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Propeller Ads Plugin Installed

We have installed the official Propeller Ads plugin. You can find it under the plugins section of your Gemnode dashboard and activate it. Then the propeller ads configuration menu will appear on your dashboard’s sidebar. Now integrating Propeller Ads monetization into your site is even easier as you do not have to mess with any …

Weekly Update 6

All the spam is gone! After fighting spam and bot accounts for weeks it seems to have finally been put to an end. Clean Talk has taken care of the remaining spam that got through. With the trial ending we have decided to purchase 2 years of their service, since they offered a discount and …

Clean Talk Plugin Installed

After researching premium spam protection services we have decided to try a free trial of Clean Talk. So far the results have been good and we have not seen any spam sign ups or comments. The service is pretty affordable at only $12 per year. We hope this works out and is the final solution.

Weekly Update 5

Even after implementing all of the free security solutions we are still seeing a lot of spam and fake sign ups. This is really putting a drag on the site and administrative tasks. With each and every Gemnode site created this is getting exponentially worse as the bots have more targets to attack. For the …

Monthly Update 2

The second month has passed since Gemnode has started. Welcome to September! Last month’s focus was all about security and performance. The site was being overwhelmed by bots registering accounts, creating sites and groups, and then spamming them with their links. But the good news is we think we got the handle on the situation. …

Partnering with CloudFlare

Gemnode has partnered with CloudFlare, the web performance and security company. We are using their free plan currently, which is very powerful. As our network grows, we hope to one day upgrade to the Pro plan to get even more performance and protection. By integrating our domain into their global cloud network we have gained …

Weekly Update 4

We had been facing a lot of issues with spam accounts and bots abusing our forms. This week was spent taking the appropriate security actions, installing the popular Wordfence and ReCaptcha plugins. This will benefit the entire network of sites to ensure no malicious code can get on the site. Anyone with a Gemnode site …

Wordfence and Recaptcha Installed

To deal with all of the spam account registrations we have installed Wordfence and ReCaptcha. Wordfence is a popular WordPress security plugin that provides a firewall and tools for scanning for malicious code or malware. ReCaptcha is Google’s solution to stop bots from abusing our registration, login, and contact web forms. Most sites use this …

Spam Accounts – Registration Temporarily Suspended

Due to the amount of spam accounts, new site registrations have been suspended. Sorry for the inconvenience. Current members should not have any issues. The spam accounts are being deleted and a solution to stop them is being implemented. Most likely we will have to enable a captcha, but new registrations will be back soon.

Resolving Login Issues

There have been some reports of people having issues logging into their Gemnode accounts. The solution is to close the tab and clear your browser cache. The site is constantly being updated so you may be using an old code file or session data. To clear cache for one specific site: Open the Website you …