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October 7, 2009 at 3:22 pm #54062
In reply to: BuddyPress Spam
Ruth Maude
ParticipantI’m struggling with a lot of spam registrations.
– a lot list country entry as random characters “Ot9XLfiFD7WNCu” Is there a way to set Country so it has to be a legit one?
– a lot come from email addresses such as “myspacee.info” “@mysace.info” Is there a way to force email confirmation … so they have to receive an email and click on a link to confirm registration?
– is there a way to mark someone as a spammer and delete them at the same time in the admin?
Sigh… I don’t have time for this so I may give up.
Would be nice if a site user can “Flag” a spam entry to disable the user.
October 5, 2009 at 5:08 pm #53880In reply to: Private Message Spam and Abuse
Paul Wong-Gibbs
KeymasterI’m not aware of any captcha plugins for this, but it’s a good idea. I haven’t time to look into the code atm.
October 4, 2009 at 3:24 pm #53780In reply to: super-captcha issue
Michael J Challis
ParticipantWere you able to resolve the problem?
I have a similar plugin that is fully WPMU and BuddyPress compatible:
SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/si-captcha-for-wordpress/
October 3, 2009 at 11:50 pm #53740In reply to: SI CAPTCHA for WPMU and BuddyPress
ParticipantIf you use this on Buddypress be sure to update to the latest version of SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/si-captcha-for-wordpress/
== Changelog ==
= 2.0.4 =
– (03 Oct 2009) – Fixed session error on the members and groups pages on Buddypress versions.
September 29, 2009 at 3:17 am #53214In reply to: Extended Profiles on Sign up?
lostdeviant
ParticipantI also just noticed that buddypress profiles don’t import from wordpress profiles or vice versa. It takes enough tooth pulling to get people to complete one profile. Adding those fields to sign up would be good because required fields would also have some anti-spam benefits.
September 26, 2009 at 5:04 pm #53116In reply to: BuddyPress Spam
wordpressfan
ParticipantI read your example. I need something with a wider net. First off, the robot registration never leave an e-mail address. Unlike WP comment spam, WPMU registration robots appear able to bypass required fields, including e-mail address.
I receive e-mails announcing new registrations that contain only IP addresses. Meaning I would need to include hundreds of IP addresses in your code.
The real solution is somehow create a bullet-proof required registration field or move the registration page behind a firewall. I’ve seen single-user WordPress installations that move the wp-admin or wp-signup pages to avoid robot attacks using the default name and location of these pages.
September 26, 2009 at 4:03 pm #53112In reply to: BuddyPress Spam
danbpfr
Participant@ wordpressfan
Did you read this post ?
I give a solution. Not perfect but it works
https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/fighting-splogs#post-22687
September 26, 2009 at 2:49 pm #53109In reply to: BuddyPress Spam
ParticipantAskimet does great catching spammers comments on regular WordPress installations, but WordPress MU is commonly the target of spam registrations, which is my problem. I tried reCaptcha and the same day had to delete spammers.
I’m hoping a future version of BuddyPress or WPMU will include finer security, allowing admins to block access to only humanly-registered users, rather than either shut off all registrations. Another possibility would be to follow the example of WordPress and allow admins to relocate or rename the registration component.
September 25, 2009 at 6:17 pm #53079In reply to: BuddyPress Spam
madloki
ParticipantI use reCaptcha with askiment in a bundle, well….i will see the result after launch the site
September 25, 2009 at 12:29 pm #53045In reply to: BuddyPress Spam
Participant@r-a-y: I added the .htaccess commands to avoid robot registrations. We’ll see how that works.
September 25, 2009 at 4:52 am #53038In reply to: BuddyPress Spam
r-a-y
KeymasterJust an update, Matt Kern just made a post on the BP forums about his manually-approve signup plugin for WPMU:
http://mattkern.com/wpmu-manually-approve-new-members-on-local-install/
September 25, 2009 at 2:46 am #53034In reply to: BuddyPress Spam
KeymasterHey wordpressfan, understand that BuddyPress runs on top of WordPress MU so any spam issues are still, at its core, a WPMU issue.
The WPMU readme.txt has some info on how to counter spammers:
https://trac.mu.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/README.txt (read line 165 and on)
For the Darcy Norman link, use WPMUTutorials’ variation for BuddyPress:
http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/spam-blogs-and-buddypress/
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Also, for your suggestion on moderating signups, WPMUTutorials also has an article on that:
http://wpmututorials.com/hacks/how-to-moderate-signups/
Read the last comment in that post for info on modifying the article’s instructions for BuddyPress.
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You might also want to check out SI Captcha:
https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/si-captcha-for-wpmu-and-buddypress
The beta version has support for BP as well.
Hope that helps in some way!
September 24, 2009 at 3:18 am #52982In reply to: Bug: Register Still Skips Required Fields
Mohit Kumar
ParticipantIf you use custom profile fields in your registration spammers wont effect you.I dont know why but i havent had a spam sign up since i tried this
September 24, 2009 at 2:02 am #52977In reply to: Bug: Register Still Skips Required Fields
ParticipantI’ll add a ticket, but I thought the problem was corrected. It seems spammers are targeting BP installations. In the meantime, I’ve installed BPDev’s NoSpam plugin, which uses a captcha.
