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1 === Akismet Anti-spam ===
2
3 == Archived Changelog Entries ==
4
5 This file contains older changelog entries, so we can keep the size of the standard WordPress readme.txt file reasonable.
6 For the latest changes, please see the "Changelog" section of the [readme.txt file](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/akismet/trunk/readme.txt).
7
8 = 4.1.12 =
9 *Release Date - 3 September 2021*
10
11 * Fixed "Use of undefined constant" notice.
12 * Improved styling of alert notices.
13
14 = 4.1.11 =
15 *Release Date - 23 August 2021*
16
17 * Added support for Akismet API usage notifications on Akismet settings and edit-comments admin pages.
18 * Added support for the deleted_comment action when bulk-deleting comments from Spam.
19
20 = 4.1.10 =
21 *Release Date - 6 July 2021*
22
23 * Simplified the code around checking comments in REST API and XML-RPC requests.
24 * Updated Plus plan terminology in notices to match current subscription names.
25 * Added `rel="noopener"` to the widget link to avoid warnings in Google Lighthouse.
26 * Set the Akismet JavaScript as deferred instead of async to improve responsiveness.
27 * Improved the preloading of screenshot popups on the edit comments admin page.
28
29 = 4.1.9 =
30 *Release Date - 2 March 2021*
31
32 * Improved handling of pingbacks in XML-RPC multicalls
33
34 = 4.1.8 =
35 *Release Date - 6 January 2021*
36
37 * Fixed missing fields in submit-spam and submit-ham calls that could lead to reduced accuracy.
38 * Fixed usage of deprecated jQuery function.
39
40 = 4.1.7 =
41 *Release Date - 22 October 2020*
42
43 * 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.
44 * Don't use wp_blacklist_check when the new wp_check_comment_disallowed_list function is available.
45
46 = 4.1.6 =
47 *Release Date - 4 June 2020*
48
49 * Disable "Check for Spam" button until the page is loaded to avoid errors with clicking through to queue recheck endpoint directly.
50 * Added filter "akismet_enable_mshots" to allow disabling screenshot popups on the edit comments admin page.
51
52 = 4.1.5 =
53 *Release Date - 29 April 2020*
54
55 * 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.
56 * Updated the "Requires at least" to WP 4.6, based on recommendations from https://wp-info.org/tools/checkplugini18n.php?slug=akismet
57 * 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
58
59 = 4.1.4 =
60 *Release Date - 17 March 2020*
61
62 * 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.
63 * Update the layout of the initial setup screen to be more readable on small screens.
64 * If no API key has been entered, don't run code that expects an API key.
65 * Improve the readability of the comment history entries.
66 * Don't modify the comment form HTML if no API key has been set.
67
68 = 4.1.3 =
69 *Release Date - 31 October 2019*
70
71 * Prevented an attacker from being able to cause a user to unknowingly recheck their Pending comments for spam.
72 * Improved compatibility with Jetpack 7.7+.
73 * Updated the plugin activation page to use consistent language and markup.
74 * Redirecting users to the Akismet connnection/settings screen upon plugin activation, in an effort to make it easier for people to get setup.
75
76 = 4.1.2 =
77 *Release Date - 14 May 2019*
78
79 * Fixed a conflict between the Akismet setup banner and other plugin notices.
80 * Reduced the number of API requests made by the plugin when attempting to verify the API key.
81 * Include additional data in the pingback pre-check API request to help make the stats more accurate.
82 * Fixed a bug that was enabling the "Check for Spam" button when no comments were eligible to be checked.
83 * Improved Akismet's AMP compatibility.
84
85 = 4.1.1 =
86 *Release Date - 31 January 2019*
87
88 * Fixed the "Setup Akismet" notice so it resizes responsively.
89 * Only highlight the "Save Changes" button in the Akismet config when changes have been made.
90 * The count of comments in your spam queue shown on the dashboard show now always be up-to-date.
91
92 = 4.1 =
93 *Release Date - 12 November 2018*
94
95 * Added a WP-CLI method for retrieving stats.
96 * Hooked into the new "Personal Data Eraser" functionality from WordPress 4.9.6.
97 * Added functionality to clear outdated alerts from Akismet.com.
98
99 = 4.0.8 =
100 *Release Date - 19 June 2018*
101
102 * Improved the grammar and consistency of the in-admin privacy related notes (notice and config).
