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NURCaptcha stands for New User Register Captcha. It has been designed for anyone who wishes to allow free registration of new users for a WP site, but want to keep bots outside. It uses Google’s reCAPTCHA tools to give your site an extra protection against those spammer bots, adding security to the WP Register Form. With Skt NURCaptcha you may use a reCAPTCHA on your login form, also.

Skt NURCaptcha is easy to install and doesn’t slow down your site. It is called into action just at the moment the “Register for This Site” form is requested. It prompts users with a checkbox they click on to prove they are not robots, and creates a challenge whenever needed, and checks the response given. If it is not valid, new user registration fails. If the response is valid, NURCaptcha leaves the scene and your site runs as if it was not there.

Skt NURCaptcha adds (from Version 3 on) extra security by querying trustable antispam databases for known ip, username and email of spammers, so you get rid of them even if they break the reCaptcha challenge by solving it as real persons. From version 3.4 on you can enable login form protection, also, as an extra fence against brute force attacks.

NURCaptcha also shows you each blocked attemptive. Log data may be toggled for you to see info on the attemptives blocked by the plugin. It shows date/time of trials, as well as usernames and e-mail addresses of those who failed registration (or login, if enabled) and were kept outside. Please note that attemptives in which the spambot suspends its attack when confronted by the reCAPTCHA challenge can not be logged. So logfile figures will never reflect the whole achievements of the plugin in securing your site.

Works smoothly with WP Multisites (Network) and BuddyPress.

Skt-NURCaptcha home site: https://skt-nurcaptcha.sanskritforum.org/.

Languages included.

Dutch nl_NL – by SalviJansen.
Frech fr_FR – by ChezMat.

Privacy Disclaimer

This plugin uses Google reCAPTCHA which uses cookies and collects usage data. Its privacy policy is under Google’s Privacy Policy.
\nNURCaptcha collects and records in a log table: IP, username and email address of each blocked register or login attemptive.

\n","installation":"

Upload ‘skt-nurcaptcha’ folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Don’t forget to get the free Public and Private reCAPTCHA keys at reCAPTCHA API Signup Page
Go to the ‘Settings’ menu, locate Skt NURCaptcha Settings Page and drop your keys there.
That’s it.

\n","faq":"\n

\nThe number of blocked attemptives is growing too slowly on the log. Does that mean that the plugin is not working?\n\n

If you was facing a greater number of spambot registrations than the figures you see now in the log counter, that means the plugin is doing its job perfectly. Almost all the spambots give up their attack when confronted by the reCaptcha challenge, so they come and go silently. These bots may not trigger the counter, but they will not get inside your site walls, either.

\nDoes NURCaptcha blocks spambots only?\n\n

That is the main target of any captcha plugin: to catch bots and allow human beings to pass by. In order for it to somehow prevent you against badly mooded human intruders, their data (email & IP) are checked against trustable anti-spam databases (from plugin version 3.0.0 on).

\nHow can I help people who for any reason were not able to fill the captcha challenge?\n\n

These people will leave their track on the log file. So check the log file regularly to see if there is someone you’d like to bring into your subscribers database. The log will give you
\nthat person’s username, email and date/time when he tried to register and failed. Then it’s up to you to add that user manually or send him an email with directions for an effective registration.
\nThe most common problem that keeps good people outside is not due to the reCaptcha, but illegal (non ASCII) characters in usernames. That is why we added a help box to the register form.

\nWhy there are two versions for the reCAPTCHA?\n\n

On december, 2014, Google released a new version of reCAPTCHA. This new version is more friendly to the user and far more advanced in technology, if compared to the former version. If you are upgrading from an older version of Skt NURCaptcha, we strongly reccomend you to enable the new version, in the settings page of this plugin. If you have this version of the plugin in a fresh installation, the new version of thr reCAPTCHA is enabled by default. The only reason to keep both versions of reCAPTCHA is to allow old users to prepare for the change. We don’t know how long will it take till Google disable the old reCAPTCHA’s API, so an automatic (forced) transition to the new version will be provided in future releases of this plugin.

\n\n","changelog":"

3.5.0

Upgrade in antispam databases querying routines and a few other small fixes

3.4.90

Small adjustments to PHP7 affecting BuddyPress installs

3.4.8

Fixed: bug affecting user registration in some sites

3.4.7

Fixed: small issue affecting access to language files

3.4.6

Fixed: call to undefined property $errors under BP

3.4.5

Fixed: call to undefined variable $lang under BP

3.4.4

Fixed: mispelled call to undefined function at line 85

3.4.3

Added: enable reCAPTCHA on selected front side pages
Fixed: register form not working when BuddyPress enabled over WPMU

3.4.2

Fixed: bug blocking login when keys were not saved yet

3.4.1

Fixed: small glitch in the code generating PHP warnings

3.4.0

Added: Transition to the new version of Google’s reCAPTCHA
Added: login form captcha

3.1.8

Fixed: removed duplication of div id in registration form when BuddyPress was active

3.1.7

Fixed: challenge not displaying on https pages

3.1.6

Added: French version – by ChezMat
Fixed: field missing at uninstall.php, and small improvements in main code

3.1.5

Added: action hook to allow extra check on username or email by other plugin
Added: managing register form’s help messages via Admin Panel
Fixed: small glitch on register form’s help display code

3.1.3

Fixed: bug in MU that blocked new site registration

3.1.2

Fixed: small bug in MU that blocked new user registration from admin panel

3.1.1

Improved: a server-safe procedure to load external xml contents, needed to read anti-spam databases responses.

