Akismet Anti-Spam

Industry-standard cloud anti-spam filter blocking billions of malicious form and comment submissions.

• Official Website: akismet.com
• Primary Category: Security, Firewall & Malware Protection
• License / Pricing: Freemium

Overview

Akismet is Automattic’s machine-learning spam filter that checks comments and contact form submissions against a global database of spam to prevent your WordPress site from publishing malicious content. It runs quietly in the background without requiring visitors to solve frustrating CAPTCHA puzzles.

Key Features

• Automatically checks all comments and contact form entries against the global spam database
• Integrates seamlessly with WPForms, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, and Jetpack
• Provides a comprehensive discard feature that blocks the worst spam outright, saving disk space
• Maintains a status history for each comment so moderators can inspect actions taken by Akismet

Developer Usage & Code Examples

// Verify Akismet is active on custom form submissions
if ( class_exists( 'Akismet' ) ) {
    $is_spam = Akismet::matches_key( 'your-akismet-api-key' );
}

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