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=== Akismet Anti-spam === == Archived Changelog Entries == This file contains older changelog entries, so we can keep the size of the standard WordPress readme.txt file reasonable. For the latest changes, please see the "Changelog" section of the [readme.txt file](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/akismet/trunk/readme.txt). = 4.2.5 = *Release Date - 11 July 2022* * Fixed a bug that added unnecessary comment history entries after comment rechecks. * Added a notice that displays when WP-Cron is disabled and might be affecting comment rechecks. = 4.2.4 = *Release Date - 20 May 2022* * Improved translator instructions for comment history. * Bumped the "Tested up to" tag to WP 6.0. = 4.2.3 = *Release Date - 25 April 2022* * Improved compatibility with Fluent Forms * Fixed missing translation domains * Updated stats URL. * Improved accessibility of elements on the config page. = 4.2.2 = *Release Date - 24 January 2022* * Improved compatibility with Formidable Forms * Fixed a bug that could cause issues when multiple contact forms appear on one page. * Updated delete_comment and deleted_comment actions to pass two arguments to match WordPress core since 4.9.0. * Added a filter that allows comment types to be excluded when counting users' approved comments. = 4.2.1 = *Release Date - 1 October 2021* * Fixed a bug causing AMP validation to fail on certain pages with forms. = 4.2 = *Release Date - 30 September 2021* * Added links to additional information on API usage notifications. * Reduced the number of network requests required for a comment page when running Akismet. * Improved compatibility with the most popular contact form plugins. * Improved API usage buttons for clarity on what upgrade is needed. = 4.1.12 = *Release Date - 3 September 2021* * Fixed "Use of undefined constant" notice. * Improved styling of alert notices. = 4.1.11 = *Release Date - 23 August 2021* * Added support for Akismet API usage notifications on Akismet settings and edit-comments admin pages. * Added support for the deleted_comment action when bulk-deleting comments from Spam. = 4.1.10 = *Release Date - 6 July 2021* * Simplified the code around checking comments in REST API and XML-RPC requests. * Updated Plus plan terminology in notices to match current subscription names. * Added `rel="noopener"` to the widget link to avoid warnings in Google Lighthouse. * Set the Akismet JavaScript as deferred instead of async to improve responsiveness. * Improved the preloading of screenshot popups on the edit comments admin page. = 4.1.9 = *Release Date - 2 March 2021* * Improved handling of pingbacks in XML-RPC multicalls = 4.1.8 = *Release Date - 6 January 2021* * Fixed missing fields in submit-spam and submit-ham calls that could lead to reduced accuracy. * Fixed usage of deprecated jQuery function. = 4.1.7 = *Release Date - 22 October 2020* * Show the "Set up your Akismet account" banner on the comments admin screen, where it's relevant to mention if Akismet hasn't been configured. * Don't use wp_blacklist_check when the new wp_check_comment_disallowed_list function is available. = 4.1.6 = *Release Date - 4 June 2020* * Disable "Check for Spam" button until the page is loaded to avoid errors with clicking through to queue recheck endpoint directly. * Added filter "akismet_enable_mshots" to allow disabling screenshot popups on the edit comments admin page. = 4.1.5 = *Release Date - 29 April 2020* * Based on user feedback, we have dropped the in-admin notice explaining the availability of the "privacy notice" option in the AKismet settings screen. The option itself is available, but after displaying the notice for the last 2 years, it is now considered a known fact. * Updated the "Requires at least" to WP 4.6, based on recommendations from https://wp-info.org/tools/checkplugini18n.php?slug=akismet * Moved older changelog entries to a separate file to keep the size of this readme reasonable, also based on recommendations from https://wp-info.org/tools/checkplugini18n.php?slug=akismet = 4.1.4 = *Release Date - 17 March 2020* * Only redirect to the Akismet setup screen upon plugin activation if the plugin was activated manually from within the plugin-related screens, to help users with non-standard install workflows, like WP-CLI. * Update the layout of the initial setup screen to be more readable on small screens. * If no API key has been entered, don't run code that expects an API key. * Improve the readability of the comment history entries. * Don't modify the comment form HTML if no API key has been set. = 4.1.3 = *Release Date - 31 October 2019* * Prevented