WordPress’ Akismet Splog Blocker
Ok, I don’t know why they make applying this plugin this so difficult. I’m refusing to believe that it’s just me, but when I create a WordPress blog from Fantastico (all y’all with cpanel will know) I don’t get an API key to activate Akismet and it gets all cranky with me.
Akismet is a righteous splog blocker and it comes free with every account. You just access it from the plugins option in your dashboard. But as far as I can tell, if you haven’t signed up for a WordPress blog from their site, you don’t automatically get a key. What am I missing? Help me out here.
WordPress tells you that you can find your API key in the “your account/your profile” option, but I got nuthin. I used the API key from a previous account and it seems to be working. Unfortunately I may be breaking some hidden TOS somewhere and will likely cause the end of the world.
Here’s to no splog in the afterlife.