=== Akismet ===
-Contributors: matt, ryan, andy, mdawaffe, tellyworth, josephscott, lessbloat, eoigal, cfinke, automattic
-Tags: akismet, comments, spam
-Requires at least: 3.1
-Tested up to: 4.0
-Stable tag: 3.0.2
+Contributors: matt, ryan, andy, mdawaffe, tellyworth, josephscott, lessbloat, eoigal, cfinke, automattic, jgs
+Tags: akismet, comments, spam, antispam, anti-spam, anti spam, comment moderation, comment spam, contact form spam, spam comments
+Requires at least: 3.2
+Tested up to: 4.3.1
+Stable tag: 3.1.5
License: GPLv2 or later
Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet Web service to see if they look like spam or not.
== Changelog ==
+= 3.1.5 =
+*Release Date - 13 October 2015*
+
+* Closes a potential XSS vulnerability.
+
+= 3.1.4 =
+*Release Date - 24 September 2015*
+
+* Fixed a bug that was preventing some users from automatically connecting using Jetpack if they didn't have a current Akismet subscription.
+* Fixed a bug that could cause comments caught as spam to be placed in the Pending queue.
+* Error messages and instructions have been simplified to be more understandable.
+* Link previews are enabled for all links inside comments, not just the author's website link.
+
+= 3.1.3 =
+*Release Date - 6 July 2015*
+
+* 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.
+
+= 3.1.2 =
+*Release Date - 7 June 2015*
+
+* Reduced the amount of space Akismet uses in the commentmeta table.
+* Fixed a bug where some comments with quotes in the author name weren't getting history entries
+* Pre-emptive security improvements to ensure that the Akismet plugin can't be used by attackers to compromise a WordPress installation.
+* 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.
+* When deactivating the plugin, notify the Akismet API so the site can be marked as inactive.
+* Clearer error messages.
+
+= 3.1.1 =
+*Release Date - 17th March, 2015*
+
+* Improvements to the "Remove comment author URL" JavaScript
+* Include the pingback pre-check from the 2.6 branch.
+
+= 3.1 =
+*Release Date - 11th March, 2015*
+
+* Use HTTPS by default for all requests to Akismet.
+* Fix for a situation where Akismet might strip HTML from a comment.
+
+= 3.0.4 =
+*Release Date - 11th December, 2014*
+
+* Fix to make .htaccess compatible with Apache 2.4.
+* Fix to allow removal of https author URLs.
+* Fix to avoid stripping part of the author URL when removing and re-adding.
+* Removed the "Check for Spam" button from the "Trash" and "Approved" queues, where it would have no effect.
+* Allow automatic API key configuration when Jetpack is installed and connected to a WordPress.com account
+
+= 3.0.3 =
+*Release Date - 3rd November, 2014*
+
+* Fix for sending the wrong data to delete_comment action that could have prevented old spam comments from being deleted.
+* Added a filter to disable logging of Akismet debugging information.
+* Added a filter for the maximum comment age when deleting old spam comments.
+* Added a filter for the number per batch when deleting old spam comments.
+* Removed the "Check for Spam" button from the Spam folder.
+
= 3.0.2 =
+*Release Date - 18th August, 2014*
+
* Performance improvements.
* Fixed a bug that could truncate the comment data being sent to Akismet for checking.
= 3.0.1 =
+*Release Date - 9th July, 2014*
+
* Removed dependency on PHP's fsockopen function
* Fix spam/ham reports to work when reported outside of the WP dashboard, e.g., from Notifications or the WP app
* Remove jQuery dependency for comment form JavaScript
* Suspended keys will now result in all comments being put in moderation, not spam.
= 3.0.0 =
+*Release Date - 15th April, 2014*
+
* Move Akismet to Settings menu
* Drop Akismet Stats menu
* Add stats snapshot to Akismet settings
* Replace the old discard setting with a new "discard pervasive spam" feature.
