How Website Administrators Can Deal with Spam Content

Website administrators can take the following measures to deal with spam content:

Use dead link tools

After removing spam content, set these pages to 404 and submit them as dead links through the Baidu Webmaster Platform's dead link tool.

Increase user registration threshold and implement restrictions

① Administrators can periodically modify the file names of registered users and post file names.

② In the registration process, administrators can add manual steps, such as using CAPTCHA, to limit machine registration.

③ Limit the number of ID registrations, allowing only one ID to be registered per email address. Or use a registration Q&A mechanism, and administrators can periodically change the registration Q&A.

④ Control new user permissions, such as completing user information and uploading avatars before enabling posting functionality. Alternatively, limit the number of posts, and enable corresponding posting quantities after accumulating a certain level.

Resist machine posting behavior

Resist machine posting behavior by using CAPTCHA, limiting the number of posts, and implementing manual operation mode, etc.

Set up a blacklist

If a user frequently posts advertisements, phone numbers, and website links on the website, add them to the blacklist and remove all posts made by them. Continuously maintain the commonly used words on the blacklist to prevent the occurrence of deformed and new spam words.

Abnormal website phenomena

If there is a significant increase in registration or post numbers on the website in a short period, investigate the cause and take action.

Monitor user behavior on the website, including:

① The time interval between content posts

② Whether the posted content is identical or has been reposted several times

③ The characteristics of the posted content, such as website links, phone numbers, QQ numbers, etc.

④ Similarities in ID registration forms, such as bss114 and bss217.

Limit the publication of code

User-generated content should not contain executable code, redirects, or other elements that affect user experience.

Set up pages that search engines are not allowed to index

Ad and spam sections of forums can be restricted by permissions, or pages can be set up to be excluded from search engine indexing.

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