Version 4.2.1 of the Akismet plugin for WordPress is now available.

This update contains a fix for a bug in version 4.2 that could cause AMP validation errors on some sites, depending on the template they were using.

To upgrade, visit the Updates page of your WordPress dashboard and follow the instructions. If you need to download the plugin zip file directly, links to all versions are available in the WordPress plugins directory.

Version 4.2 of the Akismet plugin for WordPress is now available. It contains the following changes:

• Improved compatibility with the most popular contact form plugins, which should lead to improved accuracy.
• Added links to additional information on API usage notifications.
• Reduced the number of network requests required on a comment page when running Akismet.

To upgrade, visit the Updates page of your WordPress dashboard and follow the instructions. If you need to download the plugin zip file directly, links to all versions are available in the WordPress plugins directory.

Version 4.1.12 of the Akismet plugin for WordPress is now available. It contains the following changes:

• Fixed a bug that was causing “Use of undefined constant” PHP notices.
• Improved styling of alert notices to better match the current WordPress look and feel.

To upgrade, visit the Updates page of your WordPress dashboard and follow the instructions. If you need to download the plugin zip file directly, links to all versions are available in the WordPress plugins directory.

Version 4.1.11 of the Akismet plugin for WordPress is now available. It contains the following changes:

• 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.

To upgrade, visit the Updates page of your WordPress dashboard and follow the instructions. If you need to download the plugin zip file directly, links to all versions are available in the WordPress plugins directory.

Version 4.1.10 of the Akismet plugin for WordPress is now available. It contains the following changes:

• Simplified the code around checking comments in REST API and XML-RPC requests.
• 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.

To upgrade, visit the Updates page of your WordPress dashboard and follow the instructions. If you need to download the plugin zip file directly, links to all versions are available in the WordPress plugins directory.

Version 4.1.9 of the Akismet plugin for WordPress is now available. It contains the following changes:

• Improvements to how Akismet handles checking pingbacks in XML-RPC multicall requests.

To upgrade, visit the Updates page of your WordPress dashboard and follow the instructions. If you need to download the plugin zip file directly, links to all versions are available in the WordPress plugins directory.

Version 4.1.8 of the Akismet plugin for WordPress is now available. It contains the following changes:

• Removal of a deprecated jQuery function.
• A fix for a bug causing some data to be excluded from API calls when marking a comment as spam or not-spam.  This should improve spam detection accuracy.

To upgrade, visit the Updates page of your WordPress dashboard and follow the instructions. If you need to download the plugin zip file directly, links to all versions are available in the WordPress plugins directory.