Title: Plugin Updated: Akismet
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: December 8, 2021
Last modified: August 5, 2025

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 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/)
 2. [VIP MU plugins [Production]](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)
 3. Plugin Updated: Akismet

# Plugin Updated: Akismet

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 08 December 2021

09:35:51 GMT+0000

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The Akismet plugin, in Must-Use plugins, may now be disabled by adding the “VIP_AKISMET_SKIP_LOAD”
constant, and setting the value to “true”.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2683](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2683)