すべてのWordPressインストールにはAkismetプラグインがプリインストールされていますが、初期設定では有効化されていません。そのため、Akismetとは何なのか、WordPressサイトで有効化する必要があるのか、という質問をよく受けます。
Automatticによって作成されたWordPress用のスパムフィルタリングプラグインです。私たちの経験から、スパムコメントからサイトを守りたい方にはこのプラグインをお勧めします。Akismetは失敗から学び、そのプロセスを改善する。
この投稿では、Akismetとは何か、なぜすぐに使い始めるべきなのかを説明します。
Akismetとは？
AkismetはWordPress用のコメントフィルターサービスです。Akismetを運営しているAutomattic社は、WordPressの共同設立者であるMatt Mullenwegによって設立されました。
Akismetはあなたのブログのコメントを見て、アルゴリズムを使ってスパムをフィルターします。アルゴリズムは失敗や他のサイトがとった行動から学びます。
例えば、複数のサイトが似たようなコンテンツをスパムとして報告し始めた場合、Akismetは将来的にその種のコンテンツをスパムとして識別するように学習する。
現在、Akismetは5,540億件以上のスパムコメントをキャッチしており、その数は今も増え続けている。
なぜAkismetを使うべきか？
WordPressの人気サイトでは、スパムコメントが85%にも達することがある。つまり、100のコメントのうち、正当なものは15しかないということだ。
その上、コメントするのは時間のかかる作業だ。手作業でスパムコメントをフィルターするのに数え切れないほどの時間を費やさなければならない。
そこで、Akismetがあなたの時間を節約してくれます。WordPressのプラグインは、スパムコメントが保留としてモデレーションキューに入る前に自動的にキャッチします。これにより、あなたは実際のユーザーによるコメントのモデレートにエネルギーを集中することができます。
Akismetによってコメントがスパムとしてマークされた場合、通常のコメントのようにAwaiting Moderationの表示はされません。代わりに、自動的にスパムフォルダーに移動します。
それでは、あなたのサイトにAkismetを設定する方法を見てみましょう。
WordPressでAkismetを設定する方法
まず最初にWordPressのAkismet Spam Protectionプラグインをインストールし、有効化します。詳しくはWordPressプラグインのインストール方法をご覧ください。
有効化した後、WordPressダッシュボードからSettings ” Akismet Anti-Spamに移動します。次に、’Set up your Akismet account’ ボタンをクリックします。
ブラウザーに新しいタブまたはウィンドウが開き、Akismetの料金ページが表示されます。Akismetには無料とプレミアムの料金プランがあります。
あなたのサイトが広告を掲載しないなど商業目的でない場合は、Personalプランをお選びいただけます。そうでない場合は、商用プランのいずれかを選択する必要があります。
チュートリアルでは、パーソナルプランを使用します。
初期設定では年間36ドルに設定されています。ただし、「あなたにとってのAkismetの価値」の下にある価格設定スライダーを動かすことで、年間0ドルから120ドルの間で任意の価格に設定することができます。
それ以外にも、Akismetはあなたが広告を掲載していないこと、商品やサービスを販売していないこと、サイト上でビジネスを宣伝していないことをチェックするよう求めます。
次の画面では、購入手続きとアカウントに支払う料金を選択する必要があります。
それが完了したら、「購入手続きを完了する」ボタンをクリックするだけです。
次に、サイトに入力する必要があるAkismet APIキーが表示されます。
キーをコピーしてください。
設定を完了するには、サイトのWordPressダッシュボードに戻り、設定 ” Akismet Anti-Spamページに移動します。
次に、「Manually enter an API key（APIキーを手動で入力する）」ボタンをクリックします。
ボタンをクリックすると、APIキーを入力する新しいフィールドが表示されます。
APIキーが接続されると、Akismetはあなたのサイトをスパムコメントから守ります。
Akismetの設定を調整することもできる。例えば、各コメント作成者の横に承認されたコメントの数を表示したり、スパムコメントを確認したり、自動的に破棄したり、コメントフォームの下にプライバシーに関する通知を表示したりすることができます。
変更が完了したら、「変更を保存」ボタンをクリックしてください。
次に、WordPressダッシュボードから「コメント」にナビゲーションし、「スパム」タブを選択することで、スパムコメントを確認することができます。
正当なコメントがスパムとしてマークされたと感じたら、コメントの下にある「Not Spam」ボタンをクリックするだけです。
また、コメントを完全に削除したり、「Empty Spam」ボタンをクリックしてスパムフォルダーをクリアすることもできます。
この投稿が、Akismetとは何か、なぜすぐに使い始めるべきなのかを知っていただく一助となれば幸いです。また、GoogleアナリティクスでWordPressのリファラースパムをブロックする方法や、WordPressのトラックバックスパムにストップをかける方法についてもご紹介しています。
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Moinuddin Waheed
This is one of the most widely known plugin among wordpress users and yet not all the users have been able to enable it and prevent spam comments.
