We're looking to implement TypePad AntiSpam into our installation. Anybody have any feedback on how to implement this on a sitewide basis? Any feedback appreciated!
We're looking to implement TypePad AntiSpam into our installation. Anybody have any feedback on how to implement this on a sitewide basis? Any feedback appreciated!
Thanks guys! I've got the code in there.... I wasn't sure because the AntiSpam menu doesn't appear as it does normally to tell you how many spam you've caught... looking forward to seeing this thing work. Good stuff.
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Keeper of the Dark Chocolate
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17th March 2009 (3 years ago)
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Should be on your dashboard in the Right Now box. "TypePad AntiSpam blocks spam from getting to your blog, but there's nothing in your spam queue at the moment."
Hmmm. This should be a simple one, but I'm still not doing it right. I'm not getting the menu you mention drmike (although it does appear when installed into plugins)... and I'm not seeing a decrease in comment spam so it doesn't appear to be working...
I've hardcoded key into line 17 and uploaded to mu-plugins... I also deactivated all plugins to see if there might be a conflict.... to no avail. I'm using version 1.02 ...
Very strange, this should be pretty cut and dry....
Ahhhhh. It does not want to live in the "typepadantispam" folder (even though this works when placed in plugins folder), but wants to be directly placed into mu-plugins > antispam.php .... doh. Thanks again for your help guys.
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17th March 2009 (3 years ago)
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Last time we discussed this on the mu trac, you couldn't put the main plugin files into subdirectories within mu-plugins. (Although you can with regular plugins.) You had to place them directly within /mu-plugins/ That one seems to sway back and forth from time to time.
I knew I remembered finding details about hard-coding that key somewhere!
FYI: I've got this running with the typepad plugin directory in the regular plugins folder on 2.8.4a using mp-plugin-manager with auto activate for all users. Just hardcoded the key on line 17 so new users do not get the annoying activation notice when logging into their new blog.
But for the record, all users had to do is click the notice, and our master key would get applied, they would not have to enter a key, just click the notice and it would go away. Now they don't even have to do that. Thanks!
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17th March 2010 (2 years ago)
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It would be helpful if you discussed how you;re installing it. Not sure why you're seeing a "plugin could not be activated" error when you don;t activate the plugin. Install it within the mu-plugins subdirectory and run it from there. Should work fine.
I use this in mu-plugins and it works great! I do have one problem though. Comments that are marked spam by typepad show up in the the activity stream and in the site-wide activity feed. They remain there until I delete them. Any ideas?
Not sure, does akismet do the same thing? They are almost identical plugins, just send to different servers. If so that sounds like a BP bug that should be added to their trac.
A concise summary to installing TypePad Antispam as a free alternative to Akismet for WPMS. I followed this advice, and it has worked well:
1. Go to TypePad Antispam
2. Under the "Get Started" link, Download the plugin for Wordpress
3. Then obtain an API Key (you'll have to register a Typepad account)
4. Upload the contents of the "typepadantispam" folder to your mu-plugins (NOT the folder - apparently the contents have to be placed directly into the mu-plugins folder in order for it to work)
5. Open "TypePadAntiSpam.php" and enter your API code between the ' ' (approximately line 17) $typepadantispam_api_key = ' ';
5. To verify that it is working go to your Dashboard. You will see Typepad Antispam information displayed in the "Right Now" box. (it won't be displayed in the plugin area)
I hope this is helpful to have the instructions all in one post...
Will typepad anti-spam work well with buddypress and bbpress installed with WPMS? Will it work on all sites in the network?
How do I resolve the issue mentioned below:
I use this in mu-plugins and it works great! I do have one problem though. Comments that are marked spam by typepad show up in the the activity stream and in the site-wide activity feed. They remain there until I delete them. Any ideas?
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Member — 17th March 2009 (3 years ago) #
I'm putting it in mu-plugins... we'll see if that is what does the trick... I thought somebody mentioned hardcoding it in.. we'll see what happens..
Member — 17th March 2009 (3 years ago) #
Yes that is correct, put in mu-plugins. Hardcode your key into the source code. Works great for me.
Keeper of the Dark Chocolate — 17th March 2009 (3 years ago) #
Ditto. Works fine. Hardcode in the key. There's a line for it about 15-20 lines in from the top.
