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Removing comment box from PHP code and still have ID comments show up
Is it possible to completely disable the possibility of commenting on wordpress so that users are forced to comment through ID. I ask this because, as far as I've seen, spambots comment directly to wordpress and not through the ID interface since the spam that I get on my blog is first seen on wordpress and not exactly synced to ID so I have to go into the comments of wordpress to delete them.
Like, for example, can I simply remove the comment section from the php code and have some code that will have the ID interface still appear on the site?
Like, for example, can I simply remove the comment section from the php code and have some code that will have the ID interface still appear on the site?
I’m indifferent
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Inappropriate?You could remove the comments form from the template, but there's a good chance the spambots are bypassing this and posting directly to your blog's form submission page anyways.
You can disable the syncing of WP comments back to IntenseDebate, which should prevent WP spam from entering into IntenseDebate.
Another choice would be to disable syncing of post data and then close all the posts for comments in WP. This won't allow new comments to be added in WP which should prevent your spam problem. This might also prevent the IntenseDebate -> WP syncing though, just so you're aware.
Both of these options are available from the settings page of your IntenseDebate WP plugin.
Hope this helps.
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Inappropriate?Jon, thanks. I'll look into those two options. I don't really intend on taking off ID because I like the service alot and it also allows me to backup my comments, IIRC, so I guess I'll end up removing and blocking commenting directly on my site :)
I’m happy
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Inappropriate?Ok, just to let everyone know, I've disabled the commenting on the Discussion settings on WordPress, removed the comment form from the theme's comment.php file and added a note stating that commenting can only be done through the IntenseDebate plugin. I still left the code that shows the current comments on the site.
When going to the site I only see the ID comment area and not the message I've written, but if I prevent the browser from loading anything from the ID URL it will display the message and the posted comments that are on the WordPress DB since ID is still able to sync the comments.
I blocked the loading of anything from the ID URL using the NoScript plugin in Firefox 3. I'll move these changes to the production site to see if the spam comments stop or continue.
I’m confident
