WordPress.com Forums » Tag: whitelist - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/whitelist WordPress.com Forums » Tag: whitelist - Recent Posts en Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 timethief on "Valid comments being sent to spam" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/valid-comments-being-sent-to-spam#post-1113949 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:11:15 +0000 timethief 1113949@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You're welcome from me. For more information read "5 things every blogger should know about spam" on this page Akismet: How it works http://akismet.com/how/

]]> dianehenders on "Valid comments being sent to spam" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/valid-comments-being-sent-to-spam#post-1113554 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:50:41 +0000 dianehenders 1113554@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks, everybody. Good advice all around.

]]> sensuouscurmudgeon on "Valid comments being sent to spam" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/valid-comments-being-sent-to-spam#post-1113494 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:16:40 +0000 sensuouscurmudgeon 1113494@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It's possible that you may be blocking them by accident, due to the Scunthorpe problem. Review all the words and names you've blacklisted. Some piece of a good guy's name (or email address) may be on your blacklist.

]]> timethief on "Valid comments being sent to spam" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/valid-comments-being-sent-to-spam#post-1113466 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:51:03 +0000 timethief 1113466@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @dianehenders
The answer is no. Keep pulling them out and marking them not spam and Akismet will learn.

]]> notawoodpecker on "Valid comments being sent to spam" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/valid-comments-being-sent-to-spam#post-1113455 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:39:12 +0000 notawoodpecker 1113455@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

and frequent commenters

How frequent? And do they comment elsewhere frequently?

They may be triggering the filter themselves, and while you're digging them out, others may be flagging them.

]]> dtzima on "Valid comments being sent to spam" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/valid-comments-being-sent-to-spam#post-1113451 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:33:38 +0000 dtzima 1113451@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I find the same thing has been happening to my blog. I always have to go through my spam. bodyprinciple.wordpress.com

]]> dianehenders on "Valid comments being sent to spam" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/valid-comments-being-sent-to-spam#post-1104710 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:36:55 +0000 dianehenders 1104710@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ A couple of my loyal readers and frequent commenters have suddenly started being sent to spam. I search them out in the spam folder, mark them as "Not Spam" and then approve the comment, but it's laborious.

Is there any way to "whitelist" a commenter so they never get sent to spam?

]]> justinpartnershub on "PartnersHub on WordPress iframe whitelist" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/partnershub-on-wordpress-iframe-whitelist#post-1073068 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:12:20 +0000 justinpartnershub 1073068@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ That's not completely true, if you get your URL whitelisted through WordPress they will allow other users to use iFrames. I just need to know the process to submit the URL as it's incredibly vague.

]]> timethief on "PartnersHub on WordPress iframe whitelist" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/partnershub-on-wordpress-iframe-whitelist#post-1072630 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:48:03 +0000 timethief 1072630@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ We cannot use iframes on free hosted WordPress.com blogs.

]]> justinpartnershub on "PartnersHub on WordPress iframe whitelist" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/partnershub-on-wordpress-iframe-whitelist#post-1072628 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:44:56 +0000 justinpartnershub 1072628@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ We would like to add http://www.partnershub.com to the iframe whitelist, as our blog apps have an embed option that uses an iframe. We've created an oEmbed iFrame etc, and want to know the next steps.

Thank you!

Justin Rhoades
Director of Community Architecture
[email redacted]

]]> raincoaster on "If you're having posting problems, it may be because of AdBlock" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/if-youre-having-posting-problems-it-may-be-because-of-adblock#post-913101 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:30:20 +0000 raincoaster 913101@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It still won't help, I've figured out.

I was as irritated as anyone at all the hundreds of posts saying exactly the same thing, until I figured it out.

When anyone attempts to contact staff and does not have a paid upgrade, it goes to the forum as a new thread. These people have not yet been to the forum and didn't intend their posts to end up there, so they haven't seen all the other threads. So we can't blame them. We blame whoever set up the system.

]]> christofpierson on "If you're having posting problems, it may be because of AdBlock" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/if-youre-having-posting-problems-it-may-be-because-of-adblock#post-913076 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:14:37 +0000 christofpierson 913076@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for those links. Maybe they should pin an official post to the top of the forum!

]]> timethief on "If you're having posting problems, it may be because of AdBlock" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/if-youre-having-posting-problems-it-may-be-because-of-adblock#post-913073 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:12:31 +0000 timethief 913073@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It's good that you shared this. Disabling AdBlock works for some but not for others. For some the http:// log-in resolves the issue but for others it doesn't. Volunteers and Staff have been entering threads and making these suggestions for 2 days now.

Are you using AdBlock? If so disable it.
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpress-malfunctioning-need-help/page/2?replies=60#post-910550

Are you using the https:// secure log-in? if not then please enable it
http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

]]> christofpierson on "If you're having posting problems, it may be because of AdBlock" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/if-youre-having-posting-problems-it-may-be-because-of-adblock#post-913059 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:01:42 +0000 christofpierson 913059@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I bet I'm telling some new folks in the forum something they didn't know. If you look down the list of topics, you'll see a lot of people with "vanishing" text. Is it always like that in here, or is this a recent phenomenon? If it's always like that, maybe WordPress should send out an e-mail about it, which would save a lot of people, apparently, a lot of trouble.

]]> timethief on "If you're having posting problems, it may be because of AdBlock" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/if-youre-having-posting-problems-it-may-be-because-of-adblock#post-913055 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:58:14 +0000 timethief 913055@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi there,
See here please > http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/adblock You aren't telling us anything we don't already know but thanks anyway.

]]> christofpierson on "If you're having posting problems, it may be because of AdBlock" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/if-youre-having-posting-problems-it-may-be-because-of-adblock#post-913046 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:47:36 +0000 christofpierson 913046@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I was having problems myself.

