• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
WPArena

WPArena

WPArena is a premium online resource site of WordPress and is focused on providing excellent WordPress Tutorials, Guides, Tips, and Collections.

  • News
    • Opinion
  • Tutorials
  • Reviews
    • Themes
    • Plugins
  • Comparisons
  • Collections
    • Education Themes
    • Genesis Child Themes
    • Best Responsive Themes
    • Medical WordPress Themes
    • Finance & Business Themes
    • Crowdfunding Themes
  • Resources
    • Inspiration
  • Services
WPArena » News
News, Tutorials

What Are WordPress Drive-By Comments

Avatar of Editorial Staff Editorial Staff March 28, 2009

reduce comment spam
FacebookTweetPinLinkedInEmailPrint

We probably have all seen them and the more popular your WordPress blog gets the more comment spam you can expect to get. Some are automated comments from spam scripts and some are just from Drive-By comment spammers.

For the automated comment spammers, a basic plugin like Akismet will probably do a decent job keeping your comments clean. There are other, more powerful or configurable spam plugins available if you need them and some undesirable comments are getting through. Keep an eye out though because some of them may get through because they look innocent enough. I have noticed a spike in comment spam from certain Adult sites so if the comment doesn’t seem like it makes sense on your post check the link to see if it’s from an adult content site. Seems as if a new comment spam script was released a few weeks ago. While these comments below look innocent enough, Akismet caught them because of the URL they were linked to was an adult site:

You rock. The World needs more souls like you.

Great post!! I just have to copy it .

Some very interesting and insightful thoughts. I like this.

I am amazed at it. It is a good thing for my research. Thanks. ^_^

Some very interesting and insightful thoughts. I like this.

Great article! I’m loving your website;

Those are just a few examples of automated comment spam, now let’s have a look at what I hate even as much and those are Drive-By comments. A Drive-by commenter is someone out to just get links back to their site. They don’t really care about your post and more than likely didn’t even read the post. One of the worst drive-by’s is when the idiot asks a question based on the post’s title but doesn’t bother to find that the answer to his question is actually in the post. I usually just delete these comments but sometimes I will remove his link and then make an example of them by pointing out the answer is in the second line of the post if you actually read it.

Then there are the others that just post, things like “Thanks”, “Great Post”, or this one: “Great review, it makes a fresh change to find an informative blog. Very informative, thanks. Your site is bookmarked.” Bull Crap! The post it was on wasn’t a review of anything and the comment was either an automated script or someone going through a list of blogs and pasting the same Drive-By comment on all of them.

The only reason people are using automated comment scripts and Drive-By comments are because they do show up on some blogs, so stay vigilante and keep your WordPress blog free from the Drive-Bys!

Related Tags: Drive-By Comments Spam Comments

FacebookTweetPinLinkedInEmailPrint

Related Stories

  • Why Choose WordPress to Create A Corporate Blog

    Why Choose WordPress to Create A Corporate Blog

  • How To Screw Up Your WordPress Blog

    How To Screw Up Your WordPress Blog

  • Design Tips for Building Better Websites

    Design Tips for Building Better Websites

Avatar of Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff at WPArena is a team of WordPress experts led by Jazib Zaman. Page maintained by Jazib Zaman.

Reader Interactions

Share Your Thoughts Cancel reply

Before submitting your comment, we kindly ask that you read our comment policy. Your email address will remain confidential and will not be published or shared anywhere. If you subscribe, you will receive notifications regarding new comments.

Primary Sidebar

design tips

Design Tips for Building Better Websites

Paperio Theme Review

Paperio Theme Review – Ultimate WordPress Blog Theme

Recent Topics

  • 27 Top SEO Companies in the World
  • 12 Ways To Monetize Your WordPress Blog
  • Comparing the Best Employee Engagement Software in the Market
  • Stellar Converter for OST Review: Best Tool for OST to PST Conversion
  • How To Use WordPress as an eCommerce Store

Footer

Top

  • Services
  • Our Themes
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin

Reviews

  • Beaver Builder Review
  • Beaver Themer Review
  • WP User Frontend Pro
  • Ninja Forms Review
  • MemberPress Review

More Reviews »

Resources

  • Best WordPress Plugins
  • WordPress Permalinks Structure
  • Email Management System
  • Envato Free Files
  • Advertise
  • Write for us
  • Disclosure
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact

Copyright © 2023 · All Rights Reserved · WPArena is a Project of TechAbout LLC.
We are not affiliated with Automattic or WordPress.

  • Advertise
  • Write for us
  • Disclosure
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact
Share this ArticleLike this article? Email it to a friend!

Email sent!