Title: Joe C's Replies | WordPress.org --- # Joe C [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️] Plugin removed from WordPress plugins database?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-removed-from-wordpress-plugins-database/) * Thread Starter [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/) * (@joecostello) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-removed-from-wordpress-plugins-database/#post-17189213) * Thank you for the fast response! * Yes, that does make sense. I guess WordPress err on the side of caution. * We’re still happily using Collect.Chat on our sites 🙂 * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Embed YouTube Block - Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists] Great plugin! But one request…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-but-one-request/) * Thread Starter [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/) * (@joecostello) * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-but-one-request/#post-16906301) * Thank you for your quick reply, Phi! * Right now I don’t have an example URL for you, as I set it up to try out on a blank(ish) WordPress install on my localhost. * I’ll see if I have the same problem on a live site, and will let you know. * Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/) In reply to: [Comment spam via wp-comments-post.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment-spam-via-wp-comments-post-php/) * Thread Starter [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/) * (@joecostello) * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment-spam-via-wp-comments-post-php/#post-16727860) * Okay another update, and a mea culpa! * When tested before, I’d disabled all plugins and switched to a WP theme — thereby also de-activating the PHP files with our filter function in it! * So that’s why the comment got through when I tested before. * So I tested again, but this time I created a functions.php file in the theme directory, and added the filter — now those comments are going to spam. * I also removed the filter again and added “binance” to the list of “Disallowed Comment Keys” in the Discussion settings — and now the comments end up in the trash, as expected. * So WP is behaving as expected, a plugin must be preventing the WP commenting system from acting on the “spam” result from the filter. (I’m fairly sure it’s not wpDiscuz causing this, because I did try disabling only that plugin and got no change — so another plugin must be getting in the way.) * But thank you, Robert, for pointing me in the right direction! Next time I’ll be sure to test on a plain WP install first. * Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/) In reply to: [Comment spam via wp-comments-post.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment-spam-via-wp-comments-post-php/) * Thread Starter [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/) * (@joecostello) * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment-spam-via-wp-comments-post-php/#post-16727826) * [Edit: Please ignore this comment! I will write an update shortly…] * Okay I’m back with results! (Apologies for the delay.) * So I POSTed samples of the spam data to a test site, both as set up for testing( it’s a copy of the main site) and also with all plugins disabled and the theme set to TwentyTwentyThree. * Both times the log entries were made — so the `pre_comment_approved` filter is running as expected! And we therefore expect these comments will be set to “spam”. * However, both comments still ended up published, not flagged as spam. * So this sounds like something deeper is going on. As far as I know we’ve not got anything strange going on — it’s a normal version of WordPress, updated from the main site (so no custom adjustments to WP core files). * I guess the next step might be to see if the spam also gets through a fresh install of WordPress? - This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/). Reason: did some more testing - This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/). * Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/) In reply to: [Comment spam via wp-comments-post.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment-spam-via-wp-comments-post-php/) * Thread Starter [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/) * (@joecostello) * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comment-spam-via-wp-comments-post-php/#post-16722318) * Hi Robert, * Thanks for your reply! I’ll give that a try today and will let you know what transpires. * Thanks, Joe * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Login & Register Forms – Popup, Slider, Profile & WooCommerce] Does the email verification add-on require WooCommerce?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-email-verification-add-on-require-woocommerce/) * Thread Starter [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/) * (@joecostello) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-email-verification-add-on-require-woocommerce/#post-14539050) * I just wanted to update this thread, as I also sent this question to the developers( Xootix) via email, and I received a speedy and helpful reply, which is welcome. * The plugin and add-ons do indeed work without WooCommerce, which is great. * I will continue to resolve my issue and will post here when complete, to help others in the future. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Comments - wpDiscuz] Accessibility – Form elements STILL do not have associated labels](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessibility-form-elements-still-do-not-have-associated-labels/) * Thread Starter [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/) * (@joecostello) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessibility-form-elements-still-do-not-have-associated-labels/#post-13800353) * Thanks for the quick reply, that’s great to hear! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Comments - wpDiscuz] Accessibility – Form elements STILL do not have associated labels](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessibility-form-elements-still-do-not-have-associated-labels/) * Thread Starter [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/) * (@joecostello) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessibility-form-elements-still-do-not-have-associated-labels/#post-13786808) * Just to add – I fixed it in the current version of wpDiscuz by copying the ‘placeholder’ attribute as an ‘aria-label’ attribute on line 858 of wpdiscuz/forms/wpdFormAttr/ Form.php so it becomes: * `` * I realise that this will be overwritten the next time wpDiscuz is updated! (Unless you are very fast at implementing this fix?) - This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by [Joe C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joecostello/). Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)