If you're using AdBlock, just add your blog to the whitelist. Right click on the Adblock icon, go to options, click on the whitelist tab, and add your blog. The problem should clear up immediately when you refresh.

]]> timethief on "how do I let a certain user comment without moderation in a blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-let-a-certain-user-comment-without-moderation-in-a-blog#post-637920 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:58:23 +0000 timethief 637920@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Read this entry first so you are clear on which support forum you ought to be posting to > http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

If you are asking about a self hosted WordPress.ORG install you must post to this support forum http://wordpress.ORG/support/

If and only if the blog in question is a free blog being free hosted by WordPress.COM then we require an active link to the free hosted WordPress.com blog in question.

1. You cannot "whitelist" users.
2. You can set up either Moderation of all Comments, or first time Moderation only of all commenters on this page > Settings > Discussion.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#before-a-comment-appears
3. You can add add individuals as official users to your blog. See here for roles to assign > http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/ and see here for instructions for adding users > http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/

P.S. Signature links at the bottom of comments you post to this forum will result in their automatic removal. This is a technical support forum so it is not an appropriate place to advertise your blog links.

]]> tsolignani on "how do I let a certain user comment without moderation in a blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-let-a-certain-user-comment-without-moderation-in-a-blog#post-637623 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:18:21 +0000 tsolignani 637623@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have a blog where every comment has to be approved by an administrator. I have to keep it this way.

Now, I would like to «whitelist» a certain user, for I am sure I would like to approve every comment of him.

Is there a way to do that and allow him to comment without having to moderate every time?

Am I supposed to add him to the blog authors? But I do not want him to be able to post new posts, just comment without moderation.

There should be a sort of whitelist where you can add user for which wordpress has to skip moderation, but I did not find it.

Thank you.

–
cordialmente,

tiziano solignani, da  Mac
[Staff edit: removed links]

]]> knashermac2009 on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-557132 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:16:06 +0000 knashermac2009 557132@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Still no contact (or acknowledgement) from Akismet. Not a sausage.

Oh - perhaps its gone into SPAM.........No - not there.

]]> knashermac2009 on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-555514 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:04:38 +0000 knashermac2009 555514@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes tsp - I suggested to WP that it was gmail users that were particularly affected by this.

Both I and several of my readers have several WP blogs and have used the WP-publicised "trick" of using the "+" option in the gmail user name. However, that doesn't explain (to me) why various innocent-looking comments should be spammed.

]]> thesacredpath on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-555493 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:55:04 +0000 thesacredpath 555493@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Strange, I've just never seen that. I know that there are certain free email services that Akismet probably looks at with more scrutiny than others (gmail and yahoo come to mind) since they are used a lot by spammers.

]]> knashermac2009 on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-555480 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:28:47 +0000 knashermac2009 555480@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Sorry tsp, but Akismet IS that inaccurate in my case. The 420 or so "false positives" were all from personal friends of mine. Nothing suspicious about the content - certainly never more than 1 link.

I even had a Christmas blog which spammed ME on a couple of occasions!

I have also been in correspondence with WP for some time (given up now) over the contact-form on my blog (now removed) which none of my users (including me) could use because the majority of the messages disappeared. WP finally found the messages in a spam queue (presumably theirs) - put there by Akismet. They suggested I contact Akismet (which I did a few weeks ago). Never got a reply.

So, please believe me tsp - under some circumstances, Akismet is very much over zealous.

]]> thesacredpath on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-555262 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:02:17 +0000 thesacredpath 555262@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @knashermac2009, I think you should seriously review those spams you said were NOT spam. Akismet is absolutely NOT that inaccurate. On the blogs I manage, it runs over 99% accurate. Spammers are now making their posts sound like legitimate comments, but you can typically tell when they are very general, and if you check the links to the username, you might find completely spammy sites loaded with ads and such.

The absolute worst I've ever seen on a blog using akismet was a accuracy of 87%.

]]> knashermac2009 on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-555238 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:27:01 +0000 knashermac2009 555238@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ yep - me too. Done all that.

My blog has had 435 "spam" but from memory only about 6 or 7 were actual spam. I have also found that Akismet is a very slow learner.

]]> absurdoldbird on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-555225 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:01:43 +0000 absurdoldbird 555225@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have marked them, each time, with 'this is not spam' but it keeps happening.

]]> josephscott on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-555202 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:07:49 +0000 josephscott 555202@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The suggestion by thesacredpath is correct. In general, here are the steps for investigating this:

- check the history section on the comment, make sure it was really Akismet that marked the comment as spam

- be sure to use the 'Not Spam' link, this sends info back to Akismet.com so that it can learn from the mistake

- if this persists, then drop a note at akismet.com/contact/ with the details and we'll take a closer look

]]> thesacredpath on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-555088 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:44:03 +0000 thesacredpath 555088@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I've tagged this thread for staff attention and hopefully they can respond and give someone a nudge or something.

In general if someone is getting caught in the spam filter, you de-spam them and akismet will learn and within a day or two should stop spamming them.

]]> knashermac2009 on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-555027 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:41:12 +0000 knashermac2009 555027@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ This is an excellent idea. I too have regular bloggers who regularly get spammed. My contact form is un-useable for the same reason.

Unfortunately I have contacted Akismet on 3 or 4 occasions about this and have not even had an acknowledgement. (nd yes - I have checked my spam folder for any messages from them :-)

I hope you have better luck than I

]]> absurdoldbird on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-555021 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:03:17 +0000 absurdoldbird 555021@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Oh, okay, thanks.
:)

]]> thesacredpath on "Akismet Whitelist?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/akismet-whitelist#post-554979 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:03:08 +0000 thesacredpath 554979@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Have the blogger contact akismet directly at http://akismet.com and use their contact form and give them all the details.

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