site can receive pingbacks and trackbacks, I use these links:
http://www.quietearth.us/webto.....tester.php
http://www.quietearth.us/webto.....tester.php
Also, make sure that you check the three settings under "Usual settings for an article" in your WordPress installation under Options > Discussion.
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