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bjbj Filename: wp-akismet-spam Duration: 2 mins 59 secs In this video, we re gonna take
a look at one of the most useful tools you can have on your WordPress blog to control
the amount of spam that you get. Now, this plugin is called Akismet and it is already
included in any default WordPress blog installation. Okay, so once you ve installed your WordPress
blog, just click on Plugins, and you ll be able to see the Akismet plugin. So all you
need to do is click on Activate to activate the plugin. Okay, so it says, Akismet is almost
ready. You must enter your Akismet API key to work. So just click on the enter your Akismet
API key link. Alright? And now, on this screen here, you d be able to enter the API key.
So where do you get an API key? Well, you can click on Get your key , alright? And see
whether that takes us to the Akismet page itself, where you can pay for an Akismet API
key license for commercial sites, or if you re just running a blog for your personal use,
then you can click on use Akismet for free . Alright? And here, you ll be asked to enter
your billing details, and although it s free, but you still need to enter your billing details.
Okay? But there is a much easier way to get an Akismet key; that it, to create your own
WordPress.com account. So to do that, you can just go to WordPress.com and create your
WordPress.com account. So once you have created your WordPress.com account, then you can just
log in, and in the top navigation here, you can just select Click on my Account , alright?
And then you can click on Edit my Profile , or you can just click on the Profile link
here as well, just expand the options and click on Personal Settings. And here, you
d be able to see your WordPress.com API key, alright? So that is the same as the Akismet
key itself. So all you need to do is copy this key and go back to your WordPress blog
and paste the API key here, okay? And then click on Update Options, and you may also
want to check to automatically discard some older spams on older posts, okay? And click
on Update Options. Okay, so it says here, Key has been verified. Happy blogging. And
that s how easy it is to start using the Akismet WordPress plugin on your WordPress blog to
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