Akismet 2.5.1 is now out, with several f…

Akismet 2.5.1 is now out, with several fixes for 2.5.0 items:

• Fix a bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. 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 filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output., akismet_comment_nonce
• Fixed padding bug in “author” column of posts screen
• Added margin-top to “cleared by …” badges on dashboard
• Fix possible error when calling akismet_cron_recheck()
• Fix more PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher warnings
• Clean up XHTML warnings for comment nonce
• Fix for possible condition where scheduled comment re-checks could get stuck
• Clean up the comment metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. details after deleting a comment
• Only show the status badge if the comment status has been changed by someone/something other than Akismet
• Show a ‘History’ link in the row-actions
• Translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. fixes
• Reduced font-size on author name
• Moved “flagged by…” notification to top right corner of comment container and removed heavy styling
• Hid “flagged by…” notification while on dashboard

We’d like to get 2.5.1 in as part of the WP3.1 release

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