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Trackback spam: better protection and easier to cleanup

Status
Pending
Subject
Trackback spam: better protection and easier to cleanup
Version
1.9.x
2.x
Category
  • Error
  • Usability
  • Feature request
Feature
Blog
XML RPC
Spam protection (Anti-bot CAPTCHA)
Admin Interface (UI)
Submitted by
Marc Laporte
Rating
(0)
Description

I noticed today a bunch of trackback spam in my Tiki-powered blog.

According to Wikipedia, "Many blogs have stopped using trackbacks because dealing with spam became too burdensome."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackback

If you get trackback spam in Tiki, here is how to clean:

Using phpmyadmin, go to the table: tiki_blog_posts

And find the colums "trackbacks_to" and "trackbacks_from". They should contain:

a:0:{}

instead of the spam.


Now, a more permanent solution to avoiding Trackback spam would be nice. Checking how other blogging software does it should provide some tips.

Some ideas:
0- A way to turn it off (this exists in more recent version of Tiki 1.9.x, see "Trackbacks Pings" in the admin panel)
1- Easier mass deletion
2- Email notification to blog owner
3- Using an online service to check for spam.

Importance
4
Priority
20
Demonstrate Bug on Tiki 19+
Demonstrate Bug (older Tiki versions)
Ticket ID
1083
Created
Sunday 29 April, 2007 19:51:59 UTC
by Unknown
LastModif
Friday 23 November, 2007 18:30:24 UTC


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