Christopher Finke
@cfinke on WordPress.org,@Christopher Finke - Akismet onSlack
Bio
I am an engineer at Automattic working on Akismet. I like to code.
- 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
Posted areply toFatal error with 5.3.7, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I think it's likely that either the permissions changed on class.akismet-widget.php or the file was…Committed[3240769] to Plugins SVN:
Akismet v5.3.7 * Simplify the logic used during a comment-check ...Committed[3240750] to Plugins SVN:
Simplify the logic used to compare two comments during the comment ...Posted areply toConcerned about censorship, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Akismet does not filter comments based on political (or any) viewpoints. If you contact us…Committed[3235020] to Plugins SVN:
Akismet v5.3.6 * Improve the utility of submit-spam and submit-ham ...Committed[3221851] to Plugins SVN:
Add output escaping for two strings. The input to these strings is ...Committed[3217995] to Plugins SVN:
Begin including the original comment-check response in submit-ham and ...Committed[3203261] to Plugins SVN:
Update the Playground blueprint to automatically set a dummy API key ...Posted areply toConflict Between Akismet Plugin and CAPTCHA, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not sure I understand; can you post a screenshot here or send it to…Posted areply toAkismet and Multi Step Gravity Form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not sure exactly what issue that would be (although I can think of a…Posted areply toAkismet and Multi Step Gravity Form, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, I don't see any missed spam reports from your site; can you mark some…Posted areply toConflict Between Akismet Plugin and CAPTCHA, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What error or issue are you seeing specifically?Mentioned in[59267] on Core SVN:
Comments: Validate new comments before and after comment data is filtered.Posted areply toMassive spam in French language, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm going to mark this as resolved, since I don't think there's anything else we…Posted areply toMassive spam emails coming through, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You should be able to enter the same key you're using on washingtonsquareparkblog.com for cathrynsworld.com,…Posted areply toMassive spam emails coming through, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You're welcome, have a great day.Posted areply toMassive spam emails coming through, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, it looks like your key was suspended due to a bug on our end,…Posted areply toMassive spam in French language, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've been looking at your missed spam reports, and I'm not sure that there's much…Posted areply toMassive spam in French language, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, we'll continue to watch for any missed spam and make adjustments accordingly.Created ticket#61827 on Core Trac:
wp_check_comment_disallowed_list() can't be used to match unprocessed HTMLPosted areply toPHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class “Akismet” not found, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If something tried to access [yoursite.com]/wp-content/plugins/akismet/views/config.php directly, this would be an expected error. If that…Posted areply towoocommerce user accounts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, it's not intended as a defense against unwelcome user signups.Posted areply toDuplicate Field – Latest Update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The duplicate alt_s field is not added by Akismet. Based on this thread: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/alternative-email-field-visible/ I…Committed[3057012] to Plugins SVN:
The akismet_request_args filter, which is not yet used anywhere, ...Committed[3056338] to Plugins SVN:
Akismet: Refactor pre_check_pingback. Previously, this function was ...Posted areply toBypass logged in users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We'll keep it in mind as an official feature, but in the meantime, you could…Posted areply toStill receiving lots of spam, no reply from Pro support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Alright. I'm going to mark this as resolved, but if you do need help with…Posted areply toAskimet is blocking one of my Contact 7 forms, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I used legit data from past form submissions to populate my test submissions. For example,…Posted areply toAskimet is blocking one of my Contact 7 forms, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I looked through our logs for your site this week, and there didn't appear to…Committed[3027494] to Plugins SVN:
Add support for webhooks. This commit contains all of the necessary ...Committed[3019568] to Plugins SVN:
Ensure that the appropriate input field name prefix is used when ...Committed[3016639] to Plugins SVN:
Add the akismet_request_args filter to allow request args in Akismet ...Posted areply toWebmentions flagged as spam?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you email us at support@akismet.com with your API key or website URL so we…Posted areply toDoes nothing for contact form spam, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Some contact forms need to be specially configured after installing Akismet. If you message us…Posted areply todisable_functions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Akismet should function fine with all of those functions disabled (inasmuch as WordPress itself will…Posted areply toissues with broken internal JavaScript and CSS files, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Marking as resolved; if you're still having issues, let us know.Posted areply todisable_functions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not sure I understand; these are all PHP functions that, if you have appropriate…Posted areply toCreates fake comments – not recommended!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Akismet does not create fake comments. The source code is available and anyone is welcome…Posted areply toLatest Php Version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes.Committed[2947882] to Plugins SVN:
Cleaning up whitespace and formatting.Posted areply toContent security policy inclusions when using this plugin?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Akismet plugin only loads JavaScript and CSS that are shipped with the plugin, so…Committed[2891559] to Plugins SVN:
WordPress coding standards: single quotes, spacing, and braces.Posted areply toconfict with vendor dashboad support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, Can you email us at support@akismet.com with your website URL or API key so…Posted areply tohidden akismet form field showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Noting that we're now working through this over email; I'll update this thread when it's…Posted areply tohidden akismet form field showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Or if you prefer, you can email support@akismet.com if you'd rather keep working on this…Posted areply tohidden akismet form field showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Which version of Contact Form 7 are you using? And do you have any special…Posted areply tohidden akismet form field showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It appears that something is modifying the HTML that Akismet adds to contact forms; what…Committed[2883790] to Plugins SVN:
Version 5.1.Posted areply toFalse Positives, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I checked the logs and found one user who was caught as a false positive…Committed[2876110] to Plugins SVN:
Don't use the API key as a URL parameter for the stats iframes. ...
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