Christopher Finke
@cfinke on WordPress.org , @Christopher Finke - Akismet on Slack
- Member Since: June 19th, 2007
- Website: chrisfinke.com
- Job Title: Spam Assassin
- Employer: Automattic
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Contribution History
Christopher Finke’s badges:- bbPress Contributor
- Core Contributor
- Documentation Contributor
- Plugin Developer
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Posted a reply to getting 403 error on, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for confirming; I'll direct anyone else with this issue to try that as well. -
Posted a reply to getting 403 error on, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you check that your .htaccess file in the akismet directory got updated? Line 15… -
Posted a reply to How to disable interaction observing in version 5, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Laurence, Try adding this in mu-plugins; it worked on my site. It should remove… -
Committed [2761923] to Plugins SVN:
Version 5.0. -
Committed [2754640] to Plugins SVN:
Version 4.2.5. -
Posted a reply to I don’t think Akismet’s checkSpam is working properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's actually pretty hard to intentionally create something that looks like real spam unless you're… -
Posted a reply to I don’t think Akismet’s checkSpam is working properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you want to guarantee a true response, send akismet-guaranteed-spam as the content or akismet-guaranteed-spam@example.com… -
Posted a reply to Ha ocurrido un error crítico en esta web., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The best thing to do would be to check your server's error log and see… -
Posted a reply to Where is the Spam Folder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In your WordPress dashboard, click on "Comments" and then the "Spam" link at the top… -
Committed [2724833] to Plugins SVN:
Improve translator comments for comment history code. -
Posted a reply to Old contact form being spammed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is this spam coming from an actual form or is it being emailed to you… -
Committed [2714494] to Plugins SVN:
Version 4.2.3. -
Posted a reply to Overpriced Garbage, Poor Support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm sorry you had issues with our support. The last interaction I can see that… -
Posted a reply to Domain of the translate text is not specified, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the heads-up; I've fixed these missing domains in changeset https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2708660 which will be… -
Committed [2708660] to Plugins SVN:
Add missing translation domains. See ... -
Posted a reply to “You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is the core WordPress comment flood prevention; it's not a part of Akismet. It… -
Posted a reply to stop spam blog post submissions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It could, but it would be dependent on the plugin that accepts the blog post… -
Posted a reply to Use by clubs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If the club is a non-commercial venture, then Akismet is free to use. -
Posted a reply to login Recaptcha Error for Author role, Incompatibility with Wordfence Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Akismet doesn't do anything with the login form; does the issue persist even if you… -
Committed [2683223] to Plugins SVN:
Improve integration with Fluent Forms. -
Posted a reply to WP5.9, Enfold, CF7 and Akismet error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I was able to get a copy of the latest version of Enfold, and when… -
Posted a reply to WP5.9, Enfold, CF7 and Akismet error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't have access to either of those themes; what error message are you seeing?… -
Committed [2663649] to Plugins SVN:
Version 4.2.2. -
Posted a reply to Contact Form 7 with Akismet not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@brandonhill033 I don't see a record of your site using Akismet. Can you email us… -
Posted a reply to View email blocking results, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When Akismet reports that it has blocked 39,000 comments in the last five days, that… -
Committed [2663630] to Plugins SVN:
Add a filter that allows comment types to be excluded when counting ... -
Posted a reply to Bug: Fatal errors due to action hook params mismatch., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for confirming. -
Posted a reply to Bug: Fatal errors due to action hook params mismatch., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've committed a fix for this in https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2655942/akismet/trunk Would you be willing to install the… -
Committed [2655942] to Plugins SVN:
Supply the second argument for the comment_delete and comment_deleted ... -
Posted a reply to Akismet plugin supports latest version of PHP?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, I've tested Akismet with PHP 8 and found no issues. -
Posted a reply to Akismet plugin supports latest version of PHP?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, Akismet is compatible with PHP 7.4 -
Posted a reply to Non-unique id #ak_js preventing form submissions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you post the URL of a page where I can see this happening? Or… -
Posted a reply to is it possible to restrict akismet to only jetpack forms?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You could add a file like this in mu-plugins: add_action( 'init', function () { remove_filter(… -
Posted a reply to Without htaccess can the plugin still securely work?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, Akismet doesn't need .htaccess to function. It just provides a little bit of extra… -
Posted a reply to Wrongful alert displays on “Comments” admin page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After reading through this, the way the code is now should still clear your stored… -
Posted a reply to Wrongful alert displays on “Comments” admin page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the suggestion; I'll look into it and report back. -
Posted a reply to Non-unique id #ak_js preventing form submissions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This bug has been fixed, and you can install a version of Akismet that includes… -
Committed [2614810] to Plugins SVN:
Ensure that the ak_js field doesn't reuse an HTML element ID if it ... -
Posted a reply to Non-unique id #ak_js preventing form submissions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've been able to reproduce this bug, and I'm working on a fix. -
Committed [2614433] to Plugins SVN:
Improve compatibility with Formidable Forms. This adds the same ... -
Posted a reply to Permission and pending messages, with a bbPress forum, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Could you try disabling Akismet and seeing if these problems persist? I don't think that… -
Posted a reply to Blacklist Options?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WordPress has this option built-in, accessible via Settings > Discussion. Look for the section labeled… -
Committed [2608000] to Plugins SVN:
Version 4.2.1. -
Posted a reply to Windows Defender marks version 4.2 as Trojan, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the update. -
Posted a reply to [NSFW] AMP validation fail, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Would you mind installing this alpha build to confirm that the fix works? https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/akismet.zip The… -
Committed [2607969] to Plugins SVN:
Fix an AMP validation issue. Some (but not all) AMP templates include ... -
Posted a reply to [NSFW] AMP validation fail, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Excellent, thanks. I'll work on a fix. -
Posted a reply to [NSFW] AMP validation fail, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry for the inconvenience -- what plugin are you using to add AMP support? And… -
Committed [2607439] to Plugins SVN:
Version 4.2. -
Committed [2607435] to Plugins SVN:
Include a label for all form fields in order to avoid accessibility ...
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