{"id":1019,"date":"2026-06-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/akismet-introducing-the-official-akismet-drupal-module\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:00:00","slug":"akismet-introducing-the-official-akismet-drupal-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/akismet-introducing-the-official-akismet-drupal-module\/","title":{"rendered":"Akismet: Introducing the official Akismet Drupal module"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284775\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/akismet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/screenshot-2026-05-29-at-9.48.36-am.png?w=1024\" width=\"1024\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/akismet_antispam\">The official module is here!<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\">\n<p>For two decades, Akismet has done one thing exceptionally well: keep spam out of WordPress. Now we\u2019re bringing that protection to Drupal. The official module is here, built by the team behind Akismet as a native Drupal module. It guards your site with the same spam-fighting service that keeps comments, contact forms, and signups clean across millions of sites.<\/p>\n<h2>Protection where spammers actually go<\/h2>\n<p>Spam doesn\u2019t stop at comments, so neither does the module. Once it\u2019s set up, Akismet checks the forms spammers target most:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comments<\/li>\n<li>Contact forms<\/li>\n<li>Webform submissions<\/li>\n<li>User registrations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It runs every submission through Akismet in the background and quietly filters the spam out, so you see less of it and your visitors never notice it\u2019s there.<\/p>\n<h2>Built for Drupal, the Drupal way<\/h2>\n<p>We wanted this to feel like a first-class part of your site, not a bolt-on. The module follows modern Drupal conventions, and plays nicely with other anti-spam tools like Honeypot and CAPTCHA if you already use them. It also adds invisible bot-detection signals that catch automated junk before it ever reaches the API.<\/p>\n<h2>Tools for moderators<\/h2>\n<p>For the spam worth a second look, there\u2019s a dedicated review queue and one-click actions on every comment. Each correction goes back to Akismet, so the filter keeps getting smarter about your site. An admin dashboard shows your stats at a glance, and built-in GDPR export and erasure tools make honoring data requests straightforward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284779 lazyload\" height=\"508\" data-src=\"https:\/\/akismet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/screenshot-2026-05-29-at-9.39.09-am.png?w=1024\" width=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/508;\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\">\n<h2>Getting started<\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ll need an Akismet API key. Grab one at <a href=\"https:\/\/akismet.com\/\">akismet.com<\/a>, then install the module with Composer:<\/p>\n<pre><code>composer require drupal\/akismet_antispam\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Enable it, add your key on the settings page, pick which forms to protect, and you\u2019re done. The module needs Drupal 10.3+ and PHP 8.1+, and it\u2019s released under the GPL. You\u2019ll find the docs and issue queue on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/akismet_antispam\">Drupal.org project page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to bring Akismet to the Drupal community. Give it a try and tell us what you think.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official module is here! For two decades, Akismet has done one thing exceptionally well: keep spam out of WordPress. 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