{"id":3073,"date":"2025-02-13T11:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s-o-s.net\/akismet-anti-spam-spam-protection\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:51:14","slug":"akismet-anti-spam-spam-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/s-o-s.net\/en_gb\/akismet-anti-spam-spam-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-113\" class=\"alignwide post-113 plugin type-plugin status-publish hentry plugin_section-featured plugin_tags-anti-spam plugin_tags-antispam plugin_tags-comments plugin_tags-contact-form plugin_tags-spam plugin_category-discussion-and-community plugin_category-security-and-spam-protection plugin_contributors-akismetantispam plugin_contributors-andy plugin_contributors-automattic plugin_contributors-bluefuton plugin_contributors-cfinke plugin_contributors-eoigal plugin_contributors-jgs plugin_contributors-josephscott plugin_contributors-kbrownkd plugin_contributors-lessbloat plugin_contributors-matt plugin_contributors-mdawaffe plugin_contributors-procifer plugin_contributors-ryan plugin_contributors-stephdau plugin_contributors-tellyworth plugin_business_model-commercial plugin_committers-automattic plugin_committers-bateszi plugin_committers-bluefuton plugin_committers-cfinke plugin_committers-derekspringer plugin_committers-jeherve plugin_committers-kbrownkd plugin_committers-kraftbj plugin_committers-lschuyler plugin_committers-procifer plugin_committers-stephdau plugin_committers-westi plugin_support_reps-bizanimesh plugin_support_reps-csonnek plugin_support_reps-drawmyface plugin_support_reps-lastsplash plugin_support_reps-swisha8c\">\n<div class=\"plugin-banner\" id=\"plugin-banner-akismet\"><\/div>\n<header class=\"plugin-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-heading-container\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"plugin-icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/akismet\/assets\/icon-128x128.png?rev=2818463, https:\/\/ps.w.org\/akismet\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=2818463 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/akismet\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=2818463\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"plugin-title\">Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection<\/h1>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">By <span class=\"author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/automattic\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Automattic<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"plugin-actions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-small plugin-download download-button\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/akismet.5.3.6.zip\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-small is-style-outline plugin-preview download-button is-style-outline--9\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/?preview=1\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Preview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<span id=\"description\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"reviews\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"installation\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"developers\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"advanced\" class=\"\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"section-links\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"tabs clear\">\n<li id=\"tablink-description\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/#description\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-reviews\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/#reviews\" rel=\"noopener\">Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-installation\">\n\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/#installation\" rel=\"noopener\">Installation<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-developers\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/#developers\" rel=\"noopener\">Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"link-support\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/akismet\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Support<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if ( '#changelog' == window.location.hash ) { window.setTimeout( function() { window.location.hash=\"#developers\"; }, 10 ); }<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"tab-description\" class=\"plugin-description section\">\n<h2 id=\"description-header\">Description<\/h2>\n<p>The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.<\/p>\n<p>Akismet checks your comments and contact form submissions against our global database of spam to prevent your site from publishing malicious content. You can review the comment spam it catches on your blog\u2019s \u201cComments\u201d admin screen.<\/p>\n<p>Major features in Akismet include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatically checks all comments and filters out the ones that look like spam.<\/li>\n<li>Each comment has a status history, so you can easily see which comments were caught or cleared by Akismet and which were spammed or unspammed by a moderator.<\/li>\n<li>URLs are shown in the comment body to reveal hidden or misleading links.<\/li>\n<li>Moderators can see the number of approved comments for each user.<\/li>\n<li>A discard feature that outright blocks the worst spam, saving you disk space and speeding up your site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PS: You\u2019ll be prompted to get an Akismet.com API key to use it, once activated. Keys are free for personal blogs; paid subscriptions are available for businesses and commercial sites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-installation\" class=\"plugin-installation section\">\n<h2 id=\"installation-header\">Installation<\/h2>\n<p>Upload the Akismet plugin to your blog, activate it, and then enter your Akismet.com API key.<\/p>\n<p>1, 2, 3: You\u2019re done!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-reviews\" class=\"plugin-reviews section\">\n<h2 id=\"reviews-header\">Reviews<\/h2>\n<div class=\"plugin-reviews\">\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16154237fdc3bcd84dfadf32ede98a3ce07fb1102211a56ec5f3be71c8e03f20?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16154237fdc3bcd84dfadf32ede98a3ce07fb1102211a56ec5f3be71c8e03f20?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/great-support-6007\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Support<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/portergr\/\" title=\"Posts by portergr\" rel=\"author noopener\">portergr<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">February 12, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">Questions were answered promptly, directions were effective and problem was solved.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/253866309a1a0b16ddac4fd452d420d6cce8cd78404c060a84148d27279d7fc2?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/253866309a1a0b16ddac4fd452d420d6cce8cd78404c060a84148d27279d7fc2?