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 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.3 days ago
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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…1 week ago
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Committed [2614810] to Plugins SVN:
Ensure that the ak_js field doesn't reuse an HTML element ID if it ...1 week ago
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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.1 week ago
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Committed [2614433] to Plugins SVN:
Improve compatibility with Formidable Forms. This adds the same ...1 week ago
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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…2 weeks ago
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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…2 weeks ago
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Committed [2608000] to Plugins SVN:
Version 4.2.1.3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Windows Defender marks version 4.2 as Trojan, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the update.3 weeks ago
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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…3 weeks ago
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Committed [2607969] to Plugins SVN:
Fix an AMP validation issue. Some (but not all) AMP templates include ...3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [NSFW] AMP validation fail, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Excellent, thanks. I'll work on a fix.3 weeks ago
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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…3 weeks ago
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Committed [2607439] to Plugins SVN:
Version 4.2.3 weeks ago
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Committed [2607435] to Plugins SVN:
Include a label for all form fields in order to avoid accessibility ...3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Two title tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks!1 month ago
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Committed [2601980] to Plugins SVN:
The coding standards ask that we use self:: here.1 month ago
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Committed [2601977] to Plugins SVN:
Update this variable to match the variable naming rules in the coding ...1 month ago
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Committed [2601976] to Plugins SVN:
Updating whitespace to match the coding standards.1 month ago
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Committed [2601966] to Plugins SVN:
Adding comments to translators.1 month ago
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Created a topic, Two title tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When I activate Ryu, I see two <title> tags in t…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to update my Akismet Anti-Spam from Version 4.1.9 to Version 4.1.12, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It looks like the file permissions are not set appropriately on (probably) wp-content/plugins/akismet/. You could…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Fatal Error: Uncaught ArgumentCountError: 4 arguments are required, 3 given, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Would you mind posting the five lines above line 361 from your copy of class.akismet-admin.php?1 month ago
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Posted a reply to premium plugin, not free, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You are welcome to change the payment amount to zero if you are using Akismet…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Fatal Error: Uncaught ArgumentCountError: 4 arguments are required, 3 given, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm unable to reproduce this, running WordPress 5.8.1, Akismet 4.1.12, and PHP 8, and looking…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you email us at [email protected] with your API key so we can debug this…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to error_log found for Akismet, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This was reported and fixed here: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undefined-constant-comment_id/ A new version that includes this fix will…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Undefined constant: comment_id, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the heads-up; this has been fixed in revision 2592282 (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2592282/akismet/trunk) and a new…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Does Akismet protect Woocommerce reviews?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, as long as you have Akismet installed and configured, it should automatically check WooCommerce…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to API bypassed when deleting an old comment, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've added the deleted_comment action in this changeset: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2585043/akismet/trunk2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Missing Text Domain, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the heads-up; I've fixed it in this changeset: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2583890/akismet/trunk2 months ago
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Posted a reply to hm… useless…, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If Akismet has missed spam or blocked real comments on your site, I invite you…3 months ago
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Posted a reply to Not sure it protects me, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Email us at [email protected] with your website URL, and we'll check if there are any…3 months ago
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Posted a reply to SiteGround Security – XML-RPC, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, Disabling XML-RPC should not have any effect on Akismet.4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Why we have to pay for this?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
All systems that allow user comments are susceptible to spam, and Akismet is free for…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Do I still need a honeypot plugin to use in conjunction with Akismet?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Akismet uses honeypot fields when appropriate, so no, you don't need a honeypot plugin in…5 months ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet PHP 8.0 compatibility, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, Akismet is compatible with PHP 8. I've been testing it in a PHP 8.0.2…5 months ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet: Please load your JavaScript with defer, not async, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've committed the switch to defer in https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2531878/ Regarding minifying, I'm going to defer on…5 months ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet: Please load your JavaScript with defer, not async, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Because form.js is included almost immediately before the closing body tag, changing from async to…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to Subject showing [SPAM], on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There's a good chance it's being added by whichever host handles your email. Their internal…7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Suggestion: Include blocking known spam user registration?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the suggestion. Stopping spam user registrations is something we've looked at (and continue…7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Compatibility with vTiger forms, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry, but I'm not aware of an Akismet integration for vTiger CRM. If you're up…7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet & Learnpress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Jo, You're right -- Akismet wouldn't interfere with viewing course content, and it appears…7 months ago
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Posted a reply to 100% false positive in akismet + contact form 7, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It looks like you were doing manual testing of Akismet by filling out the contact…7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Failed error on Update plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This looks like there was an error in Jetpack at the same time that the…8 months ago
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Posted a reply to How do I know when spam is found?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Generating a notification for each spam message would lead to spam getting more visibility, which…8 months ago
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Posted a reply to How do I know when spam is found?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WordPress by default doesn't alert you when you get new spam, so you'd have to…8 months ago
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Posted a reply to High increase in spam comments (that previously were sorted out), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Let's say it was definitely the changes I made. :-) Glad to hear it's working…8 months ago
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Posted a reply to Performance Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Performance issues are hard to diagnose without direct access to the website, but can you…8 months ago
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Posted a reply to High increase in spam comments (that previously were sorted out), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There's no way to report them, but I'll take a look at our settings for…8 months ago
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