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  1. creativeforge

    Stop bots from reviving old threads?

    I'm wondering if there is a way to stop new members or bots from posting on threads older than say 6 months, or a year? We got a few old threads being revived by "new members" who post meaningless content (GPT4?). So I'm looking to see if there can be a rule set via Xenforo or an addon in order...
  2. Danloona

    XF 2.2 Recommended robots.txt

    Hello, I've wanted ask, what nowadays is recommended to setup robots.txt for XF2.2 installation. Any recommendations are very appreciated, thanks!
  3. Sirmadsen

    XF 2.2 Ghost downloads

    Hi, So I'm getting tons of "ghost downloads" on my Resources. What I mean is that all my resources show "downloaded x times" yet I know this is not true. There's not enough visitors to my site for that to be a real number. Some resources shown as being downloaded hundreds of times with almost...
  4. M

    how well does Xenforo do at keeping bots from joining the forum?

    bots have always been an issue with my SMF forum. They get past the questions I set up, and the captcha stuff. Does Xenforo keep them from joining or no?
  5. N

    Unmaintained Cloudflare Firewall Rule: Ban Country Codes from Registration

    Quickly add a Cloudflare Firewall Rule to block registration from specified countries. Go to Cloudflare > Firewall > Firewall Rules > Create a firewall rule Look for small text link as you scroll down to Edit expression Paste the following rule, making sure to edit the registration URLs to be...
  6. Sim

    Known Bots 6.0.3

    This XenForo 2.x addon adds additional definitions for bot detection in sessions. This allows more accurate indication of the number of users vs robots online at any given time. New bot definitions are pulled automatically via API and potential new bots detected are sent back to the addon...
  7. tenants

    Xrumer 16.0 spam now targeting hidden fields / honeypots (core antispam)

    I predicted correctly that next version would have this in, see: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/foolbothoneypot-paid-stop-spam-bots-elegantly-with-a-custom-registration-page-honey-pots.37063/page-37#post-1129233 Can people let me know when the core honeypots start becoming ineffective...
  8. wmtech

    [TAC] Bot Arrestor 2.0.12

    If you like this add-on, please >>rate it<< Included in the [TAC] Total Anti-Spam Collection. Description Bots that assail your forum for malicious purposes, repeatedly interact with your forum in a sustained and resource draining manner. This could be as they scrape your content, or try to...
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