Spam add-on?

[Stockwalker]

Hi.
Can anyone recommend me an add-on that filters out all spam? My board has been getting more and more. I have been using FoolBotHoneyPot but it doesn't seem to be working with the newest version of XenForo.

 

[JamesBrown]

The only way I have found to stop it completely is to manually approve registrations. @AndyB 's addon https://xenforo.com/community/resources/register-email.2586/ makes this viable, even for busy forums

 

[Stockwalker]

The only way I have found to stop it completely is to manually approve registrations. @AndyB 's addon https://xenforo.com/community/resources/register-email.2586/ makes this viable, even for busy forums

But then they can't start posting straight away, which is not positive?

 

[TPerry]

But then they can't start posting straight away, which is not positive?

Have you tried this add-on?
https://xenforo.com/community/resources/tpu-detect-and-block-spam-registrations.2973/
Most people have pretty good luck with it.

 

[Stockwalker]

Have you tried this add-on?
https://xenforo.com/community/resources/tpu-detect-and-block-spam-registrations.2973/
Most people have pretty good luck with it.

Kudos! I will try this out

 

[Stockwalker]

Have you tried this add-on?
https://xenforo.com/community/resources/tpu-detect-and-block-spam-registrations.2973/
Most people have pretty good luck with it.

Still get a lot of spam

 

[Brent W]

Still get a lot of spam

What countries is it coming from? I moderate all China, Russia, Pakistan and India registrations. If your site isn't targeting any of those countries I'd recommend moderating them. If you use CloudFlare you can use this add-on as it is very accurate in geolocating the visitor.

If you don't use CloudFlare I highly recommend it. It is free and will help slow spam down regardless of using the above add-on or not.

 

[Stockwalker]

What countries is it coming from? I moderate all China, Russia, Pakistan and India registrations. If your site isn't targeting any of those countries I'd recommend moderating them. If you use CloudFlare you can use this add-on as it is very accurate in geolocating the visitor.

If you don't use CloudFlare I highly recommend it. It is free and will help slow spam down regardless of using the above add-on or not.

How do I know if I use CloudFlare? What are my alternatives? Thanks for the tip it helps

 

[Brent W]

How do I know if I use CloudFlare? Thanks for the tip it helps

It is something you would have to setup: https://www.cloudflare.com/

Who is your host? Shared, VPS, Dedicated?

 

[Stockwalker]

Shared

 

[Brent W]

Shared

You should still be able to use CloudFlare. When you sign up it will scan your DNS entries then give you two new nameservers to use for your domain. Should be pretty straight forward setup. I have never set it up on Shared hosting though.

 

[Stockwalker]

You should still be able to use CloudFlare. When you sign up it will scan your DNS entries then give you two new nameservers to use for your domain. Should be pretty straight forward setup. I have never set it up on Shared hosting though.

Thanks. Might it cause a problem if I set it up on shared hosting?

 

[Brent W]

Thanks. Might it cause a problem if I set it up on shared hosting?

I doubt it.

 

[Stockwalker]

cheers