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What This Page Does

The Blacklist Control Center is your main tool for keeping unwanted content off your site. You can block specific domains, email addresses, and IP addresses to prevent spam and malicious submissions. When you add something to the blacklist, any matching galleries are automatically flagged so you can review or remove them.

[Screenshot: blacklist-main-interface]

How to Get Here

Navigate to Admin Panel > Tools > Blacklist

Understanding the Page

When you open the Blacklist Control Center, you will see several sections stacked on the page. Here is what each area does.

Statistics Cards

At the top of the page, three colored cards give you a quick overview:

Card What It Tells You
Blacklist Entries How many individual items (domains, emails, IPs) you have blocked
Blacklisted Galleries How many galleries on your site are currently marked as blacklisted
Bulk List Entries How many items are in your bulk blocking list

[Screenshot: blacklist-stats-cards]

Add to Blacklist

Below the statistics cards, you will find a simple form where you can type in a domain, email address, or IP address to block it immediately.

Scan Results

This area appears after you run a scan. It shows you all galleries that match your blacklist rules, along with options to delete or pardon each one.

Blacklist Entries Table

A list of every individual item you have blocked. You can edit entries, remove them, or contact email addresses directly from this table.

Bulk Blacklist

At the bottom of the page, you will find a large text box where you can manage a comma-separated list of domains and keywords to block in bulk. This is useful when you have many items to block at once.

Common Tasks

How to Block a Specific Domain, Email, or IP Address

Use this when you want to quickly block a single item and flag any matching galleries on your site.

  1. Scroll to the Add to Blacklist section near the top of the page.
  2. Type the domain name, email address, or IP address into the text field.
  3. Click Add to Blacklist.
  4. Read the confirmation message that appears. It tells you how many galleries were affected.

 

Tip: Use partial domain names for broader blocking. For example, entering spammer.com catches all pages on that domain, not just the homepage.

 

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How to Block Many Items at Once

Use this when you have a long list of domains or keywords to block.

  1. Scroll down to the Bulk Blacklist (FreeHosts & Keywords) section.
  2. In the large text box, type or paste your list of items separated by commas. For example: spammer1.com,spammer2.com,badkeyword,freehost.example.net
  3. Click Update Bulk List to save your changes.
  4. Scroll back up and click Scan & Blacklist Gallery Database to apply the new rules to existing galleries.
  5. Review the scan results to see which galleries were flagged.

 

Note: Items in the bulk list must be at least 6 characters long to be included in scans. Shorter entries are skipped to avoid accidentally matching too many galleries.

 

How to Scan Your Site for Blacklisted Content

Use this to check all existing galleries against your blacklist rules. This is especially useful after adding new entries, since galleries that were already on your site before you added the rule need to be scanned retroactively.

  1. Click the Scan & Blacklist Gallery Database button.
  2. Wait for the scan to complete. A results table appears showing all matching galleries.
  3. Review the results. For each gallery, you will see its web address, email, and IP information.
  4. Decide what to do with each match (see the next sections for deleting or pardoning).

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How to Delete All Blacklisted Galleries

Use this to permanently remove all galleries that have been flagged by the blacklist.

 

Warning: Deleting galleries is permanent and cannot be undone. Always review the scan results carefully before using this option.

 

  1. Click Scan & Blacklist Gallery Database to see all flagged galleries.
  2. Carefully review the list to make sure every gallery listed should be removed.
  3. Click the "Click here to delete them all" link that appears above the results table.
  4. Confirm the deletion when prompted.
  1. Run a scan by clicking Scan & Blacklist Gallery Database.
  2. Find the gallery you want to remove in the results table.
  3. Click Delete in the Actions column for that gallery.
  4. Confirm the deletion when prompted.

If a gallery was flagged by mistake, you can restore it so it appears on your site again.

  1. Click Scan & Blacklist Gallery Database to view all flagged galleries.
  2. Find the gallery you want to restore.
  3. Click Pardon in the Actions column.
  4. Confirm the pardon when prompted.

