Opened 3 years ago
Last modified 5 months ago
#3434 new defect (bug)
Akismet catches spam for moderator, but moderators are able to bypass spam
Reported by: | r-a-y | Owned by: | |
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Milestone: | Awaiting Review | Priority: | normal |
Severity: | normal | Version: | 2.0 |
Component: | Extend - Akismet | Keywords: | dev-feedback |
Cc: |
Description
In the Akismet module, moderators are able to bypass Akismet checks:
https://github.com/bbpress/bbPress/blob/09313c9984c55429f3e664ca4383768b68ee34b9/src/includes/extend/akismet.php#L205-L211
However, if Akismet catches a post written by a moderator as spam, the following is listed in the "Akismet History" metabox with two entries:
- Akismet caught this post as spam.
- Post status was changed to publish.
Perhaps changing the second log entry from "Post status was changed to publish" to "Akismet spam check overruled. Post status was published because user is a moderator" would be more clear and appropriate.