an attacker from being able to cause a user to unknowingly recheck their Pending comments for spam. * Improved compatibility with Jetpack 7.7+. * Updated the plugin activation page to use consistent language and markup. * Redirecting users to the Akismet connnection/settings screen upon plugin activation, in an effort to make it easier for people to get setup. = 4.1.2 = *Release Date - 14 May 2019* * Fixed a conflict between the Akismet setup banner and other plugin notices. * Reduced the number of API requests made by the plugin when attempting to verify the API key. * Include additional data in the pingback pre-check API request to help make the stats more accurate. * Fixed a bug that was enabling the "Check for Spam" button when no comments were eligible to be checked. * Improved Akismet's AMP compatibility. = 4.1.1 = *Release Date - 31 January 2019* * Fixed the "Setup Akismet" notice so it resizes responsively. * Only highlight the "Save Changes" button in the Akismet config when changes have been made. * The count of comments in your spam queue shown on the dashboard show now always be up-to-date. = 4.1 = *Release Date - 12 November 2018* * Added a WP-CLI method for retrieving stats. * Hooked into the new "Personal Data Eraser" functionality from WordPress 4.9.6. * Added functionality to clear outdated alerts from Akismet.com. = 4.0.8 = *Release Date - 19 June 2018* * Improved the grammar and consistency of the in-admin privacy related notes (notice and config). * Revised in-admin explanation of the comment form privacy notice to make its usage clearer. * Added `rel="nofollow noopener"` to the comment form privacy notice to improve SEO and security. = 4.0.7 = *Release Date - 28 May 2018* * Based on user feedback, the link on "Learn how your comment data is processed." in the optional privacy notice now has a `target` of `_blank` and opens in a new tab/window. * Updated the in-admin privacy notice to use the term "comment" instead of "contact" in "Akismet can display a notice to your users under your comment forms." * Only show in-admin privacy notice if Akismet has an API Key configured = 4.0.6 = *Release Date - 26 May 2018* * Moved away from using `empty( get_option() )` to instantiating a variable to be compatible with older versions of PHP (5.3, 5.4, etc). = 4.0.5 = *Release Date - 26 May 2018* * Corrected version number after tagging. Sorry... = 4.0.4 = *Release Date - 26 May 2018* * Added a hook to provide Akismet-specific privacy information for a site's privacy policy. * Added tools to control the display of a privacy related notice under comment forms. * Fixed HTML in activation failure message to close META and HEAD tag properly. * Fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent Akismet from being correctly auto-configured. = 4.0.3 = *Release Date - 19 February 2018* * Added a scheduled task to remove entries in wp_commentmeta that no longer have corresponding comments in wp_comments. * Added a new `akismet_batch_delete_count` action to the batch delete methods for people who'd like to keep track of the numbers of records being processed by those methods. = 4.0.2 = *Release Date - 18 December 2017* * Fixed a bug that could cause Akismet to recheck a comment that has already been manually approved or marked as spam. * Fixed a bug that could cause Akismet to claim that some comments are still waiting to be checked when no comments are waiting to be checked. = 4.0.1 = *Release Date - 6 November 2017* * Fixed a bug that could prevent some users from connecting Akismet via their Jetpack connection. * Ensured that any pending Akismet-related events are unscheduled if the plugin is deactivated. * Allow some JavaScript to be run asynchronously to avoid affecting page render speeds. = 4.0 = *Release Date - 19 September 2017* * Added REST API endpoints for configuring Akismet and retrieving stats. * Increased the minimum supported WordPress version to 4.0. * Added compatibility with comments submitted via the REST API. * Improved the progress indicator on the "Check for Spam" button. = 3.3.4 = *Release Date - 3 August 2017* * Disabled Akismet's debug log output by default unless AKISMET_DEBUG is defined. * URL previews now begin preloading when the mouse moves near them in the comments section of wp-admin. * When a comment is caught by the Comment Blacklist, Akismet will always allow it to stay in the trash even if it is spam as well. * Fixed a bug that was preventing an error from being shown when a site can't reach Akismet's servers. = 3.3.3 = *Release Date - 13 July 2017* * Reduced amount of bandwidth used by the URL Preview feature. * Improved the admin UI when