Akismet WordPress Plugin is Amazing!

So I wrote about it once or twice before, but WordPress spam is horrible.  Before I added Akismet, I had over 2500 spam comments.  I was deleting batches, maybe 20 at a time.  It was tedious.  With some help from my buddy Ivan, I got my WordPress API key and installed Akismet.  The plugin adds a button to your comments’ options called “Check for Spam”

Once I selected “Check for Spam” all 2000+ comments were absolutely gone!  I felt like a huge load had been lifted off my shoulders.

Note:  Also in this post, I’m testing RealMac Software’s LittleSnapper (its hosting the screenshot) and Twitme (my twitter should update with a link to this blog).