spam

We've been hit by some fairly sophisticated spammers who are targeting our site with on-topic posts... then they go back and edit their messages about a month later to insert spam links. These users have not crossed the "spam check" threshold — typically they have only made one or two posts —...

Description Spam Clean from DragonByte Tech is a modification designed to add the "Spam clean" tools used in the front-end to the "Batch update users" form in the AdminCP, so you can quickly remove all content posted by users you're banning. "But DBTech, why would I not just delete these...

Screenshot: Description: Integration with Email List Verify service. API Key: API Key is only for registered users. If you have already registered an account at Email List Verify website then you can login here and if not then signup here. Once logged in create a new API by clicking on "API"...

Despite having setup to prevent spam in admin (version V2.0.9) we keep being bombarded specially from cuvox email registrations. Below current setup. Please help.

Description Stop Country Spam blocks countries you specify from accessing your forum. Spammers come disproportionately from certain countries. If your forum is local, blocking the countries where you are frequently receiving spammers from can help keep spam away. Alternatively, you could use...

Hi, it seems our RSS feed contains threads which have been identified as spam and therefore are in a 'moderated' status. Is this normal and what's the best way to stop these moderated threads from being included? thanks, James

Signature Once for XenForo 2.2.0+ Description This add-on allows user signature to be shown only once per thread or once per page. Requirements PHP 7.4.0+ Options Threads, discussions and conversations NameDescription Show user's signature once per conversationIf unchecked, user's...

This add-on was generously funded by @Case. Please drop him a like to show him your appreciation! It provides a whitelist feature for email hosts. this add-on is supported and maintained

If you like this plugin, please >>rate it<< Included in the [TAC] Total Anti-Spam Collection. Description Custom Image Captcha makes it much harder for bots to solve your Captchas, while at the same time making it easier for users. It also allows you to add an extra customized touch to your...

The ability to scan new messages for spam phrases has been helpful. Spammers nearly always post links in the message body, so using "http" as a filter helps to trap them before the message appears in public. (We send ours to the moderation queue.) Spammers apparently are also now trying to...

Stop Spam Bots. Keep Signups Simple CleanTalk Anti-Spam is a cloud service and add-on that protect your XenForo forum from spam registrations, posts, and the first three private messages from each user - without CAPTCHA or puzzles. Powered by CleanTalk’s global network, it helps stop spam bots...

It's getting old real quick. Is there any way to prevent people from signing up and spamming with links to B.S. every day on my forum? Do I need a plugin to do this? Or am I not finding a standard feature? If I need a plugin, would anyone mind suggesting one? I can't imagine this isn't already a...

Our main IT guy is on vacation for the next month and this is unfortunately the same time our forum started getting massive spam issues. (image attached) He managed to get an email to me with the log-in information for our customer account, but while I can now download add-ons, they always...

The current implementation of the Akismet spam checker sets the comment_type to comment, which is not really recommended for anything other than actual blog comments. According to the Akismet documentation, there are other comment_types which you can set which may be of assistance to them in...

This add-on can detect obscured spam in posts. There are two ACP options with which you can control the detection behavior: 1. Single characters words With this option you can restrict how many single character words the message may contain at most. This is to prevent spammers that type for...

We set moderation for the first 5 posts that contain spam words, including links. In general, it works very well. What we are seeing now is spammers who have worked this out, and so post gibberish for their first 5 posts, then post the advertising crap. Examples: I was wondering whether...

Hi there. Please, can someone do a plugin with that gives you an option to use Google Recaptcha + Questions at the same time in registration? I'm coming from other forum software and I have the same problem with spans on this, then I just enable the option Recapcha + questions and problem is...

This is a simple addon that check the emails entered by users during registration via the api of validator.pizza ipqualityscore.com Validator.pizza is by default and it doesn't require any api key but for using ipqualityscore you need to signup at their website and get the api key. What's...

One problem with spammers is spammers posting spam for the same domains for the same domains. If a users content is removed through the spam cleaner then the domains in that content should be added to spam phrases. This will prevent the domain from ever being successfully posted again and any...

Hi I was recently attacked by a number of spammers who added a load of rubbish onto my forum. For example:- http://phobiasupportforum.com/community/threads/new-khalid-american-teen-full-album-download-zip-torrent-leak-2017.1138/ I delete the thread but the URL still remains. I want to get...