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=== Akismet Anti-Spam ===
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== Archived Changelog Entries ==
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This file contains older changelog entries, so we can keep the size of the standard WordPress readme.txt file reasonable.
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For the latest changes, please see the "Changelog" section of the [readme.txt file](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/akismet/trunk/readme.txt).
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= 4.1.5 =
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*Release Date - 29 April 2020*
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* Based on user feedback, we have dropped the in-admin notice explaining the availability of the "privacy notice" option in the AKismet settings screen. The option itself is available, but after displaying the notice for the last 2 years, it is now considered a known fact.
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* Updated the "Requires at least" to WP 4.6, based on recommendations from https://wp-info.org/tools/checkplugini18n.php?slug=akismet
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* Moved older changelog entries to a separate file to keep the size of this readme reasonable, also based on recommendations from https://wp-info.org/tools/checkplugini18n.php?slug=akismet
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= 4.1.4 =
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*Release Date - 17 March 2020*
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* Only redirect to the Akismet setup screen upon plugin activation if the plugin was activated manually from within the plugin-related screens, to help users with non-standard install workflows, like WP-CLI.
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* Update the layout of the initial setup screen to be more readable on small screens.
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* If no API key has been entered, don't run code that expects an API key.
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* Improve the readability of the comment history entries.
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* Don't modify the comment form HTML if no API key has been set.
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= 4.1.3 =
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*Release Date - 31 October 2019*
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* Prevented an attacker from being able to cause a user to unknowingly recheck their Pending comments for spam.
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* Improved compatibility with Jetpack 7.7+.
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* Updated the plugin activation page to use consistent language and markup.
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* Redirecting users to the Akismet connnection/settings screen upon plugin activation, in an effort to make it easier for people to get setup.
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= 4.1.2 =
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*Release Date - 14 May 2019*
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* Fixed a conflict between the Akismet setup banner and other plugin notices.
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* Reduced the number of API requests made by the plugin when attempting to verify the API key.
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* Include additional data in the pingback pre-check API request to help make the stats more accurate.
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* Fixed a bug that was enabling the "Check for Spam" button when no comments were eligible to be checked.
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* Improved Akismet's AMP compatibility.
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= 4.1.1 =
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*Release Date - 31 January 2019*
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* Fixed the "Setup Akismet" notice so it resizes responsively.
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* Only highlight the "Save Changes" button in the Akismet config when changes have been made.
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* The count of comments in your spam queue shown on the dashboard show now always be up-to-date.
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= 4.1 =
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*Release Date - 12 November 2018*
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* Added a WP-CLI method for retrieving stats.
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* Hooked into the new "Personal Data Eraser" functionality from WordPress 4.9.6.
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* Added functionality to clear outdated alerts from Akismet.com.
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= 4.0.8 =
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*Release Date - 19 June 2018*
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* Improved the grammar and consistency of the in-admin privacy related notes (notice and config).
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* Revised in-admin explanation of the comment form privacy notice to make its usage clearer.
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* Added `rel="nofollow noopener"` to the comment form privacy notice to improve SEO and security.
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= 4.0.7 =
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*Release Date - 28 May 2018*
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* Based on user feedback, the link on "Learn how your comment data is processed." in the optional privacy notice now has a `target` of `_blank` and opens in a new tab/window.
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* Updated the in-admin privacy notice to use the term "comment" instead of "contact" in "Akismet can display a notice to your users under your comment forms."
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* Only show in-admin privacy notice if Akismet has an API Key configured
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= 4.0.6 =
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*Release Date - 26 May 2018*
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* Moved away from using `empty( get_option() )` to instantiating a variable to be compatible with older versions of PHP (5.3, 5.4, etc).
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= 4.0.5 =
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*Release Date - 26 May 2018*
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* Corrected version number after tagging. Sorry...
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= 4.0.4 =
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*Release Date - 26 May 2018*
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* Added a hook to provide Akismet-specific privacy information for a site's privacy policy.
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* Added tools to control the display of a privacy related notice under comment forms.
