High spam levels could be due to lack of comment moderation, missing anti-spam tools, or weak CAPTCHA settings.

Spam comments can be managed effectively by installing an anti-spam plugin, like Akismet or similar tools, to filter out suspicious comments automatically. Adjust your comment settings to require approval before publishing, which allows you to screen out spam. Enabling CAPTCHA or reCAPTCHA can also reduce bot-generated spam. If you’re still seeing spam, consider disabling comments on older posts that may attract more unwanted attention. Regularly reviewing your moderation settings helps keep spam to a minimum and ensures only relevant, engaging comments are visible to readers.