# Spam Posts
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-posts/303182
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 10, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-posts/303182 "2024-04-10T04:39:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Aditya\_Shevle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aditya_Shevle)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-posts/303182/1 "2024-04-10T04:39:19Z")
Can someone please help me with SPAM POSTS? We are getting so many spams posts on a daily basis. See the attached screenshot.
Thank you in advance!
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### Author:  [@traceymoko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/traceymoko)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-posts/303182/2 "2024-04-10T04:44:31Z")
Here are some options to help deal with spam:
## Manually approve all new posts or new users
You can make it so that posts have to be approved before they are public (`approve post count`), or so that users have to be approved (`must approve users`)
/admin/site\_settings/category/all\_results?filter=Approve
## Akismet
Do you have the Akismet plugin installed? Setting this up can help with spam.
> [@Discourse Akismet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-akismet-anti-spam/109337):
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> discourse2Summary Discourse Akismet allows you to fight spam with [Akismet](https://akismet.com/), an algorithm used by millions of sites to combat spam automatically.hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-akismet](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-akismet)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features What does it do? Akismet helps keep your site free of spam by automatically scanning all posts from new users. Scanned posts that Akismet flags as spam are immediately removed f…
## Watched Words
You could also make so that posts with certain words will be automatically blocked, flagged or require approval, in Watched Words
/admin/customize/watched\_words
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### Author:  [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-posts/303182/3 "2024-04-10T04:50:38Z")
Hi,
Here are some resources that might help:
> [@Tips for Preventing Spam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tips-for-preventing-spam/264020):
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> bookmark This documentation provides a comprehensive guide on preventing spam in Discourse forums, and includes information about various settings and tools designed to help maintain a spam-free community environment. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator On most forums spam is rare. However, if you’re having problems with spam on your site, Discourse comes with numerous tools to help you automatically prevent spam. The following guide offers some recommendations on how…
> [@Setting up spam detection in your community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-spam-detection-in-your-community/300427):
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> bookmark This is a #how-to guide for setting up spam detection in your community using the Discourse AI - AI triage. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator warning Discourse AI now ships an [efficient spam scanner that requires minimal setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-spam-detection/343541). For custom or complex use cases, we recommend following this guide Overview Spam detection is an essential feature for maintaining the quality of discussions in your community. This guide will help you set up spam detection using…
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2024, 4:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-posts/303182/4 "2024-05-10T04:51:22Z")
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