So, the filtering didn’t work how I’d like. The spam didn’t make it to my ‘blog, but it did get to my inbox, which is just as annoying.

To combat this I’ve modified the comments form such that you need to first click the “I’m Really Human” button before you can submit the form. I don’t know if the spam-bots are smart enough to figure out what’s going on, but if they are then I can fight them further.

Clicking the button does three things. First, it shows me that you’re using my form to submit the data, and not another form with my site as the action. Secondly, it sets a hidden variable, which I later check exsits when validating the comment, and lastly, it enables the submit button so you can save your comment.

I had issues with setting the submit button to disabled if it was called “submit” so I renamed it. I tested it anf posting works. You should never see my nasty message to spammers :)