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Neo Pixel
Tuesday 12 May 2009 11:07:53 am
I'm having a real problem with spam accounts being created.
Is there any plans to add captcha to the registration form as standard???
Asking stupid questions so you don't have to!
André R.
Tuesday 12 May 2009 12:38:39 pm
What version is this? And are you talking user drafts or fully created user object that are just not activated?In 4.1 user/register checks if you have a valid session before it will let you see the form (and hence creates the user draft), so most draft issues should be solved.
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Wednesday 13 May 2009 3:31:31 am
The version I'm using is 4.0.1 and the spam signups are fully created user accounts but not activated.
I haven't upgraded to 4.1.1 as yet, I might wait until 4.1.3 :)
A number of the sites I build arn't user driven so it's a shame there isn't just an option in the admin to switch off the registration form all together.
Carlos Revillo
Wednesday 13 May 2009 4:00:48 am
I think you can disable it adding this to your settings/override/site.ini.append.php
[SiteAccessRules] Rules[]=Access;disable Rules[]=Module;user/register
Jon Staines
Wednesday 13 May 2009 8:34:25 am
On the sites where you do need a user sign up, try the reCAPTCHA extension: http://ez.no/developer/contribs/applications/recaptcha_ez4
Thursday 14 May 2009 3:40:43 am
Thanks for all your great advice and tips.
I'll look into using the recaptcha :-)