I have witnessed this plugin with every new wordpress installations and never bothered to activate and setup due to the mindset that it would be difficult to set it up.
infact it should be activated for wpforms spam prevention to act.
Thanks for all these steps to setup the Akismat plugin and helping us know how to use it.
Egbah Ikpomwosa Andrew
I just want to say thank you for this information. Initially one would be happy seeing 50000 comments in the comment box, but Askimet surely helps you to identify real comments. Nice write-up.
WPBeginner Support
You’re welcome, glad you liked our guide
Admin
Jamal Aezaz
I have created my first WordPress blog. as of your step by step guide. i’ve activated Akismet plugin. but I can’t see Akimest Stats in my WordPress dashboard menu. there are only two options Home and Updates.
WPBeginner Support
They may have modified the plugin’s interface since this article was created, we’ll certainly take a look
Admin
Lydia
I have it and I was just looking at the date as of today it hasn’t been updated in two months…that to me is a very long time for a plugin not to update.
This is why I was searching for something better.
WPBeginner Support
If you feel that that is too long between updates you can certainly look for a plugin you would prefer. As a word of warning, not all plugins need constant updates so the updated date is not always the best indicator of quality
Admin
Scott Ramadge
Hi
This may be a silly question but now that I beleive I have this downloaded on my wordpress.com site will this mean that inappropriate language is stopped from being posted in the comments section of my blog(that is once I actually write a blog) Or do I need a seperate thing to stop profanity and if so can you suggest somthing for WordPress.com as all I seemed to find was things for wordpress.org.
thanks
WPBeginner Support
Hi Scott,
Akismet will block spam comments containing links to bad websites, comment bots, and many more. It may not consider profanity as spam. The best way to filter that out is by turning on comment moderation for all comments on your website.
Admin
Dhiraj Thapa
Thanks to you, now i am using Akismet anti-spam. I got spam comments during the initial days of my blogging few months ago and I didnt know about that.
Dhiraj
Daniel Cornelius
I am trying to activate Akismet. I have an kismet key, but I don’t know what to do with it.
Sandeep Kumar
Thank very much for this information.
Shumaila
it is not free any more
WPBeginner Support
Hi Shumaila,
It is still free. It is set to select your own price model. You can select your price to be zero when signing up.
Admin
Alex
I just activated this on my blog but there’s no Stats. Anywhere. The plugin is activated and it has just two options and that’s all. Is that ok…? Or what?
Bikas Gurung
I got 5K+ comment everyday with 90% above spam and automated pingback system into my blog. At first I was glad thinking that my blog is having higher amount of traffic but later I found that they are spam while tracing with Akistmet Plugin recommend by you. Thank you so much. Anyway, which captcha plugin are best, please give me some hints.
Sanjiv
Do I need to install the Akismet plugin if I haver blocked all comments on my site?
In other words, I do not allow comments on my site.
Hoping for a reply
Thank you
WPBeginner Support
No you don’t need Akismet then.
Admin
KAIZER
It is really helpful as I have just started using WordPress.
John Rajesh
What are the Pros and Cons of Akismet Plugin?
Jeffrey
If my web doesn’t have comment and registeration section, do I still need Akismet?
WPBeginner Support
No.
Admin
kalpesh
HI Admin, I have one doubt is it a paid version or available for free of cost??
WPBeginner Support
It is available for free and optionally if you like it you can choose to pay for it.
Admin
Ralph Musgrave
Akismet is a pain in the whatsit. It keeps classifying me as spam.
WPBeginner Support
On WPBeginner Akismet didn’t mark you as spam
Admin
KristiGarrett
What does Akismet look like to the user? Can they sign in using multiple options (Disqus, Facebook, Twitter, Google+) like you do here?
WPBeginner Staff
Akismet is a spam filtering system not a commenting system. It works in the backgrouns and not visible to your users.
