[Plugin: WP Simple SpamCheck] Plugin does not work with Javascript disabled.

  • Resolved inge12

    (@inge12)


    11 years, 6 months ago

    I tested this plugin on a test site.

    Attempting to leave comments resulted in a blank page–whether the comment was copied/pasted, a brief typed comment, or a longer comment.

    I checked the code, and it is probably because I disabled Javascript for testing purposes.

    In other words, the plugin requires Javascript. This should be stated in the Installation instruction. I have not tested it with Javascript enabled.

    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-simple-spamcheck/

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  • Seji

    (@seji)

    11 years, 6 months ago

    Same here. sometimes even when js is active blank screen issue happens (like sth was not kicking in, at least in Opera)

    Plugin Author sdesalas

    (@sdesalas)

    11 years, 5 months ago

    Hiya Inge12, Seji:

    Thanks for taking time to test the WP Simple Spamcheck plugin and provide feedback. I appreciate your comments about the fact the plugin does not work with JavaScript disabled.

    Unfortunately I’m not planning to provide a version of the plugin that degrades gracefully in the event there is no javascript, for the following reasons:

    1. JavaScript being disabled is an edge-case not worth coding for in my opinion, as you are only catering to 1% of traffic, and these users will be accustomed to a degraded user experience.

    2. It would provide an exploit for spammers that is much easier to circumvent, reducing the effectiveness of the plugin.

    However, I do appreciate there was no warning of the fact the plugin will not work with JavaScript turned off, and that the user experience is affected (blank screen) and so I will:

    1. Update the plugin description in order to inform webmasters so they can choose alternative plugins that work without JavaScript.

    2. Redirect these requests to the page that submitted the comment – even though this means 1% of comments getting lost in the ether (I host several websites so I get way too many comments), the user experience will no be affected for these users.

    Regards,
    Steven de Salas

    Seji

    (@seji)

    11 years, 5 months ago

    Hey sdesalas,

    Thanks for your response. 🙂
    If possible, some sort of a pre-submit warning message or a post-submit comment would be nice just to give a simple info that user has to have js turned on to post a comment.

    Plugin Author sdesalas

    (@sdesalas)

    11 years, 5 months ago

    Sure Seji, sounds like a straight forward change that is helpful for non-js users, without giving spammers any advantage.

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