How to stop mediawiki spam
We started getting spam on a Mediawiki based project I belong to, SWARM. I installed the ConfirmEdit extension and haven’t had another spam yet.
- Wiki first launched March 2007.
- First spam May 2007.
- Last Spam… that same day. :-)
Update 4-4-08: eventually, I started getting spam through this. So I had to lock down the wiki. I disabled registration and made it so only logged-in users can edit. No more problems.
You can also directly edit the EditPage.php file. That way you can let anonymous users continue to add content.
Check out this article: Preventing Mediawiki Spam