= 2.6.0 =
+*Release Date - 18th March, 2014*
+
* Add ajax paging to the check for spam button to handle large volumes of comments
* Optimize javascript and add localization support
* Fix bug in link to spam comments from right now dashboard widget
* Add pre-check for pingbacks, to stop spam before an outbound verification request is made
= 2.5.9 =
+*Release Date - 1st August, 2013*
+
* Update 'Already have a key' link to redirect page rather than depend on javascript
* Fix some non-translatable strings to be translatable
* Update Activation banner in plugins page to redirect user to Akismet config page
= 2.5.8 =
+*Release Date - 20th January, 2013*
+
* Simplify the activation process for new users
* Remove the reporter_ip parameter
* Minor preventative security improvements
= 2.5.7 =
+*Release Date - 13th December, 2012*
+
* FireFox Stats iframe preview bug
* Fix mshots preview when using https
* Add .htaccess to block direct access to files
* Fix prepare() warnings in WP 3.5
= 2.5.6 =
+*Release Date - 26th April, 2012*
+
* Prevent retry scheduling problems on sites where wp_cron is misbehaving
* Preload mshot previews
* Modernize the widget code
* Improve error messages when verifying an API key
= 2.5.5 =
+*Release Date - 11th January, 2012*
+
* Add nonce check for comment author URL remove action
* Fix the settings link
= 2.5.4 =
+*Release Date - 5th January, 2012*
+
* Limit Akismet CSS and Javascript loading in wp-admin to just the pages that need it
* Added author URL quick removal functionality
* Added mShot preview on Author URL hover
* Purge old Akismet comment meta data, default of 15 days
= 2.5.3 =
+*Release Date - 8th Febuary, 2011*
+
* Specify the license is GPL v2 or later
* Fix a bug that could result in orphaned commentmeta entries
* Include hotfix for WordPress 3.0.5 filter issue
= 2.5.2 =
+*Release Date - 14th January, 2011*
* Properly format the comment count for author counts
* Look for super admins on multisite installs when looking up user roles
* Set Akismet stats iframe height to fixed 2500px. Better to have one tall scroll bar than two side by side.
= 2.5.1 =
+*Release Date - 17th December, 2010*
* Fix a bug that caused the "Auto delete" option to fail to discard comments correctly
* Remove the comment nonce form field from the 'Akismet Configuration' page in favor of using a filter, akismet_comment_nonce
* Hid "flagged by..." notification while on dashboard
= 2.5.0 =
+*Release Date - 7th December, 2010*
* Track comment actions under 'Akismet Status' on the edit comment screen
* Fix a few remaining deprecated function calls ( props Mike Glendinning )
* New option, "Use a nonce on the comment form."
= 2.4.0 =
+*Release Date - 23rd August, 2010*
* Spell out that the license is GPLv2
* Fix PHP warnings
* General code clean up
= 2.3.0 =
+*Release Date - 5th June, 2010*
* Fix "Are you sure" nonce message on config screen in WPMU
* Fix XHTML compliance issue in sidebar widget
* Localize the widget title (core ticket #13879)
= 2.2.9 =
+*Release Date - 2nd June, 2010*
* Eliminate a potential conflict with some plugins that may cause spurious reports
= 2.2.8 =
+*Release Date - 27th May, 2010*
* Fix bug in initial comment check for ipv6 addresses
* Report comments as ham when they are moved from spam to moderation
* Better handling of comments by logged-in users
= 2.2.7 =
+*Release Date - 17th December, 2009*
* Add a new AKISMET_VERSION constant
* Reduce the possibility of over-counting spam when another spam filter plugin is in use
* Disable the connectivity check when the API key is hard-coded for WPMU
= 2.2.6 =
+*Release Date - 20th July, 2009*
* Fix a global warning introduced in 2.2.5
* Add changelog and additional readme.txt tags
* Support a new WPCOM_API_KEY constant for easier use with WordPress MU
= 2.2.5 =
+*Release Date - 13th July, 2009*
* Include a new Server Connectivity diagnostic check, to detect problems caused by firewalls
= 2.2.4 =
+*Release Date - 3rd June, 2009*
* Fixed a key problem affecting the stats feature in WordPress MU
* Provide additional blog information in Akismet API calls