• Akismet is a spam filtering service on the WordPress blogging platform. It can also be used in plugins for other platforms with an API key.

• Fast Facts

  1. Released on October 25, 2005
  2. Developed by Matt Mullenweg of WordPress and the Automattic corporation
  3. Contraction of Automattic and Kismet, which is "the magnetic attractive force that actualizes the playing out of karma; often used in the positive sense."
  4. Has captured over 7 billion spam comments as of August 2008
  5. Scans blog comments for promotional and dangerous links
  6. Comments deemed spam are held for review

• How to Get Akismet

  Akismet is already integrated into free WordPress.com blogs. It is also available with self-hosted WordPress.org blogs, but it must be activated with the API key. Bloggers must be registered with WordPress.com to get the API key, which is free for non-commercial bloggers. Professional, commercial and non-profit bloggers can buy an API key. Developers may also purchase an access license.

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