103 * Revised in-admin explanation of the comment form privacy notice to make its usage clearer.
104 * Added `rel="nofollow noopener"` to the comment form privacy notice to improve SEO and security.
105
106 = 4.0.7 =
107 *Release Date - 28 May 2018*
108
109 * 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.
110 * 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."
111 * Only show in-admin privacy notice if Akismet has an API Key configured
112
113 = 4.0.6 =
114 *Release Date - 26 May 2018*
115
116 * Moved away from using `empty( get_option() )` to instantiating a variable to be compatible with older versions of PHP (5.3, 5.4, etc).
117
118 = 4.0.5 =
119 *Release Date - 26 May 2018*
120
121 * Corrected version number after tagging. Sorry...
122
123 = 4.0.4 =
124 *Release Date - 26 May 2018*
125
126 * Added a hook to provide Akismet-specific privacy information for a site's privacy policy.
127 * Added tools to control the display of a privacy related notice under comment forms.
128 * Fixed HTML in activation failure message to close META and HEAD tag properly.
129 * Fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent Akismet from being correctly auto-configured.
130
131 = 4.0.3 =
132 *Release Date - 19 February 2018*
133
134 * Added a scheduled task to remove entries in wp_commentmeta that no longer have corresponding comments in wp_comments.
135 * 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.
136
137 = 4.0.2 =
138 *Release Date - 18 December 2017*
139
140 * Fixed a bug that could cause Akismet to recheck a comment that has already been manually approved or marked as spam.
141 * 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.
142
143 = 4.0.1 =
144 *Release Date - 6 November 2017*
145
146 * Fixed a bug that could prevent some users from connecting Akismet via their Jetpack connection.
147 * Ensured that any pending Akismet-related events are unscheduled if the plugin is deactivated.
148 * Allow some JavaScript to be run asynchronously to avoid affecting page render speeds.
149
150 = 4.0 =
151 *Release Date - 19 September 2017*
152
153 * Added REST API endpoints for configuring Akismet and retrieving stats.
154 * Increased the minimum supported WordPress version to 4.0.
155 * Added compatibility with comments submitted via the REST API.
156 * Improved the progress indicator on the "Check for Spam" button.
157
158 = 3.3.4 =
159 *Release Date - 3 August 2017*
160
161 * Disabled Akismet's debug log output by default unless AKISMET_DEBUG is defined.
162 * URL previews now begin preloading when the mouse moves near them in the comments section of wp-admin.
163 * 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.
164 * Fixed a bug that was preventing an error from being shown when a site can't reach Akismet's servers.
165
166 = 3.3.3 =
167 *Release Date - 13 July 2017*
168
169 * Reduced amount of bandwidth used by the URL Preview feature.
170 * Improved the admin UI when the API key is manually pre-defined for the site.
171 * Removed a workaround for WordPress installations older than 3.3 that will improve Akismet's compatibility with other plugins.
172 * The number of spam blocked that is displayed on the WordPress dashboard will now be more accurate and updated more frequently.
173 * Fixed a bug in the Akismet widget that could cause PHP warnings.
174
175 = 3.3.2 =
176 *Release Date - 10 May 2017*
177
178 * Fixed a bug causing JavaScript errors in some browsers.
179
180 = 3.3.1 =
181 *Release Date - 2 May 2017*
182
183 * Improve performance by only requesting the akismet_comment_nonce option when absolutely necessary.
184 * Fixed two bugs that could cause PHP warnings.
185 * Fixed a bug that was preventing the "Remove author URL" feature from working after a comment was edited using "Quick Edit."
186 * Fixed a bug that was preventing the URL preview feature from working after a comment was edited using "Quick Edit."
187
188 = 3.3 =
189 *Release Date - 23 February 2017*
190
191 * Updated the Akismet admin pages with a new clean design.
192 * Fixed bugs preventing the `akismet_add_comment_nonce` and `akismet_update_alert` wrapper functions from working properly.
193 * Fixed bug preventing the loading indicator from appearing when re-checking all comments for spam.
194 * Added a progress indicator to the "Check for Spam" button.
195 * Added a success message after manually rechecking the Pending queue for spam.
196
197 = 3.2 =
198 *Release Date - 6 September 2016*
199
200 * Added a WP-CLI module. You can now check comments and recheck the moderation queue from the command line.
201 * Stopped using the deprecated jQuery function `.live()`.