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"1 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"1\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url broken_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/concerned-about-poitical-censorship\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Concerned about censorship<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/fraughtithrouble\/\" title=\"Posts by fraughtithrouble\" rel=\"author noopener\">fraughtithrouble<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">February 5, 2025<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-replies\">1 reply<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">Have trusted Askimet for years, but recently was shocked that it caught as spam a comment from a habitual commentator, the only thing different was that the comment was politically incorrect criticizing AI. I am very concerned that Askimet might be using an AI which filters such comments.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dd8f8591390e3f7e9b8f08c3df7879f0efb47bd3006f719f30223700ed6061c8?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dd8f8591390e3f7e9b8f08c3df7879f0efb47bd3006f719f30223700ed6061c8?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/many-thanks-from-wphostee-team\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Many thanks from WPHostee Team<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/baicu4design\/\" title=\"Posts by WPHostee\" rel=\"author noopener\">WPHostee<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">January 30, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">Akismet is an essential WordPress plugin, offering everything from top-notch security and performance improvements to social sharing tools and analytics. At WPHostee.com, our WordPress devs always install Akismet on every project we take on, as it\u2019s a reliable tool that enhances the overall quality and functionality of our client sites.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df9ac4958aab903abcc243d719349c0c8b41c4192967035173ed5590d6776d9f?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df9ac4958aab903abcc243d719349c0c8b41c4192967035173ed5590d6776d9f?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/great-service-607\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Great service<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/saphiris\/\" title=\"Posts by saphiris\" rel=\"author noopener\">saphiris<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">January 21, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">Great service, great customer support. Very quick to respond and extremely helpful and friendly. Thanks!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b56ff01de591a6a323e1583672199db93682e0b81c3eeb8933d5e61efc4e590b?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b56ff01de591a6a323e1583672199db93682e0b81c3eeb8933d5e61efc4e590b?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/best-of-the-best-232\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Best of the best<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/alihirad232\/\" title=\"Posts by alihirad232\" rel=\"author noopener\">alihirad232<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">January 20, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">best<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/abf9c17cec278e5a5e3149879b911a2a01f7e8bf60aff2a78140cedff338d9d8?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/abf9c17cec278e5a5e3149879b911a2a01f7e8bf60aff2a78140cedff338d9d8?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/perfect-10634\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Perfect<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/sowsow\/\" title=\"Posts by sowsow\" rel=\"author noopener\">sowsow<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">January 15, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">great product and support<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"reviews-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/akismet\/reviews\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tRead all 1,109 reviews\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-developers\" class=\"plugin-developers section\">\n<h2 id=\"developers-header\">Contributors &amp; Developers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"plugin-contributors\">\n<p>\u201cAkismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection\u201d is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Contributors<\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"contributors-list\" class=\"contributors-list\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/33252cd1f33526af53580fcb1736172f06e6716f32afdd1be19ec3096d15dea5?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/33252cd1f33526af53580fcb1736172f06e6716f32afdd1be19ec3096d15dea5?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/matt\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tMatt Mullenweg\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/756c2e0e82712f382e451c45008d32f73ebb14f01c1d8447bd44b7dcf67e61dd?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/756c2e0e82712f382e451c45008d32f73ebb14f01c1d8447bd44b7dcf67e61dd?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/ryan\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tRyan Boren\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be51113f41b3000046c3eb0c273b2d87ce746b6dbbe5475b68bf4f838a42e8d7?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be51113f41b3000046c3eb0c273b2d87ce746b6dbbe5475b68bf4f838a42e8d7?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/andy\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAndy Skelton\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/813f34a1a74baa1628c9876cb3e385bec2e3df5772b724aa97b7cc87bace6607?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/813f34a1a74baa1628c9876cb3e385bec2e3df5772b724aa97b7cc87bace6607?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/mdawaffe\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tMichael Adams (mdawaffe)\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6a0cc9d22e89e8a6629d91ab29ad93a27583bedd0ea813ef56a83dd019188748?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6a0cc9d22e89e8a6629d91ab29ad93a27583bedd0ea813ef56a83dd019188748?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/tellyworth\/\" 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height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/kbrownkd\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tkbrownkd (a11n)\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31e70f6924f6076dcb6cfa9e136bebecb6707fface3d7cd646331776da8c012e?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31e70f6924f6076dcb6cfa9e136bebecb6707fface3d7cd646331776da8c012e?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/bluefuton\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tbluefuton\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e695afa8a5f930ed5d127b0d71fb92e618a17e41d7d2e76675689b7039d8a227?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e695afa8a5f930ed5d127b0d71fb92e618a17e41d7d2e76675689b7039d8a227?