September 12, 2009 at 1:06 pm #52299In reply to: Fighting Splogs
Participanti don’t know if robots go directly into db, or use the wp code…
but one thing you can try is to hack a little the register_new_user function in wp-login.php
to ban some email domains like “XXXX@myspacee.info” witch massevely occurs in the past last weeks….
function begins at line 228 (v. 2.8.4a)
add this on line 233
$email_check = explode(“@”, $user_email);
insert also this at line 248
} elseif($email_check[1] == ‘myspacee.info’) {
$errors->add(‘invalid_email’, __(‘ERROR: The email address isn’t correct.’));
insert the same code and change the mail domain name if you need to ban more domains
In use with invisible-defender, wp-ban and wp-spamfree i think you would be quiet for a moment with unwanted registering of blogs or users.
September 10, 2009 at 10:12 pm #52258In reply to: Fighting Splogs
KeymasterYou could also try some WP plugins that add additional hidden, input fields to the registration form:
-Invisible Defender – https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/invisible-defender/
-NoSpamNX – https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nospamnx/
Chances are a spam bot will fill these input fields in, and thus these plugins will block these submissions.
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I’ve been meaning to give this a shot, but I haven’t tried it yet because I don’t need the extra layer of protection (right now anyway)!
September 10, 2009 at 5:24 pm #52249In reply to: Fighting Splogs
KeymasterMichael, you can also try protecting spam signups by using a RewriteRule in your .htaccess:
http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/spam-blogs-and-buddypress/
This is quite an effective method that will stop most spambot signups (except the manual ones!)
September 8, 2009 at 5:20 pm #52171In reply to: Fighting Splogs
KeymasterYou also have to secure your bbPress install from spam signups (if you have forums installed).
Things you’d want to do is disable registrations in bbPress and redirect attempted signups to WPMU’s signup page.
September 7, 2009 at 10:13 pm #52135In reply to: Trying to stop spam email
KeymasterHey JF,
Yes, your bp-custom.php file should start with <?php and end with ?>.
I assumed that you did that already! But if you didn’t, put that in your bp-custom.php file.
Give that a shot and let me know if that works!
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If you’re having problems with spam signups, I recommend using this .htaccess snippet by WPMUTutorials.com (by way of Darcy Norman):
September 7, 2009 at 8:59 pm #52134In reply to: Trying to stop spam email
jfcarter
ParticipantHi r-a-y,
Thanks. I was hoping not to have to use this function, because alot of our users are getting to know each other and are sending messages.
The problem is that someone keeps creating accounts and spamming all of our members (well over 100) and I have to keep going in and deleting all of the messages. And I have to watch the user signups like a hawk.
So, anyway, this was my first time using it. I changed the functions, but still can’t get it working. I think it may be how I’m adding it to my bp-custom.php. Here’s what I’ve added:
function bp_send_message_to_friend_button() {
global $bp;
if ( bp_is_home() || !is_user_logged_in() || !friends_check_friendship($bp->loggedin_user->id,$bp->displayed_user->id) )
return false;
$ud = get_userdata( $bp->displayed_user->id );
?>
<div class="generic-button">
<a class="send-message" title="<?php _e( 'Send Message', 'buddypress' ) ?>" href="<?php echo $bp->loggedin_user->domain . $bp->messages->slug ?>/compose/?r=<?php echo $ud->user_login ?>"><?php _e( 'Send Message', 'buddypress' ) ?></a>
</div>
<?php
}But I’m a bit confused. Shouldn’t it start with <?php and end with ?>
Thanks for your help,
jfcarter
September 7, 2009 at 8:50 pm #52133In reply to: Trying to stop spam email
KeymasterHey Jfcarter,
There is no add_action for this function as the changes require manually replacing the existing message button function in the BP member template.
Were you able to get this working before? Or is this the first time you’re trying this?
Anyway, follow these steps:
(1) Make sure you put the bp_send_message_to_friend_button() function in your /wp-content/plugins/bp-custom.php
(2) Replace the bp_send_message_button() function with the newly, created bp_send_message_to_friend_button() in your BP member template.
If you’re using the default BP member template, you have to replace the function in these places:
* /bp-themes/bpmember/activity/just-me.php
* /bp-themes/bpmember/wire/latest.php
* /bp-themes/bpmember/profile/index.php
If you’re using a modified version of the BP member template, you’ll need to manually find each instance of the bp_send_message_button() function and replace it.
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Just FYI, I’m no longer using this function as we did indeed wanted users to message non-friends.
September 7, 2009 at 8:41 pm #52130In reply to: Trying to stop spam email
Participantr-a-y,
I’ve used the code and changed the files, per your instructions. Is there some sort of ‘add action’ that should be at the end of the function? Right now i can’t get it to work.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks,
jfcarter
September 3, 2009 at 6:57 am #51957In reply to: Users not receiving Email – AOL
KeymasterEither client side spam filters, or one of the mail servers between the hosts refusing to deliver it.
WPMU deals with all the email sending, so I suggest you do a search on their forums to see if anyone has came across this specific issue before.
September 1, 2009 at 1:35 pm #51875In reply to: Fighting Splogs
peterverkooijen
ParticipantI’d like to know this as well. I get spam blog that apparently go around my custom signup process – name not capitalized etc.
Can you “safely” delete certain WP or WPMU registration files? Which ones are obsolete when you use BP? Would that fix part of the problem?
August 31, 2009 at 7:24 pm #51834In reply to: User called zhanglingjuan114 possible spambot?
arezki
ParticipantI installed a plugin called WP-BAN. It is doing a terrific job. In a week it halted about 100 attempts in just 4 days from the list below…. and no more of those… I recommend trying it and use the list below for your list banning.
htt://*.onlq.com
zhanglingjuan*
87.233.174.250
174.139.12.106
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