202 * Fixed a bug in `remove_comment_author_url()` and `add_comment_author_url()` that could generate PHP notices.
203 * Fixed a bug that could cause an infinite loop for sites with very very very large comment IDs.
204 * Fixed a bug that could cause the Akismet widget title to be blank.
205
206 = 3.1.11 =
207 *Release Date - 12 May 2016*
208
209 * Fixed a bug that could cause the "Check for Spam" button to skip some comments.
210 * Fixed a bug that could prevent some spam submissions from being sent to Akismet.
211 * Updated all links to use https:// when possible.
212 * Disabled Akismet debug logging unless WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_LOG are both enabled.
213
214 = 3.1.10 =
215 *Release Date - 1 April 2016*
216
217 * Fixed a bug that could cause comments caught as spam to be placed in the Pending queue.
218 * 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.
219 * Fixed a bug that could have caused avoidable PHP warnings in the error log.
220
221 = 3.1.9 =
222 *Release Date - 28 March 2016*
223
224 * Add compatibility with Jetpack so that Jetpack can automatically configure Akismet settings when appropriate.
225 * Fixed a bug preventing some comment data from being sent to Akismet.
226
227 = 3.1.8 =
228 *Release Date - 4 March 2016*
229
230 * Fixed a bug preventing Akismet from being used with some plugins that rewrite admin URLs.
231 * Reduced the amount of bandwidth used on Akismet API calls
232 * Reduced the amount of space Akismet uses in the database
233 * Fixed a bug that could cause comments caught as spam to be placed in the Pending queue.
234
235 = 3.1.7 =
236 *Release Date - 4 January 2016*
237
238 * Added documentation for the 'akismet_comment_nonce' filter.
239 * The post-install activation button is now accessible to screen readers and keyboard-only users.
240 * Fixed a bug that was preventing the "Remove author URL" feature from working in WordPress 4.4
241
242 = 3.1.6 =
243 *Release Date - 14 December 2015*
244
245 * Improve the notices shown after activating Akismet.
246 * Update some strings to allow for the proper plural forms in all languages.
247
248 = 3.1.5 =
249 *Release Date - 13 October 2015*
250
251 * Closes a potential XSS vulnerability.
252
253 = 3.1.4 =
254 *Release Date - 24 September 2015*
255
256 * Fixed a bug that was preventing some users from automatically connecting using Jetpack if they didn't have a current Akismet subscription.
257 * Fixed a bug that could cause comments caught as spam to be placed in the Pending queue.
258 * Error messages and instructions have been simplified to be more understandable.
259 * Link previews are enabled for all links inside comments, not just the author's website link.
260
261 = 3.1.3 =
262 *Release Date - 6 July 2015*
263
264 * 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.
265
266 = 3.1.2 =
267 *Release Date - 7 June 2015*
268
269 * Reduced the amount of space Akismet uses in the commentmeta table.
270 * Fixed a bug where some comments with quotes in the author name weren't getting history entries
271 * Pre-emptive security improvements to ensure that the Akismet plugin can't be used by attackers to compromise a WordPress installation.
272 * 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.
273 * When deactivating the plugin, notify the Akismet API so the site can be marked as inactive.
274 * Clearer error messages.
275
276 = 3.1.1 =
277 *Release Date - 17th March, 2015*
278
279 * Improvements to the "Remove comment author URL" JavaScript
280 * Include the pingback pre-check from the 2.6 branch.
281
282 = 3.1 =
283 *Release Date - 11th March, 2015*
284
285 * Use HTTPS by default for all requests to Akismet.
286 * Fix for a situation where Akismet might strip HTML from a comment.
287
288 = 3.0.4 =
289 *Release Date - 11th December, 2014*
290
291 * Fix to make .htaccess compatible with Apache 2.4.
292 * Fix to allow removal of https author URLs.
293 * Fix to avoid stripping part of the author URL when removing and re-adding.
294 * Removed the "Check for Spam" button from the "Trash" and "Approved" queues, where it would have no effect.
295 * Allow automatic API key configuration when Jetpack is installed and connected to a WordPress.com account
296
297 = 3.0.3 =
298 *Release Date - 3rd November, 2014*
299
300 * Fix for sending the wrong data to delete_comment action that could have prevented old spam comments from being deleted.
301 * Added a filter to disable logging of Akismet debugging information.