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/akismetantispam\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnti-Spam\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"plugin-development\">\n<p>\u201cAkismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection\u201d has been translated into 73 locales. Thank you to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/translate.wordpress.org\/projects\/wp-plugins\/akismet\/contributors\" rel=\"noopener\">the translators<\/a> for their contributions.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/translate.wordpress.org\/projects\/wp-plugins\/akismet\" rel=\"noopener\">Translate \u201cAkismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection\u201d into your language.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Interested in development?<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/browser\/akismet\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Browse the code<\/a>, check out the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.svn.wordpress.org\/akismet\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SVN repository<\/a>, or subscribe to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/log\/akismet\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">development log<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/log\/akismet\/?limit=100&amp;mode=stop_on_copy&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">RSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-changelog\" class=\"plugin-changelog section\">\n<h2 id=\"changelog-header\">Changelog<\/h2>\n<h4>5.3.6<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 4 February 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve the utility of submit-spam and submit-ham requests.<\/li>\n<li>Modernize styles for the Akismet classic widget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.3.5<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 18 November 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Address compatibility issues with &lt; PHP 7.3 in v5.3.4 release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.3.4<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 18 November 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve activation notice on Comments for users who haven\u2019t set up their API key yet.<\/li>\n<li>Improve notice about commercial site status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.3.3<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 10 July 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make setup step clearer for new users.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the stats section from the configuration page if the site has been revoked from the key.<\/li>\n<li>Skip the Akismet comment check when the comment matches something in the disallowed list.<\/li>\n<li>Prompt users on legacy plans to contact Akismet support for upgrades.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.3.2<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 21 March 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve the empty state shown to new users when no spam has been caught yet.<\/li>\n<li>Update the message shown to users without a current subscription.<\/li>\n<li>Add foundations for future webhook support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.3.1<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 17 January 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make the plugin more resilient when asset files are missing (as seen in WordPress Playground).<\/li>\n<li>Add a link to the \u2018Account overview\u2019 page on akismet.com.<\/li>\n<li>Fix a minor error that occurs when another plugin removes all comment actions from the dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Add the akismet_request_args filter to allow request args in Akismet API requests to be filtered.<\/li>\n<li>Fix a bug that causes some contact forms to include unnecessary data in the comment_content parameter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.3<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 14 September 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve display of user notices.<\/li>\n<li>Add stylesheets for RTL languages.<\/li>\n<li>Remove initial disabled state from \u2018Save changes\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<li>Improve accessibility of API key entry form.<\/li>\n<li>Add new filter hooks for Fluent Forms.<\/li>\n<li>Fix issue with PHP 8.1 compatibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.2<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 21 June 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visual refresh of Akismet stats.<\/li>\n<li>Improve PHP 8.1 compatibility.<\/li>\n<li>Improve appearance of plugin to match updated stats.<\/li>\n<li>Change minimum supported PHP version to 5.6 to match WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Drop IE11 support and update minimum WordPress version to 5.8 (where IE11 support was removed from WP Core).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.1<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 20 March 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Removed unnecessary limit notices from admin page.<\/li>\n<li>Improved spam detection by including post taxonomies in the comment-check call.<\/li>\n<li>Removed API keys from stats iframes to avoid possible inadvertent exposure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.0.2<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 1 December 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved compatibility with themes that hide or show UI elements based on mouse movements.<\/li>\n<li>Increased security of API keys by sending them in request bodies instead of subdomains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.0.1<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 28 September 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Added an empty state for the Statistics section on the admin page.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a bug that broke some admin page links when Jetpack plugins are active.<\/li>\n<li>Marked some event listeners as passive to improve performance in newer browsers.<\/li>\n<li>Disabled interaction observation on forms that post to other domains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5.0<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 26 July 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Added a new feature to catch spammers by observing how they interact with the page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.2.5<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 11 July 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed a bug that added unnecessary comment history entries after comment rechecks.<\/li>\n<li>Added a notice that displays when WP-Cron is disabled and might be affecting comment rechecks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.2.4<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 20 May 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved translator instructions for comment history.<\/li>\n<li>Bumped the \u201cTested up to\u201d tag to WP 6.0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.2.3<\/h4>\n<p><em>Release Date \u2013 25 April 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved compatibility with Fluent Forms<\/li>\n<li>Fixed missing translation domains<\/li>\n<li>Updated stats 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