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* Fixed HTML in activation failure message to close META and HEAD tag properly.
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* Fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent Akismet from being correctly auto-configured.
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= 4.0.3 =
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*Release Date - 19 February 2018*
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* Added a scheduled task to remove entries in wp_commentmeta that no longer have corresponding comments in wp_comments.
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* Added a new `akismet_batch_delete_count` action to the batch delete methods for people who'd like to keep track of the numbers of records being processed by those methods.
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= 4.0.2 =
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*Release Date - 18 December 2017*
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* Fixed a bug that could cause Akismet to recheck a comment that has already been manually approved or marked as spam.
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* Fixed a bug that could cause Akismet to claim that some comments are still waiting to be checked when no comments are waiting to be checked.
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= 4.0.1 =
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*Release Date - 6 November 2017*
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* Fixed a bug that could prevent some users from connecting Akismet via their Jetpack connection.
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* Ensured that any pending Akismet-related events are unscheduled if the plugin is deactivated.
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* Allow some JavaScript to be run asynchronously to avoid affecting page render speeds.
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= 4.0 =
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*Release Date - 19 September 2017*
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* Added REST API endpoints for configuring Akismet and retrieving stats.
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* Increased the minimum supported WordPress version to 4.0.
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* Added compatibility with comments submitted via the REST API.
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* Improved the progress indicator on the "Check for Spam" button.
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= 3.3.4 =
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*Release Date - 3 August 2017*
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* Disabled Akismet's debug log output by default unless AKISMET_DEBUG is defined.
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* URL previews now begin preloading when the mouse moves near them in the comments section of wp-admin.
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* When a comment is caught by the Comment Blacklist, Akismet will always allow it to stay in the trash even if it is spam as well.
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* Fixed a bug that was preventing an error from being shown when a site can't reach Akismet's servers.
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= 3.3.3 =
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*Release Date - 13 July 2017*
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* Reduced amount of bandwidth used by the URL Preview feature.
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* Improved the admin UI when the API key is manually pre-defined for the site.
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* Removed a workaround for WordPress installations older than 3.3 that will improve Akismet's compatibility with other plugins.
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* The number of spam blocked that is displayed on the WordPress dashboard will now be more accurate and updated more frequently.
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* Fixed a bug in the Akismet widget that could cause PHP warnings.
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= 3.3.2 =
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*Release Date - 10 May 2017*
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* Fixed a bug causing JavaScript errors in some browsers.
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= 3.3.1 =
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*Release Date - 2 May 2017*
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* Improve performance by only requesting the akismet_comment_nonce option when absolutely necessary.
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* Fixed two bugs that could cause PHP warnings.
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* Fixed a bug that was preventing the "Remove author URL" feature from working after a comment was edited using "Quick Edit."
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* Fixed a bug that was preventing the URL preview feature from working after a comment was edited using "Quick Edit."
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= 3.3 =
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*Release Date - 23 February 2017*
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* Updated the Akismet admin pages with a new clean design.
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* Fixed bugs preventing the `akismet_add_comment_nonce` and `akismet_update_alert` wrapper functions from working properly.
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* Fixed bug preventing the loading indicator from appearing when re-checking all comments for spam.
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* Added a progress indicator to the "Check for Spam" button.
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* Added a success message after manually rechecking the Pending queue for spam.
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= 3.2 =
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*Release Date - 6 September 2016*
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* Added a WP-CLI module. You can now check comments and recheck the moderation queue from the command line.
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* Stopped using the deprecated jQuery function `.live()`.
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* Fixed a bug in `remove_comment_author_url()` and `add_comment_author_url()` that could generate PHP notices.
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* Fixed a bug that could cause an infinite loop for sites with very very very large comment IDs.
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* Fixed a bug that could cause the Akismet widget title to be blank.
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= 3.1.11 =
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*Release Date - 12 May 2016*
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* Fixed a bug that could cause the "Check for Spam" button to skip some comments.
