Announcing Antispam and Mobi Conversion
When we launched Pandamian, we knew that we’d have to build antispam protection into our comments sooner or later. This has increased in importance, especially over the past few weeks, as several writers on our platform have tweeted or emailed to complain of a growing spam problem. Well, I’m happy to report that Akismet antispam integration is live and working on all Pandamian books. Today, if you submit a comment on any Pandamian book, it hits our antispam system before being approved.
Here’s what a spam notification looks like on your front page:
To enable this, you’ll need to enter an Akismet API key to your book. Simply get one from Akismet.com, and copy and paste that code into your book’s Customize page. (Writers who don’t paste an API key still get rudimentary spam protection from Pandamian, but it’s not as comprehensive as using your own key.)
Also, I’m pleased to announce that we’ve pushed full-book .mobi conversions to all Pandamian accounts. As of today, basic conversion to all the major ebook formats are live and working. (We’ve got image uploading and metadata to complete, so watch this space for future updates).
Happy writing!
