Akismet – libraries: First I want to mention that there are many Akismet libraries out there: http://akismet.com/development/ and here are the API documents: http://akismet.com/development/api/ Akismet – WordPress plugin: But as I understand it, you want to use the Akismet WordPress plugin as your library. The following code snippet is a simple proof of concept, based … Read more
You actually want to keep these comments marked as spam–not trashed. Akismet checks against your spam list while deciding what to do with a new comment. So having a large database of spam comments actually helps Akismet work. I get what your issue is, but what you’re essentially asking for is a spam filter for … Read more
For my blog, I too run Akismet to catch any spam that is posted to my blog, but I also prevent spam from being posted in the first place using a few plugins: Cookies For Comments requires that people leaving comments have cookies and CSS stylesheets enabled. A stylesheet is added to your site that … Read more