tomroyal

This is a simple plugin designed to cut down on automated spam registrations and the emails they produce.
The idea is simple: in order to register, users have to answer a question that’s simple for anyone reading your blog, but impossible for a script being run by a spammer.
To install, simply copy stop_registration_spam.php to your Plugins directory. Enable the plugin and an options page will appear under the WordPress Settings menu.
In the settings page, enter your question (keep it short), answer (ideally very short) and a hint to display if the user gets it wrong. Save these and they’ll be used for new registrations.
I’ve been using this plugin for a few months, and it cut spam from dozens a day to none at all. Hope you find it useful. Questions etc welcome on my blog:
http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2012/04/09/stop-wordpress-registration-spam/
Tom

Stop Registration Spam

Stops spammy automated user registrations using a custom question.

Shea Bunge

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Important: Since version 2.0, this plugin now requires at least PHP 5.3. Please ensure you are running the latest available version of PHP on your server.
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This plugin adds <a href="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google’s reCAPTCHA</a> to the BuddyPress registration page and WordPress login page to prevent bots from registering and keep your site free from spam registrations.
reCAPTCHA is “tough on bots, easy on humans”: while it is increbianle effective on preventing bots from registering, most of the time all the user needs to do to verify themselves is simply check a box.
After installing this plugin, you will need to <a href="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin" rel="nofollow ugc">register your site with Google</a> (requires a Google account) and enter the site key and secret key on the Settings > BuddyPress > Options admin menu. If you would prefer not to use Google’s service, there is an alternative security check method also available; see below;
Prior to version 2.0, a less effective security check method was used where the user needed to answer simple math sum before registering. This method is still available, and can be turned on on the Settings > BuddyPress > Options menu.
You can learn more at the <a href="https://bungeshea.com/plugins/bp-security-check/" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin’s website</a>, or on <a href="https://github.com/sheabunge/bp-security-check" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>
Translations
Thanks to the awesome work of the following translators, this plugin can be used in these languages:
<ul>
<li>Indonesian thanks to <a href="https://www.chameleonjohn.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Jordan Silaen from ChameleonJohn.com</a></li>
<li>Russian thanks to <a href="http://superbwebsitebuilders.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Howard Steele from SuperbWebsiteBuilders.com</a></li>
<li>Swedish thanks to <a href="http://tdh.me" rel="nofollow ugc">Thord D. Hedengren</a></li>
<li>French thanks to Frédérick Baldo</li>
<li>Serbo-Croatian thanks to <a href="https://webhostinggeeks.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Andrijana Nikolic from WebHostingGeeks</a> and <a href="http://firstsiteguide.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ogi Djuraskovic from FirstSiteGuide.com</a></li>
<li>Spanish thanks to Renato Alves</li>
<li>Hungarian thanks to Laszlo Espadas</li>
<li>Brazilian Portuguese thanks to Renato Alves</li>
<li>Danish thanks to Andreas Bjørn Hassing Nielsen</li>
<li>Italian thanks to <a href="http://nicolecurioni.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Nicole Curioni</a></li>
<li>Belarusian thanks to <a href="https://www.ustarcash.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Natasha from uStarCash</a></li>
</ul>
If you have a translation to contribute, please sent it through to me <a href="https://bungeshea.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">by email</a> or <a href="https://github.com/sheabunge/bp-security-check/pulls" rel="nofollow ugc">on GitHub</a>.

BuddyPress Security Check

Combat spam registrations for a BuddyPress-powered site using Google's reCAPTCHA

Stop Registration Spam vs BuddyPress Security Check