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   1  === Akismet ===
   2  Contributors: matt, ryan, andy, mdawaffe, tellyworth, josephscott, lessbloat, eoigal, automattic
   3  Tags: akismet, comments, spam
   4  Requires at least: 3.0
   5  Tested up to: 3.6
   6  Stable tag: 2.5.9
   7  License: GPLv2 or later
   8  
   9  Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not.
  10  
  11  == Description ==
  12  
  13  Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not and lets you
  14  review the spam it catches under your blog's "Comments" admin screen.
  15  
  16  Major new features in Akismet 2.5 include:
  17  
  18  * A comment status history, so you can easily see which comments were caught or cleared by Akismet, and which were spammed or unspammed by a moderator
  19  * Links are highlighted in the comment body, to reveal hidden or misleading links
  20  * If your web host is unable to reach Akismet's servers, the plugin will automatically retry when your connection is back up
  21  * Moderators can see the number of approved comments for each user
  22  * Spam and Unspam reports now include more information, to help improve accuracy
  23  
  24  PS: You'll need an [Akismet.com API key](http://akismet.com/get/) to use it.  Keys are free for personal blogs, with paid subscriptions available for businesses and commercial sites.
  25  
  26  == Installation ==
  27  
  28  Upload the Akismet plugin to your blog, Activate it, then enter your [Akismet.com API key](http://akismet.com/get/).
  29  
  30  1, 2, 3: You're done!
  31  
  32  == Changelog ==
  33  
  34  = 2.5.9 =
  35  * Update 'Already have a key' link to redirect page rather than depend on javascript
  36  * Fix some non-translatable strings to be translatable
  37  * Update Activation banner in plugins page to redirect user to Akismet config page
  38  
  39  = 2.5.8 =
  40  * Simplify the activation process for new users
  41  * Remove the reporter_ip parameter
  42  * Minor preventative security improvements
  43  
  44  = 2.5.7 =
  45  * FireFox Stats iframe preview bug
  46  * Fix mshots preview when using https
  47  * Add .htaccess to block direct access to files
  48  * Prevent some PHP notices
  49  * Fix Check For Spam return location when referrer is empty
  50  * Fix Settings links for network admins
  51  * Fix prepare() warnings in WP 3.5
  52  
  53  = 2.5.6 =
  54  * Prevent retry scheduling problems on sites where wp_cron is misbehaving
  55  * Preload mshot previews
  56  * Modernize the widget code
  57  * Fix a bug where comments were not held for moderation during an error condition
  58  * Improve the UX and display when comments are temporarily held due to an error
  59  * Make the Check For Spam button force a retry when comments are held due to an error
  60  * Handle errors caused by an invalid key
  61  * Don't retry comments that are too old
  62  * Improve error messages when verifying an API key
  63  
  64  = 2.5.5 =
  65  * Add nonce check for comment author URL remove action
  66  * Fix the settings link
  67  
  68  = 2.5.4 =
  69  * Limit Akismet CSS and Javascript loading in wp-admin to just the pages that need it
  70  * Added author URL quick removal functionality
  71  * Added mShot preview on Author URL hover
  72  * Added empty index.php to prevent directory listing
  73  * Move wp-admin menu items under Jetpack, if it is installed
  74  * Purge old Akismet comment meta data, default of 15 days
  75  
  76  = 2.5.3 = 
  77  * Specify the license is GPL v2 or later
  78  * Fix a bug that could result in orphaned commentmeta entries
  79  * Include hotfix for WordPress 3.0.5 filter issue
  80  
  81  = 2.5.2 =
  82  
  83  * Properly format the comment count for author counts
  84  * Look for super admins on multisite installs when looking up user roles
  85  * Increase the HTTP request timeout
  86  * Removed padding for author approved count
  87  * Fix typo in function name
  88  * Set Akismet stats iframe height to fixed 2500px.  Better to have one tall scroll bar than two side by side.
