While writing an article about the best security plugins of Wordpress, I felt the need to touch another very important security issue for the bloggers, and i.e. Anti Spam Plugins. If you are a blogger, you must be knowing thousands of spams that actually flood your website everyday. Its irritating, time consuming and above all pathetic to sit everyday and sort out the important and legitimate comments from thousands of spams. Because we can not let go of your opinion for hundred bots. So, here are 9 top anti-spam plugins for Wordpress which will relieve you from those worries and let you read the real comments in peace.

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Wordpress is the leading blogging software for pro-bloggers as well as amateur bloggers around the world. So, be it latest news (Wordpress 2.7) or tweaks, we cover it. The Achilles heel of WordPress is its security, which they try to continuously address by frequent patches after every major release similar to Microsoft Windows. If you are a Wordpress user, you must be very concerned with security issues and for good reasons. In this world of growing intrusions, hacking, cracking and data-thefts, security is of major concern for a starter as well as for a pro. Here are 20 Plugins and tips for you to help you get a good sleep at night assuring you that your blog is in safe hands (read WordPress security plug-ins).

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