How to deal with spam?

[MAXIM100]

Hello, several accounts are creating hundreds of threads on my forum. I have already disabled the ability to post new threads without approval, but now I have a new problem: I have thousands of spam messages pending approval, even though these users have been completely deleted. What should I do? How can I clear the entire list of these messages waiting for approval?

 

[Dragonfruit]

I believe this addon will allow you to approve/delete everything at once:

[XB] Approval Queue Improvements

Oct 12, 2020

Date range filter, default filters, ajax loader, content hard deletion and more...

• Painbaker
• approval queue batch update hard delete moderator tools search filters
• Add-ons [2.x]

Make sure your using an anti signup addon like this:

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Signup abuse detection and blocking

Nov 20, 2018

Provides a toolkit to reduce signup spam

• Xon
• Add-ons [2.x]

I use an old addon that restricts URL posting until they meet a certain minimum post, thus can block bots posting links. But I can’t seem to find it from my mobile at this time.

 

[Dragonfruit]

Looks like the minimum post for URL is no longer supported, you can try to see if it works for you:

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[XenMax] - Limit Post Link

Dec 20, 2017

This addon prevent certain usergroups from posting links until they reach a certain number of posts.

• Paul R
• xenmax
• Add-ons [2.x]

 

[Suzanne O]

I use cloudflare turnstile. Does the trick for me.

 

[AndyB]

You might like this add-on:

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/approval-queue-tools.8288/

 

[Ricsca]

I have 2 forums, since I installed www.cloudflare.com and Cloudflare Turnstile both in the basic plan, I have not had any spam.