 

Success: The gallery is restored and will be visible on your site again.

 

How to Edit an Existing Blacklist Entry

  1. Scroll to the Blacklist Entries table.
  2. Find the entry you want to change.
  3. Click into the text field next to the entry and make your changes.
  4. Click Update Blacklist to save all your changes.

 

Note: The Update Blacklist button appears at the bottom of the table. If you have a long list, an additional save button appears every 20 rows for convenience.

 

How to Remove an Entry from the Blacklist

Use this when you no longer want to block a particular domain, email, or IP address.

  1. Find the entry in the Blacklist Entries table.
  2. Click Remove in the Actions column.
  3. Confirm the removal when prompted.

 

Warning: Removing an entry from the blacklist does not automatically restore galleries that were already flagged. You need to pardon those galleries separately.

 

How to Contact a Blacklisted Email Address

If an entry in the blacklist is an email address, you can quickly send a message to that person.

  1. Find the email entry in the Blacklist Entries table.
  2. Click the Contact link in the Actions column.
  3. Your default email program opens with the address pre-filled.

How to Export Your Blacklist

You can copy your blacklist to use on another site.

  1. Scroll down to the Bulk Blacklist section.
  2. Find the Export List text box below the bulk list. It contains all your individual blacklist entries in a comma-separated format.
  3. Select all the text in the export box and copy it.
  4. Paste it into the bulk list on your other site.

 

Tip: The export list updates automatically every time you load the page, so it always reflects your current blacklist entries.

 

Settings and Options

Setting What It Does Recommended
Add to Blacklist input Blocks a single domain, email, or IP and flags matching galleries Use for quick, one-off blocks
Bulk Blacklist text box Maintains a large list of blocked items for scanning Use for managing many blocked items at once

Tips for New Users

 

Tip:
  • Start with specific entries rather than generic keywords. Blocking common words like "free" or "hot" may accidentally flag legitimate content.
  • Run the Scan & Blacklist Gallery Database regularly, especially after adding new entries, to catch galleries that were already on your site.
  • Copy the Export List before making major changes to your bulk list. This gives you a backup you can use to restore entries if needed.
  • Blacklisting is safer than deleting. Blacklisted galleries can be pardoned later, but deleted galleries are gone permanently.

 

Troubleshooting

Galleries are not getting flagged after adding a blacklist entry

What you see: You added a domain or email to the blacklist, but existing galleries from that source are still visible on your site.

How to fix it:

  1. Go to Admin Panel > Tools > Blacklist.
  2. Click Scan & Blacklist Gallery Database. This checks all existing galleries against your blacklist.
  3. Review the results. Previously existing galleries are now flagged.

 

 

Note: When you add a new entry, it automatically flags matching galleries going forward. However, galleries that were already on your site need to be caught by running a scan.

 

Changes to the bulk list are not saving

What you see: You update the bulk blacklist text box, but your changes disappear after reloading the page.

How to fix it:

  1. Make sure you click Update Bulk List after making changes.
  2. Check that your entries are properly separated by commas.
  3. If the problem persists, contact your hosting provider or site administrator, as there may be a file permission issue on the server.

 

All buttons are grayed out and nothing works

What you see: The page loads normally, but all buttons are disabled and you see a warning banner at the top.

How to fix it:
This means the page is in demo mode, which is a read-only mode used for demonstrations. Contact your site administrator to switch off demo mode.

Scan says "No blacklisted galleries found" even though you have entries

What you see: You run a scan but no galleries are flagged, even though you have items in your blacklist.

How to fix it:

  1. Check that your blacklist entries are at least 6 characters long. Shorter entries are skipped during scans.
  2. Verify that the entries match actual data in your galleries (domain names, email addresses, or IP addresses).
  3. Try using partial domain names instead of full web addresses for broader matching.

 

Page When to Use It
Gallery Review View and manage all galleries on your site, including ones that have been blacklisted
Partner Control Manage trusted partners and preferred submitters (the opposite of the blacklist)

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