Author Topic: What . with spam user registration? (Read 5029 times)

Daniel Dash · « **on:** December 09, 2013, 04:48 »

Hello?

Did anyone noticed that lately lots of users register with emails @webmail.co.za, @outlook.com, @hotmail.com?
All those emails are ticked as spam emails (by google search)

How to prevent this spam registrations?

djpadavona · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2013, 14:14 »

Good question. I use a Captcha plugin, but that only cut down on maybe 40 or 50 percent of the spam registrations. They keep adding up.

Shelma1 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2013, 14:20 »

Quote from: dash on December 09, 2013, 04:48

Hello?

Did anyone noticed that lately lots of users register with emails @webmail.co.za, @outlook.com, @hotmail.com?
All those emails are ticked as spam emails (by google search)

How to prevent this spam registrations?

Install an anti-spam plugin. Try anti-captcha.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #3 on:** December 09, 2013, 23:12 »

I use anti-captcha and it has cut the spam drastically - one every week or two. Plus, the human user never sees a thing

djpadavona · « **Reply #4 on:** December 10, 2013, 04:33 »

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on December 09, 2013, 23:12

I use anti-catchable and it has cut the spam drastically - one every week or two. Plus, the human user never sees a thing

I think you are referring to anti-captcha:
http://blog.fili.nl/wordpress-anti-captcha-plugin/

I like it. It seems to harass legitimate guests less, and is arguably more effective than straight captcha.