Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of ProtectionFromSpam
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- Nov 20, 2007, 4:19:13 PM (17 years ago)
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ProtectionFromSpam
v6 v7 2 2 = Protection from spam = 3 3 4 == Preventing automated p articipant profile creation ==4 == Preventing automated profile creation == 5 5 === Using reCAPTCHA === 6 6 User profiles may be used by automated bots for advertisements. To prevent automation, [http://recaptcha.net/ reCAPTCHA] system can be used. For every profile modification it displays an image containing two words that the user needs to input. While the image is quite easily solvable by human visitors, automated systems have problems solving the CAPTCHA image, and are therefore denied access. 7 7 8 8 In order to use reCAPTCHA, you have to register your web site on [http://recaptcha.net/] and acquire a set of keys. Once the web site is registered, you need to add your keys to config.xml: 9 `<recaptcha_public_key>Alphanumeric string</recaptcha_public_key>`[[BR]] 10 `<recaptcha_private_key>Alphanumeric string</recaptcha_private_key>` 9 {{{ 10 <recaptcha_public_key>Alphanumeric string</recaptcha_public_key> 11 <recaptcha_private_key>Alphanumeric string</recaptcha_private_key> 12 }}} 11 13 12 14 === Minimum credit === 13 15 You may also require a minimum amount of credit to create or edit a profile. 14 To do so, put a <profile_min_credit> element in your config.xmlfile16 To do so, put a {{{<profile_min_credit>}}} element in your [ProjectOptions config.xml] file 15 17 16 18 == Protecting message boards from spam == … … 25 27 ''Note: If you are a commercial entity or if you are making more than $500 from your website, please get a commercial key instead.'' 26 28 27 Once you have the key, you have to add a new tag to your config.xmlto enable the system:29 Once you have the key, you have to add a new tag to your [ProjectOptions config.xml] to enable the system: 28 30 `<akismet_key>1234567890ab</akismet_key>` 29 31