the API key is manually pre-defined for the site. * Removed a workaround for WordPress installations older than 3.3 that will improve Akismet's compatibility with other plugins. * The number of spam blocked that is displayed on the WordPress dashboard will now be more accurate and updated more frequently. * Fixed a bug in the Akismet widget that could cause PHP warnings. = 3.3.2 = *Release Date - 10 May 2017* * Fixed a bug causing JavaScript errors in some browsers. = 3.3.1 = *Release Date - 2 May 2017* * Improve performance by only requesting the akismet_comment_nonce option when absolutely necessary. * Fixed two bugs that could cause PHP warnings. * Fixed a bug that was preventing the "Remove author URL" feature from working after a comment was edited using "Quick Edit." * Fixed a bug that was preventing the URL preview feature from working after a comment was edited using "Quick Edit." = 3.3 = *Release Date - 23 February 2017* * Updated the Akismet admin pages with a new clean design. * Fixed bugs preventing the `akismet_add_comment_nonce` and `akismet_update_alert` wrapper functions from working properly. * Fixed bug preventing the loading indicator from appearing when re-checking all comments for spam. * Added a progress indicator to the "Check for Spam" button. * Added a success message after manually rechecking the Pending queue for spam. = 3.2 = *Release Date - 6 September 2016* * Added a WP-CLI module. You can now check comments and recheck the moderation queue from the command line. * Stopped using the deprecated jQuery function `.live()`. * Fixed a bug in `remove_comment_author_url()` and `add_comment_author_url()` that could generate PHP notices. * Fixed a bug that could cause an infinite loop for sites with very very very large comment IDs. * Fixed a bug that could cause the Akismet widget title to be blank. = 3.1.11 = *Release Date - 12 May 2016* * Fixed a bug that could cause the "Check for Spam" button to skip some comments. * Fixed a bug that could prevent some spam submissions from being sent to Akismet. * Updated all links to use https:// when possible. * Disabled Akismet debug logging unless WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_LOG are both enabled. = 3.1.10 = *Release Date - 1 April 2016* * Fixed a bug that could cause comments caught as spam to be placed in the Pending queue. * Fixed a bug that could have resulted in comments that were caught by the core WordPress comment blacklist not to have a corresponding History entry. * Fixed a bug that could have caused avoidable PHP warnings in the error log. = 3.1.9 = *Release Date - 28 March 2016* * Add compatibility with Jetpack so that Jetpack can automatically configure Akismet settings when appropriate. * Fixed a bug preventing some comment data from being sent to Akismet. = 3.1.8 = *Release Date - 4 March 2016* * Fixed a bug preventing Akismet from being used with some plugins that rewrite admin URLs. * Reduced the amount of bandwidth used on Akismet API calls * Reduced the amount of space Akismet uses in the database * Fixed a bug that could cause comments caught as spam to be placed in the Pending queue. = 3.1.7 = *Release Date - 4 January 2016* * Added documentation for the 'akismet_comment_nonce' filter. * The post-install activation button is now accessible to screen readers and keyboard-only users. * Fixed a bug that was preventing the "Remove author URL" feature from working in WordPress 4.4 = 3.1.6 = *Release Date - 14 December 2015* * Improve the notices shown after activating Akismet. * Update some strings to allow for the proper plural forms in all languages. = 3.1.5 = *Release Date - 13 October 2015* * Closes a potential XSS vulnerability. = 3.1.4 = *Release Date - 24 September 2015* * Fixed a bug that was preventing some users from automatically connecting using Jetpack if they didn't have a current Akismet subscription. * Fixed a bug that could cause comments caught as spam to be placed in the Pending queue. * Error messages and instructions have been simplified to be more understandable. * Link previews are enabled for all links inside comments, not just the author's website link. = 3.1.3 = *Release Date - 6 July 2015* * Notify users when their account status changes after previously being successfully set up. This should help any users who are seeing blank Akismet settings screens. = 3.1.2 = *Release Date - 7 June 2015* * Reduced the amount of space Akismet uses in the commentmeta table. * Fixed a bug where some comments with quotes in the author name weren't getting history entries * Pre-emptive security improvements to ensure that the Akismet plugin can't be used by attackers to