[BUSINESS] my blogs are getting massive numbers of fake users

[misty]

How can I stop all these bots registering on my blogs all of a sudden, I know they are fake users, it started just after Christmas, some of my sites are getting 40-50 fakes registering a day.

Help.

[vblogger]

Install simple Google reCaptcha, it works great and it's a free plugin

[bill]

what about the "i am not a robot" ?

[vblogger]

what about the "i am not a robot" ?

That is recaptcha

[bill]

i thought recaptcha was something like 7K0RtsL5
written like shit
and you had to put the correct letters/numbers in the box

[vblogger]

You have a couple options with it, I go the easy route, "I'm not a robot"

[Colmike7]

You can also create a hidden field in the form, name it something like "email" or some other default name, name the real field something else, then if a bot auto-completes it with something in that hidden field, throw it out and block the IP.

Recaptcha works, too.

[24alex]

You can also create a hidden field in the form, name it something like "email" or some other default name, name the real field something else, then if a bot auto-completes it with something in that hidden field, throw it out and block the IP.

Recaptcha works, too.

colmike7 can you post the code for this change or the step by step instructions to do it plz

[AussieSpeedoGuy]

I've had the same problem Alex, both on wordpress forms and even on an old phpbb forum.

The recapture works and on the forum, I make people email me. Sucks but keeps the bots off the forum.

Dave

[blackbooty]

I use recaptcha and there are still spam registrations on 2 of my blogs, no clue why just those 2 sites. They are mainly from .xyz and mail.ru domains

[Terry]

I use recaptcha and there are still spam registrations on 2 of my blogs, no clue why just those 2 sites. They are mainly from .xyz and mail.ru domains

Make sure you have activated it and the keys are in place.

[nudelinks]

Recaptcha is what works, set it up correctly and you will love it. Been using it fr years.

[Colmike7]

You can also create a hidden field in the form, name it something like "email" or some other default name, name the real field something else, then if a bot auto-completes it with something in that hidden field, throw it out and block the IP.

Recaptcha works, too.

colmike7 can you post the code for this change or the step by step instructions to do it plz

Look up "setting up a form honeypot"
There are still ways for bots to get around this, but will still at least cut spam out by 50-60%

[viking]

How can I stop all these bots registering on my blogs all of a sudden, I know they are fake users, it started just after Christmas, some of my sites are getting 40-50 fakes registering a day.

Help.

You are lucky it's been this way for me for ages

[koster]

You are lucky it's been this way for me for ages

Recaptcha is the best way to reduce spam registrations and comments on posts.