Spam, Spam, Spam

From time to time I get asked the question whether the website is broken because a strange message has come in from a contact form.

Invariably they contain links to somewhere else, usually obfiscated links so you cannot tell where they will go, without going there. They also have completely random text, sometimes just random sequences of characters, and sometimes a passage of text which has no bearing to the function or purpose of the charity website. The text is added to try to get around various spam detection mechanisms.

Why do we get them?

They are sent through comment boxes and forms, and often get around form checking methods. The reason they are being posted on your site is because the settings on your site may instantly publish it. If that happens then the person responsible for sending it have just got some free advertising through your website. Some sites automatically publish comments or form content.  In your case this is deliberately disabled when I publish your site.

here is one example you may have seen: Continue reading Spam, Spam, Spam

Creating Banners on your site

Sometimes you may wish to add a box that is formatted differently to the standard elements on your web pages.

I have had this question raised by several people and for that reason I have created a page covering this. The page is specific to Home-Start websites however the principles will apply anywhere. You just add the code to your page in TEXT mode and then switch to VISUAL mode and edit the panel to your requirements.

Read more about this here: Banners for your site.

 

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