compromise a WordPress installation. * Better UI for the key entry field: allow whitespace to be included at the beginning or end of the key and strip it out automatically when the form is submitted. * When deactivating the plugin, notify the Akismet API so the site can be marked as inactive. * Clearer error messages. = 3.1.1 = *Release Date - 17th March, 2015* * Improvements to the "Remove comment author URL" JavaScript * Include the pingback pre-check from the 2.6 branch. = 3.1 = *Release Date - 11th March, 2015* * Use HTTPS by default for all requests to Akismet. * Fix for a situation where Akismet might strip HTML from a comment. = 3.0.4 = *Release Date - 11th December, 2014* * Fix to make .htaccess compatible with Apache 2.4. * Fix to allow removal of https author URLs. * Fix to avoid stripping part of the author URL when removing and re-adding. * Removed the "Check for Spam" button from the "Trash" and "Approved" queues, where it would have no effect. * Allow automatic API key configuration when Jetpack is installed and connected to a WordPress.com account = 3.0.3 = *Release Date - 3rd November, 2014* * Fix for sending the wrong data to delete_comment action that could have prevented old spam comments from being deleted. * Added a filter to disable logging of Akismet debugging information. * Added a filter for the maximum comment age when deleting old spam comments. * Added a filter for the number per batch when deleting old spam comments. * Removed the "Check for Spam" button from the Spam folder. = 3.0.2 = *Release Date - 18th August, 2014* * Performance improvements. * Fixed a bug that could truncate the comment data being sent to Akismet for checking. = 3.0.1 = *Release Date - 9th July, 2014* * Removed dependency on PHP's fsockopen function * Fix spam/ham reports to work when reported outside of the WP dashboard, e.g., from Notifications or the WP app * Remove jQuery dependency for comment form JavaScript * Remove unnecessary data from some Akismet comment meta * Suspended keys will now result in all comments being put in moderation, not spam. = 3.0.0 = *Release Date - 15th April, 2014* * Move Akismet to Settings menu * Drop Akismet Stats menu * Add stats snapshot to Akismet settings * Add Akismet subscription details and status to Akismet settings * Add contextual help for each page * Improve Akismet setup to use Jetpack to automate plugin setup * Fix "Check for Spam" to use AJAX to avoid page timing out * Fix Akismet settings page to be responsive * Drop legacy code * Tidy up CSS and Javascript * Replace the old discard setting with a new "discard pervasive spam" feature. = 2.6.0 = *Release Date - 18th March, 2014* * Add ajax paging to the check for spam button to handle large volumes of comments * Optimize javascript and add localization support * Fix bug in link to spam comments from right now dashboard widget * Fix bug with deleting old comments to avoid timeouts dealing with large volumes of comments * Include X-Pingback-Forwarded-For header in outbound WordPress pingback verifications * Add pre-check for pingbacks, to stop spam before an outbound verification request is made = 2.5.9 = *Release Date - 1st August, 2013* * Update 'Already have a key' link to redirect page rather than depend on javascript * Fix some non-translatable strings to be translatable * Update Activation banner in plugins page to redirect user to Akismet config page = 2.5.8 = *Release Date - 20th January, 2013* * Simplify the activation process for new users * Remove the reporter_ip parameter * Minor preventative security improvements = 2.5.7 = *Release Date - 13th December, 2012* * FireFox Stats iframe preview bug * Fix mshots preview when using https * Add .htaccess to block direct access to files * Prevent some PHP notices * Fix Check For Spam return location when referrer is empty * Fix Settings links for network admins * Fix prepare() warnings in WP 3.5 = 2.5.6 = *Release Date - 26th April, 2012* * Prevent retry scheduling problems on sites where wp_cron is misbehaving * Preload mshot previews * Modernize the widget code * Fix a bug where comments were not held for moderation during an error condition * Improve the UX and display when comments are temporarily held due to an error * Make the Check For Spam button force a retry when comments are held due to an error * Handle errors caused by an invalid key * Don't retry comments that are too old * Improve error messages when verifying an API key = 2.5.5 = *Release Date - 11th January, 2012* * Add nonce check for comment author URL remove action * Fix the settings link = 2.5.4 = *Release Date - 5th January, 2012* * Limit Akismet CSS and Javascript