[Plugin: cbnet Really Simple CAPTCHA Comments] Doesn't appear at all in comments

Install and activate cbnet Really Simple CAPTCHA Comments

If the captcha doesn’t appear in the comments form then try and include the line <?php cbnet_comment_captcha(); ?> in comments.php right after the comment entry TEXTAREA form field.

Doesn’t work with WP 3.0.2 when logged in user try to reply or add comments.

It is give blank comments into database and marked as spam!

Works only for not logged in user.

@chip Bennett

I’m using premium themes Transcript from Gabfire, edit comments.php and insert <?php cbnet_comment_captcha(); ?> just before text area, it’s mean still under IF block (if <logged in> than not display captcha <else> display captcha).

For user that not logged in, comments and captcha works well.
But when a logged in user try to comments (captcha is not visible because the code put in <else> block), it is doesn’t give any error just like comments are already saved, but it doesn’t show up, and when i manually check to database, the comments record is there but with blank fields and flagged spam by akismet.

Second try, i put code outside the <if logged in> block, its mean logged in an not logged in user see the captcha.

Again, for not logged in user, it is works.
When logged in user try to comments, captcha seems correct and enter the record but again, with blank fields.

I don’t know if this is themes specific problem or internal cbnet capctha logic that filter out comments just before entered database.

I’m not investigating more further because it is my live site, i won’t make visitor away just because i’m experimenting captcha.

Maybe i’ll test on offline site further and give reports here.

But maybe you have some suggestion against this.

I’m looking “light” captcha solution because i’ve been suspended by hostgator for to heavy wordpress with just about 1000 visitor/day.
Using SI CAPTCHA ANTI SPAM seems to much weight on processor/ram and maybe already broken coz i still got many spam. With switch to cbnet i got no spam in single day, but i’ve problem replying comments.

Thank you.

The function cbnet_check_comment_captcha() isn’t returning anything if it doesn’t enter the if block. I added “return $comment_data” to the end of the function to fix this problem.

Chip,

I’m using a new Artisteer 3.0 beta theme and it shows when a user isn’t logged in, but doesn’t show up for logged in users. I have Simple Facebook Connect and Simple Twitter Connect, so when a user signs in through FB they can’t comment at all. I’ve turned it off on my blog for now, but I’d love to see a fix.

Thanks,
Steven