302 * Added a filter for the maximum comment age when deleting old spam comments.
303 * Added a filter for the number per batch when deleting old spam comments.
304 * Removed the "Check for Spam" button from the Spam folder.
305
306 = 3.0.2 =
307 *Release Date - 18th August, 2014*
308
309 * Performance improvements.
310 * Fixed a bug that could truncate the comment data being sent to Akismet for checking.
311
312 = 3.0.1 =
313 *Release Date - 9th July, 2014*
314
315 * Removed dependency on PHP's fsockopen function
316 * Fix spam/ham reports to work when reported outside of the WP dashboard, e.g., from Notifications or the WP app
317 * Remove jQuery dependency for comment form JavaScript
318 * Remove unnecessary data from some Akismet comment meta
319 * Suspended keys will now result in all comments being put in moderation, not spam.
320
321 = 3.0.0 =
322 *Release Date - 15th April, 2014*
323
324 * Move Akismet to Settings menu
325 * Drop Akismet Stats menu
326 * Add stats snapshot to Akismet settings
327 * Add Akismet subscription details and status to Akismet settings
328 * Add contextual help for each page
329 * Improve Akismet setup to use Jetpack to automate plugin setup
330 * Fix "Check for Spam" to use AJAX to avoid page timing out
331 * Fix Akismet settings page to be responsive
332 * Drop legacy code
333 * Tidy up CSS and Javascript
334 * Replace the old discard setting with a new "discard pervasive spam" feature.
335
336 = 2.6.0 =
337 *Release Date - 18th March, 2014*
338
339 * Add ajax paging to the check for spam button to handle large volumes of comments
340 * Optimize javascript and add localization support
341 * Fix bug in link to spam comments from right now dashboard widget
342 * Fix bug with deleting old comments to avoid timeouts dealing with large volumes of comments
343 * Include X-Pingback-Forwarded-For header in outbound WordPress pingback verifications
344 * Add pre-check for pingbacks, to stop spam before an outbound verification request is made
345
346 = 2.5.9 =
347 *Release Date - 1st August, 2013*
348
349 * Update 'Already have a key' link to redirect page rather than depend on javascript
350 * Fix some non-translatable strings to be translatable
351 * Update Activation banner in plugins page to redirect user to Akismet config page
352
353 = 2.5.8 =
354 *Release Date - 20th January, 2013*
355
356 * Simplify the activation process for new users
357 * Remove the reporter_ip parameter
358 * Minor preventative security improvements
359
360 = 2.5.7 =
361 *Release Date - 13th December, 2012*
362
363 * FireFox Stats iframe preview bug
364 * Fix mshots preview when using https
365 * Add .htaccess to block direct access to files
366 * Prevent some PHP notices
367 * Fix Check For Spam return location when referrer is empty
368 * Fix Settings links for network admins
369 * Fix prepare() warnings in WP 3.5
370
371 = 2.5.6 =
372 *Release Date - 26th April, 2012*
373
374 * Prevent retry scheduling problems on sites where wp_cron is misbehaving
375 * Preload mshot previews
376 * Modernize the widget code
377 * Fix a bug where comments were not held for moderation during an error condition
378 * Improve the UX and display when comments are temporarily held due to an error
379 * Make the Check For Spam button force a retry when comments are held due to an error
380 * Handle errors caused by an invalid key
381 * Don't retry comments that are too old
382 * Improve error messages when verifying an API key
383
384 = 2.5.5 =
385 *Release Date - 11th January, 2012*
386
387 * Add nonce check for comment author URL remove action
388 * Fix the settings link
389
390 = 2.5.4 =
391 *Release Date - 5th January, 2012*
392
393 * Limit Akismet CSS and Javascript loading in wp-admin to just the pages that need it
394 * Added author URL quick removal functionality
395 * Added mShot preview on Author URL hover
396 * Added empty index.php to prevent directory listing
397 * Move wp-admin menu items under Jetpack, if it is installed
398 * Purge old Akismet comment meta data, default of 15 days
399
400 = 2.5.3 =
401 *Release Date - 8th Febuary, 2011*
402
403 * Specify the license is GPL v2 or later
404 * Fix a bug that could result in orphaned commentmeta entries
405 * Include hotfix for WordPress 3.0.5 filter issue
406
407 = 2.5.2 =
408 *Release Date - 14th January, 2011*
409
410 * Properly format the comment count for author counts
411 * Look for super admins on multisite installs when looking up user roles
412 * Increase the HTTP request timeout
413 * Removed padding for author approved count
414 * Fix typo in function name
415 * Set Akismet stats iframe height to fixed 2500px. Better to have one tall scroll bar than two side by side.
