VPN vote inflation: How to stop? - How-to and Troubleshooting https://wpdiscuz.com/community/troubleshooting/vpn-vote-inflation-how-to-stop/ wpDiscuz WordPress Comment Plugin Community. Support and Resources. en-US Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:11:10 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: VPN vote inflation: How to stop? https://wpdiscuz.com/community/troubleshooting/vpn-vote-inflation-how-to-stop/#post-28425 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:55:29 +0000 Hi,

In this case, I’d suggest disabling the “Allow Guests to Vote for Comments” option. It's located in the Dashboard > wpDiscuz > Settings > Comment Thread Features admin page.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting Asti https://wpdiscuz.com/community/troubleshooting/vpn-vote-inflation-how-to-stop/#post-28425 VPN vote inflation: How to stop? https://wpdiscuz.com/community/troubleshooting/vpn-vote-inflation-how-to-stop/#post-28417 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:12:09 +0000 We love wpDiscuz. The only thing is, we’ve hit an issue.

We’ve got people using VPNs to rig / inflate votes for their comments. Looking at the underlying data it’s easy to spot, as +1 votes appearing batches about a minute apart.

As VPNs are advertised on every podcast going(!), the use of them is widespread, so the use of them to flood out legitimate comment voting is only going to increase. What steps can you / we take to stop this happening?

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