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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

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