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I have a couple of customer websites using WPForms Lite with Recaptcha. The websites are still receiving spam, mostly from SEO-type sales pitches. It's my understanding that
Hey Randy,
Having suffered from the same abuse, I installed a plugin that has decreased the amount of spammers getting through. See screen print below...
No plugin can stop it 100%, but this plugin has done the BEST job for me of ANY other plugin that I've tried.
2 of my sites that use this one, I don't even have a CAPTCHA plugin installed... don't need it.
Hope you find this helpful.
Thank you, Triblu. I'll look into Hivemind. Using the basic Elementor page builder with WPForms lite seems to be the issue. Other websites I have using Elementor Pro and the pro-form with Recaptcha do not have the same spam issues.
I have additional Elementor Pro activations available, so I'll more than likely install the pro version on the websites in question.
I appreciate your insights, Have a blessed journey!
Randy
I have the same problem, so I use Anti Spam Bee and notice they stopped. I removed the WPForm Recaptcha plugin because I was always getting spam. It doesn't help. I know it is annoying to get those spam ads. I got them all the time. Now they stopped. That may help. Let's see what others share that works.
Thank you, Brenda. I have some customer websites that use Elementor Pro and when using the pro form, I have little to no issues. The websites in question use the basic Elementor page builder with WPForms lite.
I'll look into the Anti Spam Bee plugin but prefer not to use too many plugins. It's my understanding that WPForms Pro addresses this issue but rather than spend more dollars, I have additional Elementor Pro activations I can use.
I appreciate your insights, Have a blessed journey!
Randy
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Why do I still receive spam using recaptcha ?
I have a couple of customer websites using WPForms Lite with Recaptcha. The websites are still receiving spam, mostly from SEO-type sales pitches. It's my understanding that
It has not been figured out properly.
You may try this
https://wordpress.org/plugins/honeypot/
Thank you, Abie. I'll have to look into this. I'm pretty sure I have honeypot ticked within the WPForms lite. WP Armour must be something different than the honeypot I have.
I appreciate your insights, have a blessed journey!
Randy
Hey Randy,
Having suffered from the same abuse, I installed a plugin that has decreased the amount of spammers getting through. See screen print below...
No plugin can stop it 100%, but this plugin has done the BEST job for me of ANY other plugin that I've tried.
2 of my sites that use this one, I don't even have a CAPTCHA plugin installed... don't need it.
Hope you find this helpful.
Thank you, Triblu. I'll look into Hivemind. Using the basic Elementor page builder with WPForms lite seems to be the issue. Other websites I have using Elementor Pro and the pro-form with Recaptcha do not have the same spam issues.
I have additional Elementor Pro activations available, so I'll more than likely install the pro version on the websites in question.
I appreciate your insights, Have a blessed journey!
Randy
I have the same problem, so I use Anti Spam Bee and notice they stopped. I removed the WPForm Recaptcha plugin because I was always getting spam. It doesn't help. I know it is annoying to get those spam ads. I got them all the time. Now they stopped. That may help. Let's see what others share that works.
Thank you, Brenda. I have some customer websites that use Elementor Pro and when using the pro form, I have little to no issues. The websites in question use the basic Elementor page builder with WPForms lite.
I'll look into the Anti Spam Bee plugin but prefer not to use too many plugins. It's my understanding that WPForms Pro addresses this issue but rather than spend more dollars, I have additional Elementor Pro activations I can use.
I appreciate your insights, Have a blessed journey!
Randy
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Whenever I check Lighthouse, one of the recommendations is to use HTTP/2. Is there any information on if and when WA will be moving from HTTP/1 to HTTP/2?
there has been talk...but that is all it is....
i am sure when they are ready they will make the move...
it is a major tech project to incorporate this on the servers, but i have faith that wa will get there...
it will help with the sitespeed
phil
Yes, it certainly seems to affect site speed. I've noticed that it's mostly an issue with the mobile speed.
you can help yourself with sitespeed on mobile by following good practices...
small image files ...low number of images...switch off anything not needed for mobile.....
and you can get speeds into hte high 90's...
but having http/2 will bring back all the features....
Thank you! I have a customer woocommerce site with a speed in the 80’s. The two main issues listed on Lighthouse are HTTP/2 and next gen images.
The Image files are optimized with WP Rocket and Imagify. Lighthouse lists 3 images but they are supposedly in next gen. It’s a mystery to me.
are they in webp format...
at the moment you will not be able t odo anything about http/2 with wa hosting....
have you gone through wprocket's menu to see if you can speed it up a bit more....
ideally do this on a staging site rather than the main one....
Yes, I’ve made many adjustments in wprocket to speed things up. Images are in webp format. I’m thinking of giving their CDN a shot.
you can apply compression to the webp images to reduce the size...if that option is available....
