Important

As this plugin hasn't been tested a lot and has yet to receive feedback about it, please ensure that you have you database backup regularly and keep an eye out for bugs and report them when you see them.

Thanks.

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What is Akismet ?

Akismet is a powerful comment spam blocker. Often when you allow guests to post, bots and the like pray on your comment system.

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Installation

0. Backup your database to ensure overall safety as you should on a regular basis.

1. Download the plugin below

2. Extract and place in your /plugin folder of your Seditio system

3. Go to http://wordpress.com/signup/ and register an account
- NOTE: You don't have to register a blog, you can just make an account only if you want.

4. Go to your email and grab the API Key from the welcome E-mail
- NOTE: It's the email AFTER you activate the account.

5. Go to your Seditio site and go to the Akismet plugin configuration and enter your API Key

6. Go to admin.php?m=tools&p=akismet to see if you API key is working and installed correctly

7. You're done with installation

8. Important: Be sure that your web address is correctly entered into: Configurations -> Main setup

9. Recommended: Download Extended Comments so that guests can now post.

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Updating

1. Re-download the plugin

2. Un-install the plugin from the Seditio Plugin Admin control panel

3. Delete the old "Akismet" folder from your plugin directory

4. Place the new Akismet folder in the plugin directory

5. Install the plugin through the Seditio Plugin Admin control panel

6. Go to the Akismet plugin configurations and re add your API key

7. To verify the key is working and active go to: Admin -> Tools -> Akismet. If installed correctly it will say the key is valid and working correctly.

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Post-Installation

Managing spam message

A feature that this plugin has is that it allows you to view the marked spam messages through:

Admin -> Tools -> Akismet

You can view spam messages and determine if Akismet marked the wrong messages as spam or not. If you choose to "Confirm Spam" the spam message will leave the queue and be in the prune cycle. If you choose "Unmark Spam", it will place the comment back to where it should have been and removes it from the queue.

The Prune Cycle

This plugin will delete spam messages that are left in queue after a set amount of time. You can set the limit in which the messages will be delete through:

Admin -> Plugins -> Akismet -> Configurations

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FAQ

Q: What happens if my API key doesn't work or isn't installed correctly ?
A: Akismet will not catch spam posts but no error will appear when you post comments.

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Q: Why install Extended Comments ?
A: Installing Extended Comments allows guests to post, which makes great use of Akismet and basically the main purpose of this plugin.

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Q: What happens to posts that get marked as spam ?
A: Well, if Akismet catches them, it will store them in your database still, but just mark and you can choose to view the message and determine if the message was wrongly marked or not. If the spam messages sit in Queue for a selected period time, they will get deleted. This can be set in the Akismet plugin configuration menu where you entered your API Key.

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Was your question unanswered ? Maybe the Akismet FAQ can help you: >click here for Akismet FAQ<