IP Address moderation plug-in
So what duos the IP Address moderation plug-in thing do? Well if your getting comments or trackbacks from a user with that you don't like, you can add there IP address to the black list.
Overview:
- Stage 1 - e-mail notification
- Stage 2 - Finding the Configure Plugins menu
- Stage 3 - Finding the IP Address Moderation Plugin
- Stage 4 - Add a IP address
- Stage 5 - Current IP moderation address list
- Stage 6 - Delete and IP address off the list
Stage 1 - e-mail notification
Please Note: Not all e-mail notification from Blojsom are alerting you to comment or trackback spam on your blog. The notification is just let you know when something new has been added some thing to your blog entry.
The most lightly time you'll know if you've got spam on your blog is though an e-mail from your blog. With in your blog settings, it is set up by default to notify by e-mail that some one has left a comment or trackback on your blog. With in the e-mail example below I'm looking for the 'IP Address' title and then I'd take note of the numbers to the right of that.
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Stage 2 - Finding the Configure Plugins menu
The first thing we do after logging in is that we go to the menu bar Plugin Settings > Configure Plugins.
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Stage 3 - Finding the IP Address Moderation Plugin
You should now see a list of plug-in's and the one you want is IP Address Moderation Plugin so just go ahead and click on it.
Advanced tip you can block out a range of address by using * eg. 123.* so any address starting with 123 will be affected.
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Stage 4 - Add a IP address
Right with the IP address from the e-mail notification you got simply copy and past it into the box called IP address. Next you have two options:
| Blacklist | This will delete automatically any comment or trackback |
|---|---|
| Whitelist | The request is processed further |
Once happy then click Add IP address
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Stage 5 - Current IP moderation address list
After clicking on IP address then you'll see that IP address you typed in on the right hand side of the screen under Current IP address moderation, be it blacklist or the whitelist of IP address. Also you'll see above the 'Add IP address' box Status: Added 123... to blacklist
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Stage 6 - Delete and IP address off the list
Any address you add will also show up in the 'Delete an IP address from ...' list. Just simply click on the address you want, then click on * Delete an IP address(es)* and that will unblock that address.
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