PHPBB Forum Registration (Editing / Modify)

JediMaster · 13-02-2011, 16:31

Hi. Is there a way to EDIT the PHPBB Forum Registration? My friend runs a 4x4 Club & they have a Forum. Its Admin Approved ONLY (for new Signups) but as of the last 3 - 4 weeks they get 4 a day joining (SPAM/Fake Users).

They use the CODE to type in so it is not just a standard signup.

Is there a way to edit the TEXT on http://www.yoc4x4.co.uk/forum/ucp.php?mode=register (the few Paragraphs of TEXT)

Or add a Extra few Boxes to ask Questions?

It's starting to annoy them them

Cheers

**Kymmy** · 13-02-2011, 16:42

I used Recaptcha on mine but even that was broke..

In the end before removing phpbb completely I put it in a joomla wrapper using Jfusion and used the joomla registration as the default with SPAMBOTCHECK plugin (it checks stopforumspam and other websites on login and registration) That reduced spam from 100 a week by 98%

There is also a few people writing mods directly for phpbb3 that checks stopforumspam
http://www.stopforumspam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=435

v0id · 13-02-2011, 17:39

Currently the only working captcha for phpbb 3 is the Q&A one apparently (included with the default package)

**Rob** · 13-02-2011, 18:28

Most spammer forum signups will be by bots so anything you put on that register conditions page will get ignored. Even if the signup is a human, the chances of that page getting read in detail by a spammer is very low.

I understand that recatchpa has now been hacked so bots will get past it.

The only current way of minimising signups is to do a variety of Q&A that if there are a different variety of questions the bots might get confused. Couple that with other systems, such as linking to spam check sites and you have a chance, but remember that spam check sites themselves could be messed with perhaps with false entries?

Regretably true prevention requires human intervention.

JediMaster · 15-02-2011, 13:10

Is there a way for me to STOP Signups (ie Only add them Manually) but replink Join link to a HTML page I setup to say email me your 4x4 Make & Model

Cheers

grandmaster · 15-02-2011, 13:14

Its been a long time since I used PHPBB but you used to be able to manually verify all new registrations.

**Kymmy** · 15-02-2011, 15:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by grandmaster

Its been a long time since I used PHPBB but you used to be able to manually verify all new registrations.

Yep, just change BY USER to BY ADMIN in the USER REGISTRATION settings

JediMaster · 16-02-2011, 11:39

Thats how its setup. But the 3x Admins gets 3-5 a day joining & emails sent to Admin with every signup

grandmaster · 16-02-2011, 12:41

Turn off registrations all together then.
Create an article on the homepage asking potential users to email the group of admins with the information you require 4x4 type etc.

The admins can then create the legit user and email a temporary password.

Thats what I would look at doing in the first instance.

JediMaster · 18-02-2011, 09:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by grandmaster

Turn off registrations all together then.
Create an article on the homepage asking potential users to email the group of admins with the information you require 4x4 type etc.

The admins can then create the legit user and email a temporary password.

Thats what I would look at doing in the first instance.

Hi..

1) How do you Crate the Article though??
2) If Registration is is OFF. How can Admin create new accounts? I cant find any way in PHPBB to do this?

Thanks

**Kymmy** · 18-02-2011, 10:04

Create new accounts is a mod..
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=580108

As for a front page article just create a HTML page with the information and then point the .htaccess file to default to that page instead of index.php

Code:

DirectoryIndex filename.html

Where filename.html is the name of your html front page

JediMaster · 19-02-2011, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Create new accounts is a mod..
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=580108

As for a front page article just create a HTML page with the information and then point the .htaccess file to default to that page instead of index.php

Code:

DirectoryIndex filename.html

Where filename.html is the name of your html front page

Idealy I only want to EDIT the JOIN page (if I use the Front Page Article as you explained. All links on website & users bookmarks to mydomain.com/forum will show my HTML then they would have to click a link I add saying "Members Login Here" type of thing?

**Kymmy** · 20-02-2011, 11:23

Very true.. You could always remove the register file and replace that with a page stating how to contact an admin to register.. Or use the cookies to only show the HTML page once

I don't though see what you just don't use the stopforumspam check, I've been using it on a different cms for months now and it did stop 98+% of the spam (the one I use checks both registration and login though it is for Joomla) the only issue I've had is that some South African members have tripped it using a mobile connection, once I raised the min frequency for detection it's been fine