Can I set the system to require email validation?

  • Resolved jrubinsteinmool

    (@jrubinsteinmool)


    3 years, 9 months ago

    I’ve set up reCaptcha V3 for the form and the icon is showing. However I am still seeing successful creation of an entry. It’s only stopped at one user because of the prevention of duplicate accounts with one email address (for which I’m really grateful). However I’d like to increase security a bit by the system requiring a link validation. Is there anything like this available?

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  • Plugin Author Roland Barker

    (@xnau)

    3 years, 9 months ago

    Im not sure I know exactly what you mean by link validation. The plugin does provides for syntax validation to make sure the input looks like a valid URL. It doesn’t “test” the URL, if that’s what you’re looking for.

    If you have some coding skills, you can implement a custom validation, but validating URLs and email addresses by querying the remote server can cause delays in the vanidation process.

    Thread Starter jrubinsteinmool

    (@jrubinsteinmool)

    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks very much for this. What I had in mind was a system similar to those which only complete the process of signing on when the user responds to a link which is sent to the user’s email address. However I realise that this is unlikely.

    Plugin Author Roland Barker

    (@xnau)

    3 years, 9 months ago

    OK, that is an opt-in type setup which is possible. When a record is created by a signup submission, it will not have a value for the “last_accessed” field. That field is filled in when the user uses their private link to return to the site and update their record.

    When the signup is submitted, an email is sent to the person who signed up, you can explain in that email that they must use the provided private link to return to the site and complete the submission. That is a good way to ensure that the submission is from someone real.

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Roland Barker.
    Thread Starter jrubinsteinmool

    (@jrubinsteinmool)

    3 years, 9 months ago

    That’s great! Thank you – again! Really excellent response!

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