Comment spam is a regular occurrence in blogs. Typically, spammers will insert their website links into your blog in an effort to create as many external links as possible, which in turn can increase their search engine positioning. If you are using the WordPress blog software that we offer, there are several things that you can do to combat comment spam on your site. It is important to keep active in this effort, as spammers will change their methods to try to get around blocking techniques. The following two links are kept up to date with the latest information about combating spam in WordPress: