Spam registrations continue

  • Resolved dpillo

    (@dpillo)


    6 years, 7 months ago

    I would love to pay for the pro version or even this version of USP IF it worked for my sites. I have even password-protected the registration page and chosen a challenge question that should confound a bot—- but I continue to get about 1 reg an hour same as before using plugin. No reg is submitting more than an email & name.

    So is this solvable? am I not doing something? tried this on 2 more of my other sites with different themes-(same host: 1and1)- same result

    many thanks, davidp

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • makeonlineshops

    (@makeonlineshops)

    6 years, 7 months ago

    Sorry, but why spam would be caused by this plugin ?

    This plugin is hardly spammed even without challenge question or captcha.

    I even use it as contact form.

    This is the best plugin that I have found on wordpress !

    Plugin Author Jeff Starr

    (@specialk)

    6 years, 7 months ago

    Hi davidp,

    Glad to help. The plugin uses WP nonces and several other methods to prevent spam. Then if you are using either of the captcha methods and a password-protected page, the only spam that should make it through is manually submitted, human spam.

    One thing I would recommend is using the Google reCAPTCHA field instead of the challenge question. It is known to be more effective than a static question/answer field.

    I also will re-test the plugin and see if there is anything else that can be added to further improve the existing anti-spam functionality.

    Thank you for the feedback.

    Thread Starter dpillo

    (@dpillo)

    6 years, 7 months ago

    Many thanks for the replies- I do NOT think the plugin is the cause of any spam. I am amazed at how effectively these spam registrations get around any anti-bot tools. the common factor is all 3 different themes-sites are hosted by the same service….or there are a lot of humans doing ‘bot’ work–what a waste of everyone’s time.

    Plugin Author Jeff Starr

    (@specialk)

    6 years, 7 months ago

    Let me ask this, are the sites on a shared server?

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