I would check with support or Carson on their profile space
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/carson
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Whenever I check Lighthouse, one of the recommendations is to use HTTP/2. Is there any information on if and when WA will be moving from HTTP/1 to HTTP/2?
there has been talk...but that is all it is....
i am sure when they are ready they will make the move...
it is a major tech project to incorporate this on the servers, but i have faith that wa will get there...
it will help with the sitespeed
phil
Yes, it certainly seems to affect site speed. I've noticed that it's mostly an issue with the mobile speed.
you can help yourself with sitespeed on mobile by following good practices...
small image files ...low number of images...switch off anything not needed for mobile.....
and you can get speeds into hte high 90's...
but having http/2 will bring back all the features....
Thank you! I have a customer woocommerce site with a speed in the 80’s. The two main issues listed on Lighthouse are HTTP/2 and next gen images.
The Image files are optimized with WP Rocket and Imagify. Lighthouse lists 3 images but they are supposedly in next gen. It’s a mystery to me.
are they in webp format...
at the moment you will not be able t odo anything about http/2 with wa hosting....
have you gone through wprocket's menu to see if you can speed it up a bit more....
ideally do this on a staging site rather than the main one....
Yes, I’ve made many adjustments in wprocket to speed things up. Images are in webp format. I’m thinking of giving their CDN a shot.
you can apply compression to the webp images to reduce the size...if that option is available....
I would check with support or Carson on their profile space
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/carson
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In doing research, I find that a lot of the search results have the Meta Title as the main heading and the Permalinks are different. What's actually being ranked by Google, the
Hi Randy, I just got an email from Brian Dean from Backlinko, one of the SEO leaders in the field, I will screenshot it, and share this with you
Thank you. Loes. I appreciate your sharing the info. In the last image, I see how Permalink and Meta Title are used.
Randy
Both. In fact there are lot's of SEO stuff that you want to do to be ranked on the first page of the SERPS. Follow jays live training and complete the SEO Checklist for every post you publish.
Thank you, Eric. I have gone through all of Jay's SEO training, I just didn't recall anything about adjusting the Permalink, or how it works with the Meta Title in relationship to the targeted keyword.
Randy
The permalink is where Google expects your post to be. It's essentially your keyword phrase without the other stuff. That's why you are allowed to adjust it to be as specific as you want. Just don't mess with it once your a indexed for that post.
The meta title is also your keyword phrase but it's everything you want to have Google keep in mind when it ranks you. Of course Google will do as it pleases but it can help in the case of too close to determine content.
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Are posts ranked by permalink or meta title?
In doing research, I find that a lot of the search results have the Meta Title as the main heading and the Permalinks are different. What's actually being ranked by Google, the
Hi Randy, I just got an email from Brian Dean from Backlinko, one of the SEO leaders in the field, I will screenshot it, and share this with you
Thank you. Loes. I appreciate your sharing the info. In the last image, I see how Permalink and Meta Title are used.
Randy
Both. In fact there are lot's of SEO stuff that you want to do to be ranked on the first page of the SERPS. Follow jays live training and complete the SEO Checklist for every post you publish.
Thank you, Eric. I have gone through all of Jay's SEO training, I just didn't recall anything about adjusting the Permalink, or how it works with the Meta Title in relationship to the targeted keyword.
Randy
The permalink is where Google expects your post to be. It's essentially your keyword phrase without the other stuff. That's why you are allowed to adjust it to be as specific as you want. Just don't mess with it once your a indexed for that post.
The meta title is also your keyword phrase but it's everything you want to have Google keep in mind when it ranks you. Of course Google will do as it pleases but it can help in the case of too close to determine content.
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I have a post that has 3000+ words. I have some finishing touches to do, then it will be ready to publish. Then I had a thought. would it be better to have one long post or spl
What a great question. I am enjoying reading the answers and will will to hear what others think.
Hi Randy! Well it depends, if you have a lot of traffic on your site, than it doesn't matter how long post is, people who are visiting your site will read it anyway. But if you are getting started, I think it is better for you to have three different posts with 1000 word than one long post!.
I appreciate your input, Marko. It is a fairly new site. That's exactly why I had the thought of spitting the post.
According to some studies on SERPIQ most posts that are ranked first but aren't being juiced up by backlinks contain atleast 2000 words.
If all the keywords are being indexed anyway cutting it up in shorter articles won't make a difference.
Thank you, Rogier. That was my initial thought. Then I let the three post thing get in my head. Thanks for your insights.
I would keep it to 3000 words. It's going to be better for SEO in the long run.
Not every post has to be that length, but it's good to have some of those in there.
- Christina
Thank you, Christina. I'm leaning to keeping it to one post. The length of the post just happened through the flow of the post. It just so happened that there is the possibility of splitting it up.
I asked a very similar question the other day. I've written and published a post of 6,300 words+. I'm thinking of splitting it in two but am undecided.
One perspective I got from a very experienced marketer was that if you do very long, informative posts that will play to your benefit once you've built your audience. They'll come to your site and stick with you because of the depth of knowledge you're sharing.
