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
Bio
Contribution History
Christopher Finke’s badges:- bbPress Contributor
- Core Contributor
- Documentation Contributor
- Plugin Developer
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Committed [2557180] to Plugins Trac:
Improve loading time of mShot URL previews. Currently, mShot previews ...1 day 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…2 weeks 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…1 month 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…1 month 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…2 months ago
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Committed [2531878] to Plugins Trac:
Set the Akismet JavaScript as deferred instead of async to improve ...2 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…2 months ago
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Committed [2519525] to Plugins Trac:
Update the support link to use our contact form, which has answers to ...2 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…3 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…3 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…3 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…4 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…4 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…4 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…4 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…4 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…4 months ago
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Committed [2484523] to Plugins Trac:
Version 4.1.9.4 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…4 months ago
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Committed [2483638] to Plugins Trac:
Improve Akismet's handling of pingbacks in XML-RPC multicalls.4 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…4 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:
The bar for what is discarded automatically is pretty high so as not to automatically…4 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:
Is the issue that spam comments are being approved by Akismet or that they're being…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to About subscription, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can either log in at akismet.com/account/ and cancel your subscription, or email us at…5 months ago
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Posted a reply to v4.1.8 breaks comment form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The simplest fix would probably be to add :visible to the selector, so you're only…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to v4.1.8 breaks comment form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah, I agree with your assessment. If this proves to be an issue with more…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to v4.1.8 breaks comment form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What are you using to require that all fields are filled in? Is it a…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to v4.1.8 breaks comment form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Or how the form was customized?6 months ago
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Posted a reply to v4.1.8 breaks comment form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you give me an example of a form that this is happening to?6 months ago
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Committed [2451422] to Plugins Trac:
Version 4.1.8.6 months ago
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Posted a reply to Fatal error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What's happening is that you have a file named wp-content/plugins/color/akismet.php that is trying to load…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to Fatal error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It looks like the issue here is that your color plugin is incomplete. Try uninstalling…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to jQuery.fn.click() event shorthand is deprecated, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Fixed in https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/24496826 months ago
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Committed [2449682] to Plugins Trac:
Stopped using jQuery.fn.click in favor of jQuery.fn.on( 'click' ) See ...6 months ago
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Posted a reply to jQuery.fn.click() event shorthand is deprecated, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Never mind; I didn't have the right settings enabled in jQuery Migrate. I see it…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to jQuery.fn.click() event shorthand is deprecated, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you clarify where exactly you saw this notice? I can update the code to…6 months ago
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Posted a reply to jQuery.fn.click() event shorthand is deprecated, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the heads-up; we'll fix that in the next version.6 months ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet Spam Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Are you getting an error message? At what point is the installation failing?6 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #52196, in Core Trac:
wp_get_attachment_metadata() is broken if no first argument is passed in.6 months ago
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Posted a reply to Fatal error in akismet.php on line 33, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @onurkaplan34, plugin_dir_url() is a core WordPress function that should always be available, unless someone…7 months ago
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Committed [2434713] to Plugins Trac:
Ensure that all fields are included in submit-spam and submit-ham ...7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Terrible False Positive Rate – How to Fix, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you email us at support@akismet.com with the URL of the website and/or your API…7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Is that a personal or commercial site?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @gianluca72, Because the site is advertising a business, it would be considered commercial.7 months ago
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Posted a reply to Akismet is not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@shazibsohail, That sounds like a file permissions error. Your web host will be able to…7 months ago
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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…7 months 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…7 months 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…8 months 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…8 months 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…8 months 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…8 months ago
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