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* Fixed a bug that could prevent some spam submissions from being sent to Akismet.
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* Updated all links to use https:// when possible.
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* Disabled Akismet debug logging unless WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_LOG are both enabled.
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= 3.1.10 =
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*Release Date - 1 April 2016*
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* Fixed a bug that could cause comments caught as spam to be placed in the Pending queue.
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* Fixed a bug that could have resulted in comments that were caught by the core WordPress comment blacklist not to have a corresponding History entry.
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* Fixed a bug that could have caused avoidable PHP warnings in the error log.
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= 3.1.9 =
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*Release Date - 28 March 2016*
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* Add compatibility with Jetpack so that Jetpack can automatically configure Akismet settings when appropriate.
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* Fixed a bug preventing some comment data from being sent to Akismet.
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= 3.1.8 =
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*Release Date - 4 March 2016*
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* Fixed a bug preventing Akismet from being used with some plugins that rewrite admin URLs.
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* Reduced the amount of bandwidth used on Akismet API calls
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* Reduced the amount of space Akismet uses in the database
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* Fixed a bug that could cause comments caught as spam to be placed in the Pending queue.
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= 3.1.7 =
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*Release Date - 4 January 2016*
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* Added documentation for the 'akismet_comment_nonce' filter.
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* The post-install activation button is now accessible to screen readers and keyboard-only users.
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* Fixed a bug that was preventing the "Remove author URL" feature from working in WordPress 4.4
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= 3.1.6 =
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*Release Date - 14 December 2015*
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* Improve the notices shown after activating Akismet.
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* Update some strings to allow for the proper plural forms in all languages.
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= 3.1.5 =
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*Release Date - 13 October 2015*
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* Closes a potential XSS vulnerability.
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= 3.1.4 =
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*Release Date - 24 September 2015*
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* Fixed a bug that was preventing some users from automatically connecting using Jetpack if they didn't have a current Akismet subscription.
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* Fixed a bug that could cause comments caught as spam to be placed in the Pending queue.
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* Error messages and instructions have been simplified to be more understandable.
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* Link previews are enabled for all links inside comments, not just the author's website link.
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= 3.1.3 =
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*Release Date - 6 July 2015*
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* Notify users when their account status changes after previously being successfully set up. This should help any users who are seeing blank Akismet settings screens.
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= 3.1.2 =
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*Release Date - 7 June 2015*
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* Reduced the amount of space Akismet uses in the commentmeta table.
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* Fixed a bug where some comments with quotes in the author name weren't getting history entries
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* Pre-emptive security improvements to ensure that the Akismet plugin can't be used by attackers to compromise a WordPress installation.
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* Better UI for the key entry field: allow whitespace to be included at the beginning or end of the key and strip it out automatically when the form is submitted.
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* When deactivating the plugin, notify the Akismet API so the site can be marked as inactive.
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* Clearer error messages.
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= 3.1.1 =
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*Release Date - 17th March, 2015*
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* Improvements to the "Remove comment author URL" JavaScript
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* Include the pingback pre-check from the 2.6 branch.
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= 3.1 =
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*Release Date - 11th March, 2015*
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* Use HTTPS by default for all requests to Akismet.
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* Fix for a situation where Akismet might strip HTML from a comment.
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= 3.0.4 =
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*Release Date - 11th December, 2014*
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* Fix to make .htaccess compatible with Apache 2.4.
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* Fix to allow removal of https author URLs.
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* Fix to avoid stripping part of the author URL when removing and re-adding.
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* Removed the "Check for Spam" button from the "Trash" and "Approved" queues, where it would have no effect.
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* Allow automatic API key configuration when Jetpack is installed and connected to a WordPress.com account
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= 3.0.3 =
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*Release Date - 3rd November, 2014*
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* Fix for sending the wrong data to delete_comment action that could have prevented old spam comments from being deleted.
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* Added a filter to disable logging of Akismet debugging information.
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* Added a filter for the maximum comment age when deleting old spam comments.
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* Added a filter for the number per batch when deleting old spam comments.