loading in wp-admin to just the pages that need it * Added author URL quick removal functionality * Added mShot preview on Author URL hover * Added empty index.php to prevent directory listing * Move wp-admin menu items under Jetpack, if it is installed * Purge old Akismet comment meta data, default of 15 days = 2.5.3 = *Release Date - 8th Febuary, 2011* * Specify the license is GPL v2 or later * Fix a bug that could result in orphaned commentmeta entries * Include hotfix for WordPress 3.0.5 filter issue = 2.5.2 = *Release Date - 14th January, 2011* * Properly format the comment count for author counts * Look for super admins on multisite installs when looking up user roles * Increase the HTTP request timeout * Removed padding for author approved count * Fix typo in function name * Set Akismet stats iframe height to fixed 2500px. Better to have one tall scroll bar than two side by side. = 2.5.1 = *Release Date - 17th December, 2010* * Fix a bug that caused the "Auto delete" option to fail to discard comments correctly * Remove the comment nonce form field from the 'Akismet Configuration' page in favor of using a filter, akismet_comment_nonce * Fixed padding bug in "author" column of posts screen * Added margin-top to "cleared by ..." badges on dashboard * Fix possible error when calling akismet_cron_recheck() * Fix more PHP warnings * Clean up XHTML warnings for comment nonce * Fix for possible condition where scheduled comment re-checks could get stuck * Clean up the comment meta details after deleting a comment * Only show the status badge if the comment status has been changed by someone/something other than Akismet * Show a 'History' link in the row-actions * Translation fixes * Reduced font-size on author name * Moved "flagged by..." notification to top right corner of comment container and removed heavy styling * Hid "flagged by..." notification while on dashboard = 2.5.0 = *Release Date - 7th December, 2010* * Track comment actions under 'Akismet Status' on the edit comment screen * Fix a few remaining deprecated function calls ( props Mike Glendinning ) * Use HTTPS for the stats IFRAME when wp-admin is using HTTPS * Use the WordPress HTTP class if available * Move the admin UI code to a separate file, only loaded when needed * Add cron retry feature, to replace the old connectivity check * Display Akismet status badge beside each comment * Record history for each comment, and display it on the edit page * Record the complete comment as originally submitted in comment_meta, to use when reporting spam and ham * Highlight links in comment content * New option, "Show the number of comments you've approved beside each comment author." * New option, "Use a nonce on the comment form." = 2.4.0 = *Release Date - 23rd August, 2010* * Spell out that the license is GPLv2 * Fix PHP warnings * Fix WordPress deprecated function calls * Fire the delete_comment action when deleting comments * Move code specific for older WP versions to legacy.php * General code clean up = 2.3.0 = *Release Date - 5th June, 2010* * Fix "Are you sure" nonce message on config screen in WPMU * Fix XHTML compliance issue in sidebar widget * Change author link; remove some old references to WordPress.com accounts * Localize the widget title (core ticket #13879) = 2.2.9 = *Release Date - 2nd June, 2010* * Eliminate a potential conflict with some plugins that may cause spurious reports = 2.2.8 = *Release Date - 27th May, 2010* * Fix bug in initial comment check for ipv6 addresses * Report comments as ham when they are moved from spam to moderation * Report comments as ham when clicking undo after spam * Use transition_comment_status action when available instead of older actions for spam/ham submissions * Better diagnostic messages when PHP network functions are unavailable * Better handling of comments by logged-in users = 2.2.7 = *Release Date - 17th December, 2009* * Add a new AKISMET_VERSION constant * Reduce the possibility of over-counting spam when another spam filter plugin is in use * Disable the connectivity check when the API key is hard-coded for WPMU = 2.2.6 = *Release Date - 20th July, 2009* * Fix a global warning introduced in 2.2.5 * Add changelog and additional readme.txt tags * Fix an array conversion warning in some versions of PHP * Support a new WPCOM_API_KEY constant for easier use with WordPress MU = 2.2.5 = *Release Date - 13th July, 2009* * Include a new Server Connectivity diagnostic check, to detect problems caused by firewalls = 2.2.4 = *Release Date - 3rd June, 2009* * Fixed a key problem affecting the stats feature in WordPress MU * Provide additional blog information in Akismet API calls