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Defensio vs. Akismet for Wordpress spam deletion

Today I’ve installed Defensio because the spam was getting a little bit too much to deal with by hand. I chose Defensio over Akismet mainly because I did not want to create a Wordpress.com account to get an API key.

To use Defensio you can register on their site to get a free API key. The installation is as easy as it could be. I did not run into any problems. I’ll see over time how good it is doing its job.

Does anyone have any numbers for comparison of the two competitors?

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4 Responses to “Defensio vs. Akismet for Wordpress spam deletion”

  1. Matt Says:
    January 5th, 2008 at 9:44 pm

    How is making an account at Defensio different from getting one at WordPress.com to you?

  2. MW Says:
    January 6th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    Wow, the first (and maybe last? =D) prominent guest on my blog…

    Well Matt, the difference is purely psychological. Defensio offers me the possibility (and does advertise it prominently) to only register for an account to delete my Wordpress spam. This option is not as obvious on Wordpress.com. Maybe you should write “e.g. for an Akismet API key” behind your “Just a username, please.” option on Wordpress.com or simply put another sign-up button on the front page to “Get an Akismet API key!”.

    I did not decide for Defensio because I thought that Akismet wouldn’t be able to do the job. I’ve actually heard of Akismet first and it seemed to be the right solution.

    Matt, sometimes you have to pull those dumb users in with the right wording and some flashy pointing arrows. ;)

    Btw, how did you find my blog?

  3. Jim Mirkalami Says:
    February 7th, 2008 at 2:31 am

    I have been a frequent visitor of this blog for some time now, so I thought it would be a good idea to leave you with my thanks.

    Regards,
    Jim Mirkalami

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