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* Removed the "Check for Spam" button from the Spam folder.
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= 3.0.2 =
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*Release Date - 18th August, 2014*
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* Performance improvements.
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* Fixed a bug that could truncate the comment data being sent to Akismet for checking.
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= 3.0.1 =
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*Release Date - 9th July, 2014*
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* Removed dependency on PHP's fsockopen function
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* Fix spam/ham reports to work when reported outside of the WP dashboard, e.g., from Notifications or the WP app
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* Remove jQuery dependency for comment form JavaScript
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* Remove unnecessary data from some Akismet comment meta
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* Suspended keys will now result in all comments being put in moderation, not spam.
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= 3.0.0 =
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*Release Date - 15th April, 2014*
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* Move Akismet to Settings menu
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* Drop Akismet Stats menu
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* Add stats snapshot to Akismet settings
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* Add Akismet subscription details and status to Akismet settings
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* Add contextual help for each page
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* Improve Akismet setup to use Jetpack to automate plugin setup
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* Fix "Check for Spam" to use AJAX to avoid page timing out
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* Fix Akismet settings page to be responsive
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* Drop legacy code
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* Tidy up CSS and Javascript
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* Replace the old discard setting with a new "discard pervasive spam" feature.
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= 2.6.0 =
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*Release Date - 18th March, 2014*
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* Add ajax paging to the check for spam button to handle large volumes of comments
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* Optimize javascript and add localization support
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* Fix bug in link to spam comments from right now dashboard widget
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* Fix bug with deleting old comments to avoid timeouts dealing with large volumes of comments
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* Include X-Pingback-Forwarded-For header in outbound WordPress pingback verifications
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* Add pre-check for pingbacks, to stop spam before an outbound verification request is made
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= 2.5.9 =
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*Release Date - 1st August, 2013*
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* Update 'Already have a key' link to redirect page rather than depend on javascript
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* Fix some non-translatable strings to be translatable
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* Update Activation banner in plugins page to redirect user to Akismet config page
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= 2.5.8 =
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*Release Date - 20th January, 2013*
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* Simplify the activation process for new users
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* Remove the reporter_ip parameter
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* Minor preventative security improvements
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= 2.5.7 =
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*Release Date - 13th December, 2012*
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* FireFox Stats iframe preview bug
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* Fix mshots preview when using https
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* Add .htaccess to block direct access to files
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* Prevent some PHP notices
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* Fix Check For Spam return location when referrer is empty
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* Fix Settings links for network admins
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* Fix prepare() warnings in WP 3.5
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= 2.5.6 =
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*Release Date - 26th April, 2012*
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* Prevent retry scheduling problems on sites where wp_cron is misbehaving
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* Preload mshot previews
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* Modernize the widget code
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* Fix a bug where comments were not held for moderation during an error condition
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* Improve the UX and display when comments are temporarily held due to an error
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* Make the Check For Spam button force a retry when comments are held due to an error
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* Handle errors caused by an invalid key
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* Don't retry comments that are too old
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* Improve error messages when verifying an API key
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= 2.5.5 =
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*Release Date - 11th January, 2012*
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* Add nonce check for comment author URL remove action
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* Fix the settings link
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= 2.5.4 =
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*Release Date - 5th January, 2012*
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* Limit Akismet CSS and Javascript loading in wp-admin to just the pages that need it
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* Added author URL quick removal functionality
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* Added mShot preview on Author URL hover
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* Added empty index.php to prevent directory listing
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* Move wp-admin menu items under Jetpack, if it is installed
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* Purge old Akismet comment meta data, default of 15 days
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= 2.5.3 =
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*Release Date - 8th Febuary, 2011*
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* Specify the license is GPL v2 or later
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* Fix a bug that could result in orphaned commentmeta entries
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* Include hotfix for WordPress 3.0.5 filter issue
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= 2.5.2 =
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*Release Date - 14th January, 2011*
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* Properly format the comment count for author counts
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* Look for super admins on multisite installs when looking up user roles
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* Increase the HTTP request timeout
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* Removed padding for author approved count
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* Fix typo in function name
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* Set Akismet stats iframe height to fixed 2500px. Better to have one tall scroll bar than two side by side.