416
417 = 2.5.1 =
418 *Release Date - 17th December, 2010*
419
420 * Fix a bug that caused the "Auto delete" option to fail to discard comments correctly
421 * Remove the comment nonce form field from the 'Akismet Configuration' page in favor of using a filter, akismet_comment_nonce
422 * Fixed padding bug in "author" column of posts screen
423 * Added margin-top to "cleared by ..." badges on dashboard
424 * Fix possible error when calling akismet_cron_recheck()
425 * Fix more PHP warnings
426 * Clean up XHTML warnings for comment nonce
427 * Fix for possible condition where scheduled comment re-checks could get stuck
428 * Clean up the comment meta details after deleting a comment
429 * Only show the status badge if the comment status has been changed by someone/something other than Akismet
430 * Show a 'History' link in the row-actions
431 * Translation fixes
432 * Reduced font-size on author name
433 * Moved "flagged by..." notification to top right corner of comment container and removed heavy styling
434 * Hid "flagged by..." notification while on dashboard
435
436 = 2.5.0 =
437 *Release Date - 7th December, 2010*
438
439 * Track comment actions under 'Akismet Status' on the edit comment screen
440 * Fix a few remaining deprecated function calls ( props Mike Glendinning )
441 * Use HTTPS for the stats IFRAME when wp-admin is using HTTPS
442 * Use the WordPress HTTP class if available
443 * Move the admin UI code to a separate file, only loaded when needed
444 * Add cron retry feature, to replace the old connectivity check
445 * Display Akismet status badge beside each comment
446 * Record history for each comment, and display it on the edit page
447 * Record the complete comment as originally submitted in comment_meta, to use when reporting spam and ham
448 * Highlight links in comment content
449 * New option, "Show the number of comments you've approved beside each comment author."
450 * New option, "Use a nonce on the comment form."
451
452 = 2.4.0 =
453 *Release Date - 23rd August, 2010*
454
455 * Spell out that the license is GPLv2
456 * Fix PHP warnings
457 * Fix WordPress deprecated function calls
458 * Fire the delete_comment action when deleting comments
459 * Move code specific for older WP versions to legacy.php
460 * General code clean up
461
462 = 2.3.0 =
463 *Release Date - 5th June, 2010*
464
465 * Fix "Are you sure" nonce message on config screen in WPMU
466 * Fix XHTML compliance issue in sidebar widget
467 * Change author link; remove some old references to WordPress.com accounts
468 * Localize the widget title (core ticket #13879)
469
470 = 2.2.9 =
471 *Release Date - 2nd June, 2010*
472
473 * Eliminate a potential conflict with some plugins that may cause spurious reports
474
475 = 2.2.8 =
476 *Release Date - 27th May, 2010*
477
478 * Fix bug in initial comment check for ipv6 addresses
479 * Report comments as ham when they are moved from spam to moderation
480 * Report comments as ham when clicking undo after spam
481 * Use transition_comment_status action when available instead of older actions for spam/ham submissions
482 * Better diagnostic messages when PHP network functions are unavailable
483 * Better handling of comments by logged-in users
484
485 = 2.2.7 =
486 *Release Date - 17th December, 2009*
487
488 * Add a new AKISMET_VERSION constant
489 * Reduce the possibility of over-counting spam when another spam filter plugin is in use
490 * Disable the connectivity check when the API key is hard-coded for WPMU
491
492 = 2.2.6 =
493 *Release Date - 20th July, 2009*
494
495 * Fix a global warning introduced in 2.2.5
496 * Add changelog and additional readme.txt tags
497 * Fix an array conversion warning in some versions of PHP
498 * Support a new WPCOM_API_KEY constant for easier use with WordPress MU
499
500 = 2.2.5 =
501 *Release Date - 13th July, 2009*
502
503 * Include a new Server Connectivity diagnostic check, to detect problems caused by firewalls
504
505 = 2.2.4 =
506 *Release Date - 3rd June, 2009*
507
508 * Fixed a key problem affecting the stats feature in WordPress MU
509 * Provide additional blog information in Akismet API calls
510