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 Change when spam is removed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you put this code in a file called reduce-akismet-auto-delete-time.php in wp-content/mu-plugins/, it should have…6 days ago
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Posted a reply to Change when spam is removed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
To reduce the time to 5 days, you'd have to write a small plugin to…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet is not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Frederick, Can you contact us at support@akismet.com so we can figure out what's going…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet won’t uninstall, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't know. Which files do you not have permission to change, and what are…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet won’t uninstall, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mhales86, If the permissions don't allow you to uninstall, then it is a hosting…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Cannot delete or update plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It sounds like a file permissions issue with the folder; you may have "read" permissions…1 month ago
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Committed [2404899] to Plugins Trac:
Version 4.1.7.1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet .htaccess created or edited, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Those are the correct contents of .htaccess, so nothing has changed there (unless you or…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Still deleting spam after 15 days, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The German translation has been updated, so this issue should be fixed soon.1 month ago
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Committed [2402753] to Plugins Trac:
Adding comments and fixing code formatting to pass linter checks. No ...1 month ago
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Committed [2402693] to Plugins Trac:
Don't use the deprecated function wp_blacklist_check when the new ...1 month ago
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Posted a reply to File change warning, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can ignore this. We just updated our readme to add more details and FAQs…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Still deleting spam after 15 days, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you mean that you checked the box labeled "Silently discard the worst and most…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Still deleting spam after 15 days, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the report; I'll be looking into this today.1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
How is it not working? Is there an error message?2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Getting slammed by vouchersort.co.uk BBpress topic spam, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Looking at your missed spam reports, it appears that these would all be caught if…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to CLI Integration, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Akismet does already have a WP-CLI integration for checking comments and retrieving stats, but to…2 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #3400, in bbPress Trac:
Sending wrong date to Akismet3 months ago
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Posted a reply to wp_blacklist_check: Deprecated, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the heads up; we'll update the plugin to only use that function if…3 months ago
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Posted a reply to How to Auto Move all Comments with a Link to Trash, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you want to move any comments containing links to the trash, you could add…3 months ago
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Posted a reply to xmlrpc.php xml-rpc, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, Akismet does not use xmlrpc.php, so you should be free to disable it.3 months ago
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Posted a reply to My keys wiped out every now and then, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, that is not intentional. The key is stored in the wordpress_api_key option in your…4 months ago
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Committed [2356342] to Plugins Trac:
Updating the "Tested up to" on the latest version in addition to the ...4 months ago
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Committed [2345017] to Plugins Trac:
Use "Anti-Spam Settings" instead of "Akismet Settings." It's more ...4 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #50683, in Core Trac:
Parse content for shortcodes instead of using regex5 months ago
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Posted a reply to Page load speed slowed after plugin uppate?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Did you ever get a definitive answer on whether Akismet was slowing your site?5 months ago
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Posted a reply to Askimet Anti-Spam Seems Broken?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Marking as resolved, since the rest will be handled via our customer support system.5 months ago
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Posted a reply to Excellent Spam Protection Plugin For WordPress., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @jqz, here's a link to the terms of service agreed to when signing up…5 months ago
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Posted a reply to not working without payment, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes.5 months ago
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Posted a reply to Not need, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In that case, you'll need to raise the issue in the support forum for the…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to Show Useragent Info on Comment Editing Page in Admin Area, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you elaborate on how the user agent would be helpful information when viewing comments…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to Not need, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Are you using any non-standard update system? If you uninstall or disable Akismet, it shouldn't…6 months ago
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Committed [2320447] to Plugins Trac:
Show the "Set up your Akismet account" banner on the comments admin ...6 months ago
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Committed [2309873] to Plugins Trac:
Remove unnecessary markup from the "Check for Spam" button. We can ...6 months ago
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Committed [2309871] to Plugins Trac:
Remove unnecessary URL condition that checks for Jetpack. The ...6 months ago
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Posted a reply to Is my website dead?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's great to hear; I'm glad it worked out.7 months ago
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Posted a reply to AH01630: client denied by server configuration, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I believe this means that someone tried to access wp-content/plugins/akismet/akismet.php, and your server (correctly) denied…7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Is my website dead?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Elby, At this point, I think you will need to contact your webhost for…7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Is my website dead?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The code says that it's looking for a file in the Akismet Privacy Policies plugin…7 months ago
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Posted a reply to ‘Check for Spam’ button acting weirdly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I can reproduce this, but only if I click on "Check for Spam" before the…7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet is only for paid version?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Akismet is free for non-commercial use. In short, if your site does not bring in…8 months ago
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Posted a reply to Page load speed slowed after plugin uppate?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The latest version of Akismet shouldn't affect pagespeed at all. If you can share specific…8 months ago
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Committed [2262774] to Plugins Trac:
Version 4.1.4.9 months ago
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Committed [2262767] to Plugins Trac:
Update the "Tested up to" to 5.4.9 months ago
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Posted a reply to Works OK But Spammers Still Get Through, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you email us at support@akismet.com so we can check why so much spam is…9 months ago
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Posted a reply to PHP 7.4 support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, I've been testing the latest version with PHP 7.4 and have found no issues.9 months ago
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Posted a reply to PHP 7.4 Fatal Error: Too few arguments to function Akismet::set_form_js_async(), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Goce, I'm unable to reproduce with the latest WordPress release, Akismet 4.1.3, and PHP…9 months ago
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Posted a reply to Jetpack contact form with akismet, high number of false positives, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This conversation has moved to email, so I’m marking it as resolved so we can…9 months ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet warning regarding PHP 7.3, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Additionally, Akismet 4.1.3 is the current latest version, so the update notice is for sure…9 months ago
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Posted a reply to Text overflow issue in akismet plugin on mobile device, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Sumit, I'm sorry, I don't know how this ticket went unnoticed for this long.…9 months ago
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