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RE: So many ad accout registered in my forum!
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16 Relevance |
4 years ago |
Robert |
General Discussions |
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We use reCAPTCHA + Akismet + Anti Spam by CleanTalk (paid). This trio stops 99% of Spam. Only human Spam can post a topic in our forum. Maximum 1-2 Spam post per day, and all those topics and posts become unapproved automatically, so nobody sees their Spam topics. We remove them (delete user with all content) manually. |
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RE: The Fish guy is back
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16 Relevance |
4 years ago |
Robert |
General Discussions |
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We use reCAPTCHA + Akismet + Anti Spam by CleanTalk (paid). This trio stops 99% of Spam. Only human Spam can post a topic in our forum. Maximum 1-2 Spam post per day, and all those topics and posts become unapproved automatically, so nobody sees their Spam topics. We remove them (delete user with all content) manually. |
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RE: i keep getting signups i think are fake
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16 Relevance |
6 years ago |
Sofy |
General Discussions |
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Hi@dallaz,
Please note, that the user registration process doesn’t have a direct relation to wpForo. You can disable wpForo and the Spam users will continue to register. This is a core WordPress function. WordPress has made lots of opportunities to prevent Spam registration, almost all also work for wpForo. You can search for “stop Spam registration in WordPress” in google and follow results.
wpForo has its own antispam functions. In Dashboard > Forums > Tools admin page, you can find built-in reCAPTCHA API. I recommend configure and enable wpForo re ... |
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RE: Too many users
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16 Relevance |
6 years ago |
Sofy |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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Hi @hueybryan,
Please note, that the user registration process doesn’t have a direct relation to wpForo. You can disable wpForo and the Spam users will continue to register. This is a core WordPress function. WordPress has made lots of opportunities to prevent Spam registration, almost all also work for wpForo. You can search for “stop Spam registration in WordPress” on google and follow results. |
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RE: New member needs repeated moderation
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16 Relevance |
6 years ago |
Sofy |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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Hi @gav,
I'm sorry but I'd not be able to explain the whole Spam controlling mechanism.
Not all topics and posts become Unapproved. Only Spam suspected entries are going for moderation. Spam suspicion level can be decreased in Dashboard > Forums > Tools > Antispam admin page to something like this: Spam Suspicion Level for Topics: 30 Spam Suspicion Level for Posts: 40
Here is an article on "How to Disable Topics and Posts Moderation in wpForo", please check it out. |
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RE: Moderation bypassed by spammers
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16 Relevance |
7 years ago |
ignus |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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I haven't changed any setting, I just updated to 1.5.5, so therefore:
1. wpForo Spam Control is enabled. -- It was and it still is.
2. user is New (under hard Spam control) during first X posts option's value is not 0. -- It was always 1 (one) and it still is.
3. also, I'd recommend increasing Spam suspicion levels... -- It is irrelevant with regards to "New user hard Spam control". Hard Spam control should work regardless of what the suspicion levels are. That's why it's "hard". |
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RE: Moderation bypassed by spammers
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16 Relevance |
7 years ago |
Sofy |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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Hi ignus,
Please navigate to Dashboard > Forums > Tools admin page. Make sure:
1. wpForo Spam Control is enabled.
2. user is New (under hard Spam control) during first X posts option's value is not 0.
3. also, I'd recommend increasing Spam suspicion levels: Spam Suspicion Level for Topics Spam Suspicion Level for Posts |
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RE: Enable moderation
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16 Relevance |
7 years ago |
Robert |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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only topics/replies that fall below the Spam
That's very hard to differ Spam content. So the Spam suspicion is not 100% accurate. Some non-spamy topics and posts of new registered users can also be marked as unapproved. New registered user level can be set in Dashboard > Forums > Tools admin page. You can set it "1" (min number of post to track user as new registered user).
