Defensio has been down since yesterday.

My spam aren’t being filtered, I can’t access my Defensio quarantine page and users are unable to post new comments.

Their hosting provider Amazon (EC2) push some software which caused Defensio’s services to go down. The team’s currently working on the issue and updated can be tracked through their blog and twitter.

The latest update for the Defensio Anti Spam WordPress was released today.

This update fixed all the issues me and other Defensio users were experiencing recently. The previous version broke and caused the plugin editor and theme editor to stop working. Bug Report

I have the latest version installed and running now. So far nothing seems to be broken.

Source: Defensio Anti Spam

Defensio anti spam plugin version 1.1.3 for WordPress was released yesterday to fix a few bugs.

This update fixes the broken link issue in the WordPress admin dashboard activity area. See Bug Report. The link was still pointing the the old directory structure “/defensio/”, the fix will change this to “/defensio-anti-spam”.

There are still a few pending issues I wrote about in my previous post which the Defensio team is working to resolve now. Thanks Carl Mercier

Download the latest version here.

Source: Defensio

Found my first bug in the latest Defensio plugin version 1.1.2. Upon activating the plugin a few things stop working in my WordPress admin section.

1. Can’t load the Defensio quarantine page from the dash board.

2. Can’t load the plugin editor anymore.

3. Can’t load the theme editor anymore.

Once I have the Defension-anti-spam plugin turned off everything is back to normal.

I ain’t no php specialist so I can’t operate on the source files but I’ve submitted a bug report at Defensio’s Community site in hopes for a quick response.

There is an updated version of the Defensio WordPress plugin available for download from Defensio website or WordPress Extend. The plugin is now officially hosted on WordPress Extend.

Changes in this release;

New plugin name.

Formerly Defensio but now it’s Defensio-anti-spam. “/wp-content/plugins/defensio” –> /wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam

Make sure to delete the old Defensio folder within the plugin folder before installing this update.

Unprocessed comment notification.

If the Defensio service goes down spam will be queued and can be resubmitted through the interface shown below.

New defensio counter widget.

Just like what Askimet’s widget does, it shows the total spam count in quarantine. I have the widget turned on, I like Defensio so I’ll help spread the word too.

Quarantine status in Dashboard

Defensio quarantine stats now shows up in the WordPress admin dashboard under latest activity. Askimet always had this and it’s good that Defensio now has it too as admins love quick access to the stats.

Strong start for Defensio. The plugin added some much needed enhancements. Again, I stress that simplicity is the main goal and if Defensio keeps doing what they are doing now, Defensio’s user base will surely skyrocket. Kudos.

Source: Defensio Blog