Comments on: CAPTCHAs are annoying!

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:37:17 +0000

Their is some bots which are made for wordpress etc so if you want to trick them further change the name field and if they enter their name you wont allow them, just means moving the script around a little bit though but shouldn’t be too hard.

By: Kian Ann

Kian Ann — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:53:02 +0000

Thanks Mike for sharing! Now I know spam bots are stupid enough to fill up every little field on a form Great work.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:38:36 +0000

oops just noticed it didn’t show my box

input type=”hidden” name=”botcheck”

remember too add the though :p
you want to put this somewhere in the form.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:35:50 +0000

I edited wp-comments-post.php i added right at the top
if( $_post['botcheck'] >= “”){

and then

} at the bottom

also edit your comments.php for your theme adding

In theory bots should enter information into all the box’s so the PHP part says if their is more than blank we wont accept your comment.
Haven’t tried this out on wordpress against the bots though.

I use it on my contact forms on other websites and it works perfectly.

By: Kian Ann

Kian Ann — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:47:28 +0000

Thanks Joe for your comment! The most wonderful feedback that a trainer would like to hear is that his/her material has helped someone else!

Thanks!

By: Joe Neitham

Joe Neitham — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:34:36 +0000

Hi Kian,
I do agree with you Captchas are really irritating and I alwasy struggle to get it right too and that makes me mad!
Anyway, I drop by to thank you for your wonderful e-course. I’ve learn so much from you that I feel I do not have to go elsewhere to set up and smoothly publish my blog. You rock!

By: Kian Ann

Kian Ann — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:01:35 +0000

Hidden input boxes? How’d you do that Mike? You’ll edit the comments.php file for the WordPress theme?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:27:13 +0000

My favourite way to stop bots is using a hidden input box and if they enter text in to it then don’t allow them best way and very simple!

By: Kian Ann

Kian Ann — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:07:37 +0000

Well Hairy Beast, whether they are working or not, they are plain irritating! I saw another one today, 9 characters, that goes something like “yqpzlbmq”

By: The Hairy Beast

The Hairy Beast — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:50:09 +0000

Yes those little characters are a royal pain in the butt. The Beast has always wondered if they work.