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How to block spam user registrations

Asked by Roberto Parisotto 3 years ago Last activity 2 years ago

We have Joomla 3.10 site created with Megadeal II template and SP Page Builder Pro 3.x, which receives many spam registrations through VIrtueMart 3.x form included in your package. We activated Google Recaptcha but to no avail. We then installed the Ospam-a-not plugin from Joomlashack, which has great reviews and which we use on other sites. The plug-in effectively blocked spam, but it conflicts with your Builder forms. Which anti-spam plug-in have you tested that we can install, compatible with your software?

9 replies

Paul Frankowski Senior Staff

3 years ago · edited

Ciao,

if somehow you think it's from our template please RENAME that folder \html\com_users\registration

that is inside Template folder, then Joomla default Registration code should will be used.

2nd, use Firewall that will lock Russian, India traffic.

3rd, Joomla allows you lock registration from selected domains, use this Joomla core feature, from Users > Options. Check from which domains you had most of spam, for example *.ru

Roberto Parisotto Asked this

3 years ago

Thanks Paul for the reply. We will try to apply the recommendations. For blocking email domains, unfortunately there are few .ru, they often use gmail and outook that we cannot block.

Paul Frankowski Senior Staff

3 years ago

So block/ban everything you can. Check which email domians return as spam wave.

Paul Frankowski Senior Staff

3 years ago

Extra 4nd tip: Add to registration form extra field required, preferably of the Select type, not Input.

gralfitox

2 years ago

how can I do that on newskit template?

Roberto Parisotto Asked this

3 years ago

Thanks Paul, we will try this 4nd tip too. It seems a good idea.

Roberto Parisotto Asked this

3 years ago

Hi Paul,
we have experimented with the various solutions proposed to prevent spam in VirtueMart user registrations, but we have not solved anything.
The bots have passed the required select fields;
Users > Options email domain filter doesn't work in VirtueMart form, I also tested in clean installation of Virtuemart.
I go back to the initial question: which spam prevention plug-in have you verified is compatible with Megadeal II (VirtueMart) and SP Page Builder Pro?

Paul Frankowski Senior Staff

3 years ago

I suggest to ask on VirtueMart forum if you want to get a free advice.

About SPPB Pro - is not for new user registration, it's a page creator, not user manager.

Paul Frankowski Senior Staff

2 years ago · edited

Use Joomla core plugin named "User - Profile" (enable & configure)
Use ReCaptcha plugin for Registation as well.

gralfitox

2 years ago

sorry didn´t change anything though I have disabled every field but TOS -> mandatory