I just released a new #komments release, which tries to reduce comment spam by LLMs (and others) using verification.
If you like, you can now enable this feature. Users then have to verify their comments by email. Unverified will eventually be marked as spam or be deleted after 48h. After submitting their comments, users will receive an email with a verification link similar to those login links you might already know: https://maurice-renck.de/kirby/komments/guides/e-mail-verification
Small update for the #getkirby #komments plugin. You can now define phrases and keywords that, when found in the comment text, will increase the spam score. Hopefully this will help you a bit more with those annoying (AI) spammers.
Included in Release 3.6.0
https://maurice-renck.de/en/kirby/komments/doc/fighting-spam
I just released a hotfix for the Komments plugin you should install asap:
- It prevents that malicious characters in the comment text are saved and can lead to problems
- It prevents that comments are not saved in certain setups with the new avatar service
Until now, the Komments plugin used Gravatar as the standard and only avatar service. With the release of 3.2, this has changed. Avatars are now customizable!
#komments #getkirby #kirbycms #avatars
https://maurice-renck.de/en/kirby/komments/guides/customizing-avatars
Again, if you are upgrading, do it locally first, things will break. To make it a bit easier I also added a panel view for converting your old comments to the new format. It's just a click of a button:
I know breaking changes are always a pain, but I think the new features justify them. I started working on Komments seven years ago and it was time to finally adapt all the new Kirby features available. The fact that you can now handle comments like any other page or structure in Kirby is a huge benefit.
There are many other changes, have a look at the plugin page on my website to see what else changed:
Maurice
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