I think I'll leave the long post for now and probably not write one quite as long next time. Max 3-4k words is probably sufficient, but as @GaryHorton said, check on the competition.
I also think it can be a good idea to mix it up. You can bash out a 6/700 word post quite quickly, especially at the start when you're trying to fill up your blog... with quality content, of course :)
I'm with you, Les. Undecided at this point and I agree with your analogy. I most definitely will be taking Gary's advice to check on the competition. I know the keywords are all good but need to take it a step further.
I see that most recommend 3 posts but I would say one good quality post on a hot topic is better than 20 average ones. As you grow, you will see 20% of your posts bringing in 80% of the traffic.
I would agree. It looks like you get more notice with repeated, consistent activity on your post rather than singular, info filled posts. Like someone in the back of the room raising their hand and jumping up and down to answer a question: 3 shorter jumps might attract more attention than 1 higher jump.
And then maybe space them out so they don't all appear at the same time. One part per day maybe.
I would think the 3 posts as long as the contents are good, and I also think it depends on what your article is about.
It depends on the keyword and what you are competing against.
When you choose a keyword for a post. Search for the that keyword in Google. See what Google ranks as the top post for that keyword.
You want to beat the top ranking post for the keyword you chose. Make your post longer and better. By better, I mean write a post that serves the reader better with more information, better images, etc.
You want to claim the top slot in Google for your keyword and stay there a long time. Make your post better in every way.
If you can't write a better post than Google ranks as #1, choose a different keyword.
Thank you, Gary. I will certainly investigate a little further. The varied keywords are just in the flow of the post.
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What's better, a 3000+ word post or 3 1000 word posts?
I have a post that has 3000+ words. I have some finishing touches to do, then it will be ready to publish. Then I had a thought. would it be better to have one long post or spl
What a great question. I am enjoying reading the answers and will will to hear what others think.
Hi Randy! Well it depends, if you have a lot of traffic on your site, than it doesn't matter how long post is, people who are visiting your site will read it anyway. But if you are getting started, I think it is better for you to have three different posts with 1000 word than one long post!.
I appreciate your input, Marko. It is a fairly new site. That's exactly why I had the thought of spitting the post.
According to some studies on SERPIQ most posts that are ranked first but aren't being juiced up by backlinks contain atleast 2000 words.
If all the keywords are being indexed anyway cutting it up in shorter articles won't make a difference.
Thank you, Rogier. That was my initial thought. Then I let the three post thing get in my head. Thanks for your insights.
I would keep it to 3000 words. It's going to be better for SEO in the long run.
Not every post has to be that length, but it's good to have some of those in there.
- Christina
Thank you, Christina. I'm leaning to keeping it to one post. The length of the post just happened through the flow of the post. It just so happened that there is the possibility of splitting it up.
I asked a very similar question the other day. I've written and published a post of 6,300 words+. I'm thinking of splitting it in two but am undecided.
One perspective I got from a very experienced marketer was that if you do very long, informative posts that will play to your benefit once you've built your audience. They'll come to your site and stick with you because of the depth of knowledge you're sharing.
I think I'll leave the long post for now and probably not write one quite as long next time. Max 3-4k words is probably sufficient, but as @GaryHorton said, check on the competition.
I also think it can be a good idea to mix it up. You can bash out a 6/700 word post quite quickly, especially at the start when you're trying to fill up your blog... with quality content, of course :)
I'm with you, Les. Undecided at this point and I agree with your analogy. I most definitely will be taking Gary's advice to check on the competition. I know the keywords are all good but need to take it a step further.
I see that most recommend 3 posts but I would say one good quality post on a hot topic is better than 20 average ones. As you grow, you will see 20% of your posts bringing in 80% of the traffic.
I would agree. It looks like you get more notice with repeated, consistent activity on your post rather than singular, info filled posts. Like someone in the back of the room raising their hand and jumping up and down to answer a question: 3 shorter jumps might attract more attention than 1 higher jump.
And then maybe space them out so they don't all appear at the same time. One part per day maybe.
I would think the 3 posts as long as the contents are good, and I also think it depends on what your article is about.
It depends on the keyword and what you are competing against.
When you choose a keyword for a post. Search for the that keyword in Google. See what Google ranks as the top post for that keyword.
You want to beat the top ranking post for the keyword you chose. Make your post longer and better. By better, I mean write a post that serves the reader better with more information, better images, etc.
You want to claim the top slot in Google for your keyword and stay there a long time. Make your post better in every way.
If you can't write a better post than Google ranks as #1, choose a different keyword.
Thank you, Gary. I will certainly investigate a little further. The varied keywords are just in the flow of the post.
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It has not been figured out properly.
You may try this
https://wordpress.org/plugins/honeypot/
Thank you, Abie. I'll have to look into this. I'm pretty sure I have honeypot ticked within the WPForms lite. WP Armour must be something different than the honeypot I have.
I appreciate your insights, have a blessed journey!
Randy