Title: bluefuton's Replies | WordPress.org --- # bluefuton [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Some real comments going to spam?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/some-real-comments-going-to-spam/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/some-real-comments-going-to-spam/#post-18888213) * Thanks for getting in touch [@jamarcus32](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamarcus32/), and sorry to hear about those occasional false positives. * Akismet is constantly learning from real-world feedback, so the best way to improve accuracy is to mark any legitimate comments as “Not Spam” in your dashboard. This helps train the system over time and reduces the chance of similar comments being flagged again. * You can find more details here: * [https://akismet.com/support/general/akismet-unblocking-a-spam/](https://akismet.com/support/general/akismet-unblocking-a-spam/) * In most cases, doing this consistently will noticeably reduce how often it happens. If you’re seeing a pattern with specific types of comments, feel free to share a bit more detail with [support@akismet.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/replies/support@akismet.com?output_format=md) and we can take a closer look as well. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Comments going to spam](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-going-to-spam-2/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-going-to-spam-2/#post-18885075) * Thanks for your question [@raheembrittain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raheembrittain/), and sorry to hear about those occasional false positives. * Akismet is constantly learning from real-world feedback, so the best way to improve accuracy is to mark any legitimate comments as “Not Spam” in your dashboard. This helps train the system over time and reduces the chance of similar comments being flagged again. * You can find more details here: * [https://akismet.com/support/general/akismet-unblocking-a-spam/](https://akismet.com/support/general/akismet-unblocking-a-spam/) * In most cases, doing this consistently will noticeably reduce how often it happens. If you’re seeing a pattern with specific types of comments, feel free to share a bit more detail with [support@akismet.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/replies/support@akismet.com?output_format=md) and we can take a closer look as well. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Question about checking if Akismet is working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-about-checking-if-akismet-is-working/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-about-checking-if-akismet-is-working/#post-18847357) * Thanks for the question [@dashaun645](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dashaun645/)! * Once Akismet discovers some spam, it will start showing up in the spam folder and the Akismet stats will update as well. * If you want to test it right away, you can submit a comment that includes “akismet- guaranteed-spam” in the content. Akismet will always flag that as spam, which makes it useful for confirming everything is wired up correctly. * There are a few more tips on confirming Akismet is working here: [https://akismet.com/support/getting-started/confirm/](https://akismet.com/support/getting-started/confirm/) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] cannot reach akismet to sign up](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-reach-akismet-to-sign-up/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-reach-akismet-to-sign-up/#post-18814593) * Sorry to hear you’ve been having trouble with the contact form, [@wp223](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp223/). That sounds frustrating! * Were you entering the http:// or https:// at the beginning of your site URL too? I think that’s currently required on the form, but we may remove that requirement to make things simpler. * You can also contact us on [support@akismet.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/replies/support@akismet.com?output_format=md) with your query if that’s easier. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] MySQL 8.4 and PHP 8.3 support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-8-4-and-php-8-3-support/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-8-4-and-php-8-3-support/#post-18418452) * Let’s see if we can figure that out for you [@stimpsonjcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stimpsonjcat/). * The minimum version of PHP we currently specify is 5.6.20 and the Akismet plugin should work on all available PHP versions above that. We do have it successfully running on test sites with PHP 8.3 and 8.4. * Can you tell us your WordPress version, and what version of Akismet you currently have installed? * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Daylight robbery](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/daylight-robbery/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/daylight-robbery/#post-18390734) * Thanks for your feedback [@chauhans](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chauhans/). * I just wanted to highlight that Akismet is free for non-profit organizations: * [https://akismet.com/support/getting-started/guide-for-nonprofit-organizations/](https://akismet.com/support/getting-started/guide-for-nonprofit-organizations/) * Also – if you’re installing it for personal (i.e. non-commercial) use, you can choose your own price to pay for your Personal subscription. If you wish, that price can be $0. * [https://akismet.com/plan/personal/](https://akismet.com/plan/personal/) * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Self installs on all my WP sites](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/self-installs-on-all-my-wp-sites/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/self-installs-on-all-my-wp-sites/#post-18387143) * Thanks for your feedback [@sbwdblog8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbwdblog8/). * I just wanted to clear up that Akismet does not self-install, but it has been included as part of WordPress for a long time now (I believe [since WordPress v2.0 in 2005](https://wordpress.org/news/2005/12/wp2/)). The Akismet plugin is not activated by default when installed with WordPress in this way. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Preprocess Comment before Akismet](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preprocess-comment-before-akismet/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preprocess-comment-before-akismet/#post-18323851) * Happens to the best of us [@mayhem30](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mayhem30/)! Glad you got it working. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] This string does not have the text domain and is not translated](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-string-does-not-have-the-text-domain-and-is-not-translated-4/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-string-does-not-have-the-text-domain-and-is-not-translated-4/#post-18285191) * Thanks again for the report [@itapress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itapress/)! * This is fixed in our new release, v5.3.6: * [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/akismet/tags/5.3.6/views/notice.php#L70](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/akismet/tags/5.3.6/views/notice.php#L70) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Akismet server offline?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/akismet-server-offline/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/akismet-server-offline/#post-18084617) * Thanks for reporting this and sorry to hear you’ve had difficulty connecting to Akismet. * The `comment-check` endpoint [currently accepts requests via POST](https://akismet.com/developers/detailed-docs/comment-check/) only, so accessing the endpoint via GET (for example in your browser) will always return an error. Admittedly this could return a more descriptive status code than 500, so we’ll look into improving that. * The server status is looking good at the moment and I’m not seeing any issues connecting from our test sites. Please let us know if you continue to experience connection difficulties and we’ll investigate further for you. * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] The One Plugin We Never Build Without!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-one-plugin-we-never-build-without/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-one-plugin-we-never-build-without/#post-17911158) * It’s always nice to hear this. Thank you for the kind words [@siriusmw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siriusmw/)! We’re glad that Akismet is working well for you. I’ve shared your feedback with our development team. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Fluent forms deprecated hook](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fluent-forms-deprecated-hook/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fluent-forms-deprecated-hook/#post-17049007) * Thanks again for reporting this [@asofantzis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asofantzis/)! We’ve just released Akismet plugin v5.3 which includes the updated Fluent Forms filters. * [https://akismet.com/blog/version-5-3-of-the-akismet-wordpress-plugin-is-now-available/](https://akismet.com/blog/version-5-3-of-the-akismet-wordpress-plugin-is-now-available/) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Implicit conversion from float warnings due to the plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/implicit-conversion-from-float-warnings-due-to-the-plugin-2/) * Plugin Author [bluefuton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluefuton/) * (@bluefuton) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/implicit-conversion-from-float-warnings-due-to-the-plugin-2/#post-17049002) * Thanks [@treibstoff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/treibstoff/)! We’ve fixed this one in the recently-released v5.3 of the Akismet plugin: * [https://akismet.com/blog/version-5-3-of-the-akismet-wordpress-plugin-is-now-available/](https://akismet.com/blog/version-5-3-of-the-akismet-wordpress-plugin-is-now-available/) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total)