Blogger.com & Spam

I left a message in some bloggers' comments section about resolving the problem with spammers hitting users of blogger.com, but the spam problem seems to be getting worse. So I think it'd save time to have the possible solution here. It took me a while to figure out why some bloggers have the spam problem while the others don't, and I came to believe that the front page of blogger.com is the source of the spam problem. I think those who has 'Yes' set to this question "Add your Blog to our listings?" are most likely to get hit with the spam problem. So I think the issue lies with each blogger.com user's blog settings. If it's set to 'yes', this means every time you make a new blog post, it'll show up on the front page of blogger.com, which may attract spammers.

Click on image to enlarge To prevent your blog from showing up on the 'Blogs of Note' listing: Click on the SETTINGS tab Click on the BASIC tab Scroll down until you see 'Add your Blog to our listings?' If it's 'Yes', amend to 'No'. Once done, scroll down and click on the SAVE SETTINGS button Click on the REPUBLISH button The job is done! Click on image to enlarge With this in place, your blog posts will no longer show up on that front page and, I think, this will stop the others spamming your blog. I'd love to hear from anyone who's already had it set to 'No', yet still have the spam problem. Otherwise, go over to Cranky Reader's blog post - Eat Spam and Die - for a link to blogger hacks. That's if you want to have fun customising your blog. :) Be good, be bad & be safe.