Member — 17th March 2009 (3 years ago) #
Thanks guys! I've got the code in there.... I wasn't sure because the AntiSpam menu doesn't appear as it does normally to tell you how many spam you've caught... looking forward to seeing this thing work. Good stuff.
Keeper of the Dark Chocolate — 17th March 2009 (3 years ago) #
Should be on your dashboard in the Right Now box. "TypePad AntiSpam blocks spam from getting to your blog, but there's nothing in your spam queue at the moment."
They'll be a page under comments as well.
Member — 17th March 2009 (3 years ago) #
Hmmm. This should be a simple one, but I'm still not doing it right. I'm not getting the menu you mention drmike (although it does appear when installed into plugins)... and I'm not seeing a decrease in comment spam so it doesn't appear to be working...
I've hardcoded key into line 17 and uploaded to mu-plugins... I also deactivated all plugins to see if there might be a conflict.... to no avail. I'm using version 1.02 ...
Very strange, this should be pretty cut and dry....
Any ideas on anything else I might want to try?
Member — 17th March 2009 (3 years ago) #
I'm on MU 2.7 ...
Member — 17th March 2009 (3 years ago) #
Ahhhhh. It does not want to live in the "typepadantispam" folder (even though this works when placed in plugins folder), but wants to be directly placed into mu-plugins > antispam.php .... doh. Thanks again for your help guys.
Keeper of the Dark Chocolate — 17th March 2009 (3 years ago) #
Last time we discussed this on the mu trac, you couldn't put the main plugin files into subdirectories within mu-plugins. (Although you can with regular plugins.) You had to place them directly within /mu-plugins/ That one seems to sway back and forth from time to time.
Member — 14th August 2009 (2 years ago) #
I knew I remembered finding details about hard-coding that key somewhere!
FYI: I've got this running with the typepad plugin directory in the regular plugins folder on 2.8.4a using mp-plugin-manager with auto activate for all users. Just hardcoded the key on line 17 so new users do not get the annoying activation notice when logging into their new blog.
But for the record, all users had to do is click the notice, and our master key would get applied, they would not have to enter a key, just click the notice and it would go away. Now they don't even have to do that. Thanks!
Member — 16th August 2009 (2 years ago) #
what type of global table do i need to add to my 256 db mu install to use this plugin in the mu-plugins folder?
Member — 17th March 2010 (2 years ago) #
I think this plugin breaks with WPMU 2.9 (error: Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.). Any alternatives?
Keeper of the Dark Chocolate — 17th March 2010 (2 years ago) #
It would be helpful if you discussed how you;re installing it. Not sure why you're seeing a "plugin could not be activated" error when you don;t activate the plugin. Install it within the mu-plugins subdirectory and run it from there. Should work fine.
Member — 15th April 2010 (2 years ago) #
I use this in mu-plugins and it works great! I do have one problem though. Comments that are marked spam by typepad show up in the the activity stream and in the site-wide activity feed. They remain there until I delete them. Any ideas?
Lead Developer — 15th April 2010 (2 years ago) #
Not sure, does akismet do the same thing? They are almost identical plugins, just send to different servers. If so that sounds like a BP bug that should be added to their trac.
Member — 15th April 2010 (2 years ago) #
just discovered the problem: http://teleogistic.net/code/buddypress/bp-include-non-member-comments
It wasn't filtering for spam until the latest update!
Member — 3rd February 2011 (1 year ago) #
A concise summary to installing TypePad Antispam as a free alternative to Akismet for WPMS. I followed this advice, and it has worked well:
1. Go to TypePad Antispam
2. Under the "Get Started" link, Download the plugin for Wordpress
3. Then obtain an API Key (you'll have to register a Typepad account)
4. Upload the contents of the "typepadantispam" folder to your mu-plugins (NOT the folder - apparently the contents have to be placed directly into the mu-plugins folder in order for it to work)
5. Open "TypePadAntiSpam.php" and enter your API code between the ' ' (approximately line 17)
$typepadantispam_api_key = ' ';5. To verify that it is working go to your Dashboard. You will see Typepad Antispam information displayed in the "Right Now" box. (it won't be displayed in the plugin area)
I hope this is helpful to have the instructions all in one post...
Member — 3rd February 2011 (1 year ago) #
Will typepad anti-spam work well with buddypress and bbpress installed with WPMS? Will it work on all sites in the network?
How do I resolve the issue mentioned below:
Member — 11th March 2011 (1 year ago) #
I have exactly the same issue.
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