Also you can decrease Spam suspicion level on the same admin page and set them e.g. 10 / 10
You should keep enabled the "Can pass moderation" permission for users and Install Ak ... |
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RE: Moved to new host, now have to approve ALL posts
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16 Relevance |
8 years ago |
Wendell |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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The only thing that stops having to moderate 90% of new posts is turning off ALL Spam protection.
To test, I deactivated and completely deleted Akismet. I turned off wpForo Spam detection. Then waited. All posts went through without any moderation by me. That's great, but now I have no Spam protection.
I then turned on wpForo Spam protection with suspicion levels both set to 0. Suddenly I had to moderate almost everything again. There are no other Spam protections installed at this time.
Now what do I do? |
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Why is this user still needing all posts moderated?
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16 Relevance |
8 years ago |
TIMS Forum |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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Current Forum Settings:
Enable wpForo Spam Control: No
Ban user when Spam is suspicted: No Spam Suspicion Level for Topics: 20 Spam Suspicion Level for Posts: 20
User is New (under hard Spam control) during first 1 posts
Min number of posts to be able attach files 0
Min number of posts to be able post links 0
Current User Stats:
11 forum posts
5 topics
1 questions
2 answers
1 question comments
4 liked
1 received likes
1/10 rating
Based on all this data, and currently this is my most engaged user, I have to approve his posts every time ... |
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RE: How to turn off the 1st post / Topic Moderation requirement
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16 Relevance |
9 years ago |
detsportsnation |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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Posted by: Robert
How do i set it so that I do not need to have every first post/topic a person makes require Moderation?
Not all first topics and posts become Unapproved. Only Spam suspected entries are going for moderation. Spam suspicion level can be decreased in Dashboard > Forums > Tools > Antispam admin page to something like this: Spam Suspicion Level for Topics: 30 Spam Suspicion Level for Posts: 40
Also if the topic (first post) is unapproved, all posts of this topic becomes automatically unapproved (post author doesn't matter). Bec ... |
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RE: Members Edit / Delete do not show
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16 Relevance |
9 years ago |
Anonymous20 |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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Ok, i found what the problem is.
It is in the Tools / Spam settings. While i had Spam control to OFF, the
User is New (under hard Spam control) during 5 posts
was enabled. Now if i set this to 1 post or zero, everything works just fine.
So the question is WHY when the default (5) post was set, the posts were NOT in moderation queue as they should, and also why edit/delete was not available ?
Also if Spam control is OFF, it should mean OFF. Totally. The above "hard Spam control" also should be off. |
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RE: Edit/delete own posts
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16 Relevance |
9 years ago |
Robert |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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Ok, I see the issue. You didn't see that the topic and post is Unapproved at the moment. New Registered User is not allowed to edit or delete post if his topic or post is suspected as Spam and set as Unapproved. This is made for Spam protection. It doesn't allow Spammer to edit and find the best content, which will not be tracked as Spam and will be auto-published.
If you want to allow new users to edit and delete their Unapproved topic and post you should navigate in Dashboard to Forums > Settings > Tools > Antispam admin page and decrease Spam s ... |
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RE: wpForo 1.2.0 is released!
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16 Relevance |
9 years ago |
Robert |
wpForo Announcements |
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Possible first bug?Just installed 1.2.0 without a glitch.In no time I got a message of possible Spam attachment.
All is correct, this is not a bug. It's not flagged as Spam it's suspected as Spam the title of this section is "Possible Spam Files". Probably the reason is you don't use this file in any post or the filename is non-recognizable/non-searchable. Please make sure this file is used in forum posts. We'll add new option in next release to Ignore suspected file attachments.
wpForo Spam Control only scans /wp-content/uploads/wpforo/ directory. This f ... |
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RE: Email for profiles
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16 Relevance |
5 years ago |
Sofy |
How-to and Troubleshooting |
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Hi @dimalifragis,
Please read this article:
I'd also suggest you read this FAQ, here Robert is explained How to stop Spam: |
