Christopher Finke
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Hi @deechte,
What it looks like is your own server is trying to contact [key].rest.akismet.com/1.1/verify-key, but is instead being redirected to itself, as if its hosts file says that the IP of [key].rest.akismet.com is 127.0.0.1.
What output do you get if, on your server, you run the command
traceroute -I [yourkey].rest.akismet.com?@wwpond You’ll need to contact Network Solutions for help with that issue. Sounds like there’s something else going on aside from Akismet.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Does Akismet work on opt-in forms?The Akismet plugin only works automatically for the comment form and some contact forms. If you were so inclined, you could write a plugin to check email list opt-ins with Akismet, but it does not do it out of the box.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] PHP Parse ErrorWhat is the content of that file?
akismet.phpdoesn’t have 76 lines in any of the latest releases. It’s possible some other file has been inadvertently copied there or there was some corruption that caused this parse error.The Akismet plugin interface displays a bar graph. Does that tell me how much contact form spam has been rejected?
Yes, this graph would reflect the number of contact form spams that have been caught.
It says that the “Accuracy” is 100%. How was that calculated?
Accuracy is determined by how many spam you mark as not-spam or how many not-spam you mark as spam.
Does “strictness” only apply to comment spam?
If I recall, Contact Form 7 discards all spam, so the strictness setting is irrelevant there.
Are any further stats available to tell me how Akismet is helping with contact form spam?
No, there aren’t any additional stats.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Feed Statistics] Widget and dashboard displayGlad to hear it worked out!
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Feed Statistics] Still maintained?It is still maintained, but I haven’t had to change anything in a while. It’s compatible with the latest version of WordPress, and I’ve updated its documentation so that that warning will not be shown anymore.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Feed Statistics] Widget and dashboard displayIs it possible that you already have the widget in one of your sidebars? Then it wouldn’t appear in the list of widgets.
I do not have the dashboard display of feed stats.
In the left-hand menu, there should be a link labeled “Feed Statistics” at the bottom. This links to the different Feed Statistics dashboard pages.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Caused White Screen of Death@spiritedgrowth Were you able to find out any more information?
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Caused White Screen of DeathAre you able to check your fatal error log? (Or if you’re not familiar with the procedure, ask your webhost for the log of any fatal errors from around the time that you updated your plug-ins.) That should show the error that caused the WSOD.
Alternatively, you could enable the display of errors by adding this to wp-config.php:
define( ‘WP_DEBUG’, true );
define( ‘WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY’, true );Add those lines, then re-enable Akismet and see if you get an error message. You can then disable Akismet and remove those lines.
Let me know what you find out.
Forum: Reviews
In reply to: [Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] (y)@h4kim is trying (unsuccessfully) to find a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the the software that runs this site.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Plugin deactivated due to an errorThanks, I appreciate the info.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Plugin deactivated due to an errorI would be interested in knowing what triggered it as well. If Akismet works fine after reinstalling, it could have been a failed update where only some of the files got updated. Let me know if you find anything out.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Plugin deactivated due to an errorIf uninstalling Akismet via the Plugins page doesn’t work, you’ll need to manually remove the akismet/ folder from your wp-content/plugins/ folder. If you’re not comfortable doing this, your hosting company should be able to assist you.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection] Contact Form 7No, Contact Form 7 does not show submissions in the WordPress dashboard, so there is no opportunity to mark them as spam or review submissions that were marked as spam.
If you’re looking for a contact form that does allow this, try the contact form included with Jetpack.