Silverstripe: Blog Moderation and Spam

The blog module that comes with Silverstripe is impressive, fast, and easy to use. It should also be noted that the user interface design integrates so nicely with the admin area as a whole that the learning curve is minimal.

The problem:

Spam is the ban of any website. Planning what level of blog moderation should be implemented at launch is tricky. Some of the more popular and promoted options for Silvertripe are tiered [read: pay] services managed by a third-party.

The solution:

Like so many things, Silverstripe does this already! It just isn’t enabled by default.

Add the following two lines to your mysite/_config.php file and breath a sigh of relief.

MathSpamProtection::setEnabled();
PageComment::enableModeration();

Please join the discussion and seek help in the Silverstripe forums. The thread I found and now follow is here: http://www.silverstripe.org/archive/show/223021#post223021

Rant:

If you find this page via Google then I hope I saved you 20 seconds of forum searching.

If you’re like me then you follow a checklist and procedure for a new site launch. Maybe I’ll do a Quick-Start guide for Silverstripe when the time comes.