One of the best things about using the self-hosted version of the WordPress platform (i.e. not WordPress.com) is the plugins. Sure you get great functionality with the base system, but you can enhance it using plugins, and the comment system – the heart of the community of your blog – is not excluded from enhancement.
We believe as site owner, we’re constantly bugged by the spam comments which not only overwhelm your blog, but making it looks very annoying and unprofessional. That’s why the comment plugins are created, and we are here to showcase you some of the most commonly used plugins for managing WordPress comments, plus some tips on how to use them to benefit both the site owner and the commenters.
So congrats, the spammers will hate you as never before, and you’ll also have more useful features for your precious commenters!