Title: Restrict User Registration
Last modified: May 2, 2018

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# Restrict User Registration

 *  [adhdcelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adhdcelt/)
 * (@adhdcelt)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-user-registration/)
 * I’m building a searchable, database, membership site.
    It’s a free, professional-
   level site in a respected industry. There is no “content,” newsletters, so-called“
   articles,” no nothing. Only a searchable database.
 * I have no interest in restricting user access after they have an account and 
   set up a database profile.
 * Spam is not the issue. Bots are not the issue. The issue is riff-raff opening
   an account and setting up a profile: axe murders, sexual predators, porn stars,
   serial killers, child molesters, thieves, scammers, prostitutes, stalkers—you
   get the pictsure.
 * I don’t want to use money as a filter.
    I want to require multiple registration
   information fields that can be automatically checked at the time of registration—
   or even in a background check: Name, address matched to zipcode, zipcodes matched
   to city, bogus phone numbers, SS#s, email, website, social site accounts, etc.
   Information that the above idiots and fools would not want to provide.
 * If stuff doesn’t match; they get rejected. I want to do everything I can possibly
   do at the get-go to keep such trash out of my site.
 * Knowing enough about programming to be dangerous, alas, I’m assuming such complex
   filtering may require custom code up front. However, If I could find something
   out there that’s already available to do such filtering, that would be a blessing.
   All I can find is the standard after-the-fact-access stuff.
 * I just thought I’d throw this out there to see if anyone may have input on it.
   
   All such wisdom is greatly appreciated.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Frestrict-user-registration%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-user-registration/#post-10248364)
 * It’s not a big deal adding fields to the registration form. It’s what to do with
   the provided information. The sort of checks you want to do will come from third
   party sites. These sites would need some sort of API to handle automated queries.
   Exactly how you would interface with their API would depend on the chosen site.
   It’s not something we are able to help you with here.
 * You can try searching for plugins that do all of this for you. The sites that
   offer the sort of information you seek might even have a WP plugin you can use.
   I am not aware of any such plugins myself. I’ll wager your search-fu is just 
   as good if not better than mine 😉

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-user-registration/#post-10248364)
 * Status: not resolved

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