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Where are the spam comments?

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  • #491184

    kokospalme
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    On the dashboard, I read that Akismet has protected my blog from 61 spam comments. However, my spam folder is empty. Where are the spam comments, so that I can check whether there are some false positives among them?

    The blog I need help with is kokospalme.wordpress.com.

    #491332

    dreamsburnred
    Member

    Here known spam is automatically deleted.

    Only spam that wordpress.com isn’t sure about is listed.

    #491335

    panaghiotisadam
    Member

    Spam on new posts remains in your spam folder for two weeks. Spam on older posts is deleted immediately unless you go to Settings>Discussion and tick the option “Don’t discard spam on old posts”.

    #491338

    tellyworth
    Staff

    Most spam is listed, including plenty that we’re sure about.

    Spam from the biggest spam factories – the ones that hit WordPress.com with millions of comments – are blocked outright. That’s why your spam counter will sometimes go up unexpectedly.

    #491389

    myriddin1
    Member

    Yeah its pretty useful. I turned it off once and got inundated with spam in just a 24 hour period.

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