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= 2.5.1 =
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*Release Date - 17th December, 2010*
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* Fix a bug that caused the "Auto delete" option to fail to discard comments correctly
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* Remove the comment nonce form field from the 'Akismet Configuration' page in favor of using a filter, akismet_comment_nonce
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* Fixed padding bug in "author" column of posts screen
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* Added margin-top to "cleared by ..." badges on dashboard
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* Fix possible error when calling akismet_cron_recheck()
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* Fix more PHP warnings
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* Clean up XHTML warnings for comment nonce
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* Fix for possible condition where scheduled comment re-checks could get stuck
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* Clean up the comment meta details after deleting a comment
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* Only show the status badge if the comment status has been changed by someone/something other than Akismet
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* Show a 'History' link in the row-actions
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* Translation fixes
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* Reduced font-size on author name
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* Moved "flagged by..." notification to top right corner of comment container and removed heavy styling
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* Hid "flagged by..." notification while on dashboard
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= 2.5.0 =
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*Release Date - 7th December, 2010*
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* Track comment actions under 'Akismet Status' on the edit comment screen
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* Fix a few remaining deprecated function calls ( props Mike Glendinning )
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* Use HTTPS for the stats IFRAME when wp-admin is using HTTPS
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* Use the WordPress HTTP class if available
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* Move the admin UI code to a separate file, only loaded when needed
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* Add cron retry feature, to replace the old connectivity check
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* Display Akismet status badge beside each comment
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* Record history for each comment, and display it on the edit page
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* Record the complete comment as originally submitted in comment_meta, to use when reporting spam and ham
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* Highlight links in comment content
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* New option, "Show the number of comments you've approved beside each comment author."
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* New option, "Use a nonce on the comment form."
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= 2.4.0 =
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*Release Date - 23rd August, 2010*
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* Spell out that the license is GPLv2
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* Fix PHP warnings
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* Fix WordPress deprecated function calls
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* Fire the delete_comment action when deleting comments
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* Move code specific for older WP versions to legacy.php
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* General code clean up
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= 2.3.0 =
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*Release Date - 5th June, 2010*
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* Fix "Are you sure" nonce message on config screen in WPMU
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* Fix XHTML compliance issue in sidebar widget
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* Change author link; remove some old references to WordPress.com accounts
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* Localize the widget title (core ticket #13879)
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= 2.2.9 =
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*Release Date - 2nd June, 2010*
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* Eliminate a potential conflict with some plugins that may cause spurious reports
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= 2.2.8 =
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*Release Date - 27th May, 2010*
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* Fix bug in initial comment check for ipv6 addresses
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* Report comments as ham when they are moved from spam to moderation
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* Report comments as ham when clicking undo after spam
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* Use transition_comment_status action when available instead of older actions for spam/ham submissions
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* Better diagnostic messages when PHP network functions are unavailable
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* Better handling of comments by logged-in users
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= 2.2.7 =
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*Release Date - 17th December, 2009*
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* Add a new AKISMET_VERSION constant
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* Reduce the possibility of over-counting spam when another spam filter plugin is in use
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* Disable the connectivity check when the API key is hard-coded for WPMU
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= 2.2.6 =
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*Release Date - 20th July, 2009*
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* Fix a global warning introduced in 2.2.5
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* Add changelog and additional readme.txt tags
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* Fix an array conversion warning in some versions of PHP
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* Support a new WPCOM_API_KEY constant for easier use with WordPress MU
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= 2.2.5 =
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*Release Date - 13th July, 2009*
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* Include a new Server Connectivity diagnostic check, to detect problems caused by firewalls
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= 2.2.4 =
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*Release Date - 3rd June, 2009*
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* Fixed a key problem affecting the stats feature in WordPress MU
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* Provide additional blog information in Akismet API calls
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