  89  
  90  = 2.5.1 =
  91  
  92  * Fix a bug that caused the "Auto delete" option to fail to discard comments correctly
  93  * Remove the comment nonce form field from the 'Akismet Configuration' page in favor of using a filter, akismet_comment_nonce
  94  * Fixed padding bug in "author" column of posts screen
  95  * Added margin-top to "cleared by ..." badges on dashboard
  96  * Fix possible error when calling akismet_cron_recheck()
  97  * Fix more PHP warnings
  98  * Clean up XHTML warnings for comment nonce
  99  * Fix for possible condition where scheduled comment re-checks could get stuck
 100  * Clean up the comment meta details after deleting a comment
 101  * Only show the status badge if the comment status has been changed by someone/something other than Akismet
 102  * Show a 'History' link in the row-actions
 103  * Translation fixes
 104  * Reduced font-size on author name
 105  * Moved "flagged by..." notification to top right corner of comment container and removed heavy styling
 106  * Hid "flagged by..." notification while on dashboard
 107  
 108  = 2.5.0 =
 109  
 110  * Track comment actions under 'Akismet Status' on the edit comment screen
 111  * Fix a few remaining deprecated function calls ( props Mike Glendinning ) 
 112  * Use HTTPS for the stats IFRAME when wp-admin is using HTTPS
 113  * Use the WordPress HTTP class if available
 114  * Move the admin UI code to a separate file, only loaded when needed
 115  * Add cron retry feature, to replace the old connectivity check
 116  * Display Akismet status badge beside each comment
 117  * Record history for each comment, and display it on the edit page
 118  * Record the complete comment as originally submitted in comment_meta, to use when reporting spam and ham
 119  * Highlight links in comment content
 120  * New option, "Show the number of comments you've approved beside each comment author."
 121  * New option, "Use a nonce on the comment form."
 122  
 123  = 2.4.0 =
 124  
 125  * Spell out that the license is GPLv2
 126  * Fix PHP warnings
 127  * Fix WordPress deprecated function calls
 128  * Fire the delete_comment action when deleting comments
 129  * Move code specific for older WP versions to legacy.php
 130  * General code clean up
 131  
 132  = 2.3.0 =
 133  
 134  * Fix "Are you sure" nonce message on config screen in WPMU
 135  * Fix XHTML compliance issue in sidebar widget
 136  * Change author link; remove some old references to WordPress.com accounts
 137  * Localize the widget title (core ticket #13879)
 138  
 139  = 2.2.9 =
 140  
 141  * Eliminate a potential conflict with some plugins that may cause spurious reports
 142  
 143  = 2.2.8 =
 144  
 145  * Fix bug in initial comment check for ipv6 addresses
 146  * Report comments as ham when they are moved from spam to moderation
 147  * Report comments as ham when clicking undo after spam
 148  * Use transition_comment_status action when available instead of older actions for spam/ham submissions
 149  * Better diagnostic messages when PHP network functions are unavailable
 150  * Better handling of comments by logged-in users
 151  
 152  = 2.2.7 =
 153  
 154  * Add a new AKISMET_VERSION constant
 155  * Reduce the possibility of over-counting spam when another spam filter plugin is in use
 156  * Disable the connectivity check when the API key is hard-coded for WPMU
 157  
 158  = 2.2.6 =
 159  
 160  * Fix a global warning introduced in 2.2.5
 161  * Add changelog and additional readme.txt tags
 162  * Fix an array conversion warning in some versions of PHP
 163  * Support a new WPCOM_API_KEY constant for easier use with WordPress MU
 164  
 165  = 2.2.5 =
 166  
 167  * Include a new Server Connectivity diagnostic check, to detect problems caused by firewalls
 168  
 169  = 2.2.4 =
 170  
 171  * Fixed a key problem affecting the stats feature in WordPress MU
 172  * Provide additional blog information in Akismet API calls