RW
Akismet is an awesome plugin. I do agree with some of the other posters here that it’s worth pointing out that it is not free. The Editors point out that it’s free for personal, non-business blogs, but I don’t believe the majority of your readers are interested in personal, non-business websites.
I was saddened when Akismet went the paid route, but I understand. It’s a great plugin if you have the budget for it…
John Brinkley
What does the ‘Filter’ button do between ‘Show all comments’ dropdown box and ‘Empty Spam’ button?
Justagurlinseattle
This Akismet is marking almost every reply I write as spam.
It is getting rather frustrating. I see that they like to keep a running count as to how
much spam it is blocking, however, if 8 out of 10 of my replies are being marked as spam,
this is a highly inflated number of comments that are not spam.
I tried using my wordpress account to log in and make my comments, this did not work,
so I tried logging in via my Twitter account, this also did not work.
The Admins inform me that they are not able to retrieve my comments.
Can you help me???
any suggestions as to what I should do????
any suggestions as to how the Admins of that blog can release my comments????
WPBeginner Support
Contact Akismet support. Your comment is not marked spam for no reason. For example, if you comment on example.com and a moderator thinks that your comment is spammy and marks it as spam. Then your future comments on example.com will automatically go to spam. Until an admin or moderator on example.com looks into spam and unmarks your comment.
Admin
Dineen Miller
I made a query at the Akismet site but didn’t get an answer so maybe you can answer my question? I’m looking at the Pro plan for my site but I want to know if commenters will be required to answer some kind of security question. Is this standard on Akismet? A feature we can turn on or off? Or does this plug in work completely in the background of the site? Thank you!
WPBeginner Support
It works completely in the background.
Admin
Abdullah Munir
Its not free which was worth mentioning.
Editorial Staff
It’s free for personal blog users.
Admin
Abdullah Munir
Yes, but do you really think that it would provide that professional level service for spamming?
Debra
if it is free why do I have to give Credit Card info? It says an amount I will have to pay next year, am I committed to that, what if I don’t like it.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Debra,
You don’t need to pay anything if you don’t want to. On the pricing page, select ‘Name your price’ option and then slide your price to $0.
Betsy
Does it bother anyone else that WordPress.com and WordPress.org are used interchangeably? I’m trying to figure out if Akismet works with WordPress.com but all I can find is that it’s a plugin available for .org. Meanwhile, you need to register in .com to get an API account. I have a blog through wordpress.com but since they don’t allow plugins, I can’t figure out how or if Akismet runs on WordPress.com. Does anyone have the answer to this? Am I missing something?
I know there is a widget that I can put on wordpress.com for Akismet but all it does is allow you to show it on your sidebar but it doesn’t actually do anything. Very frustrating!
Editorial Staff
WordPress.com automatically runs Akismet. But if you want to register an API, there are more than one ways available now. You can go to the official Akismet site to apply for an API. Furthermore, you can also register a WordPress.com account without a blog, and get an API as well.
WordPress.org although, the plugin must be enabled for it to run. It does not run by default like WordPress.com site does.
Admin
Matt
Its not free, though, which is important to mention.
Ethan
There’s some changes with akismet. Now you can actually apply directly from akismet website.
http://akismet.com/personal/
Ryan
83% spam seems low to me. I would have guessed mid to upper 90s for the percentage of spam comments. But that would just be a guess and Akismet has the data to back it up.
I’m always amazed how many people don’t know about Akismet when they setup a blog. Almost seems like it should be on by defaults and signing up for an API key should be part of the process setting up a new blog.
Editorial Staff
Yeah even though Akismet comes bundled with WordPress, Many bloggers continue to ignore it because they do not know how to get this API.
Admin
Caitlin Dundon
The thing that is currently confusing me is that I switched from wordpress.com to wordpress.org and I downloaded the plugin – but when I go to the Askimet site it asks for my wordpress.com login…which I still have, but I am not using that blog anymore since I am now selfhosted…Will that key still work with my selfhosted blog?
Editorial Staff
This is a recent change that they made. The answer to your question is yes it will still work.
Tim Live Chat
Fighting spam is a must. My previous company has a forum. Guess PHPBB is too popular, we need to spend several hours per day to clean up the spam posts.
Sergej Müller
Please test anti-spam bee – the simple antispam plugin for wordpress. It’s easy.
Jamie
Is this comment about another product an example of SPAM since this feed is about Askimet?
If it is, should ASKIMET have caught it?
When is something considered SPAM?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Jamie,
No it wasn’t spam.
Admin