3.1.0

Improved: log entries now stored in a database table – no more data will be lost when plugin upgrades.

3.0.2

Fixed: anti-spam databases options didn’t save changes.

3.0.1

Fixed: small glitch affecting BuddyPress users only – no security issues involved.

3.0.0

Added: StopForumSpam and BotScout databases assessment for extra security.

2.4.7

Added: user customization of reCAPTCHA strings.
Improved: better UI to choose native language for reCAPTCHA.

2.4.6

Added: customized text for submit button on register form.

2.4.5

Fixed: excluded ubused help button from BuddyPress and WPMU versions.

2.4.4

Added: help on register form;
Fixed: logfile deletion drops log count to zero.

2.4.3

Fixed: wrong data writing on logfile

2.4.2

Added: improvements on javascript.
Fixed: small glitch on textdomain call

2.4

Added: support to BuddyPress.
Fixed: double counting on WPMU

2.0

Added support to Multisites.

1.3

Included Log File to show data of blocked attemptives, and a few other minor code improvements.

1.13

1.1

Admin Page upgraded with javascript. No critical changes.

1.0

First version.

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This is how the Register Form will look like

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BotScout is a third-party antispam service. It maintains a database of known spammer bots which can be checked to determine if a given IP or email has been flagged as a spammer according to their service.

This plugin checks the BotScout database every time someone tries to leave a comment. If the IP and/or email are found in BotScout’s database, the comment is flagged as spam. Use this in conjunction with other plugins such as NoSpamNX and Akismet.

Requires BotScout API key which you can acquire here.

Disclaimer: This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by BotScout.

Update: we are listed on the BotScout code page!

If you need help with this plugin

If this plugin breaks your site or just flat out does not work, create a thread in the Support forum with a description of the issue. Make sure you are using the latest version of WordPress and the plugin before reporting issues, to be sure that the issue is with the current version and not with an older version where the issue may have already been fixed.

Please do not use the Reviews section to report issues or request new features.

\n","installation":"

Upload plugin file through the WordPress interface.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Go to the plugin settings page and enter your BotScout API key. Click here to get one.
Log out of WordPress, go to botscout.com and grab the email of a known bot, and try to post a comment on your own site. Then log in and check your comment spam queue. It will probably be cleared by Akismet but stopped by this plugin.

\n","faq":"\n

How does this plugin work?

Every time someone tries to leave a comment, this plugin takes their IP and email address and passes it to the BotScout API. If the API returns a ‘Y’ then the commenter is in the BotScout database. The comment is flagged as spam and put into the comment spam queue. You will have to moderate it.

Note that even though BotScout is able to check name, email and IP address (3 fields), this plugin only checks IP and email (2 fields). Typically, the name field is unreliable as an indicator of a spammer.

How do I use the plugin?

Simply install and activate the plugin, then enter your API key on the plugin settings page. It starts working immediately to protect your comments form.

I activated the plugin but it’s not working.

Make sure you entered your API key. Click here to get one.

Can I use this plugin without an API key?

Technically, you can make 20 API calls per day to the BotScout API without a key, but this plugin requires it anyway. Its just easier than writing code to track the number of API calls, or catching API errors when the limit is exceeded. It’s easy and free to sign up for a key.

Can I submit new spammers to BotScout using this plugin?

At this time there is no way to programmatically submit spambots to BotScout, so no plugin can offer this functionality. You have to manually go to botscout.com and fill out the CAPTCHA form to submit a spammer to their database. Once you do, however, it will be picked up by this plugin after that (assuming the submission is accepted).

\n\n","changelog":"

0.0.6

confirmed compatibility with WordPress 4.1
added uninstall.php

0.0.5

updated readme

0.0.4

updated .pot file and readme

0.0.3

use wp_remote_get instead of cURL, let WP decide
check for real IP when using Cloudflare

0.0.2

switch to using email and IP instead of email and name
added cURL check

0.0.1

created

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SpotBot was created for the purpose of controlling spam before it clutters up your server. Gone are the days of constant comments about Gucci bags in broken English. SpotBot not only stops spam from comments, but also stops bots from creating fake accounts or even logging in, but the fun doesn’t stop there! A custom action has been built in so you can add it into any template to stop access to that page!

So how does it work?

Every task that starts or ends in WordPress starts with an action! SpotBot utilizes these actions, to gain control over who has access to your site! But how can it tell who’s bad and who’s good? SpotBot uses a service from BotScout to determine who the baddies are. They have allowed public access to their database through an API that SpotBot utilizes. This API access is limited though, and only allows around 300 queries to it in any 24-hour period. You could pay BotScout for more access as they’re fairly cheap, but to help them keep their costs down and help you have control over your visitors, all IP’s are logged to your database. Each time a returning IP is found, it checks the cache first and if nothing is found checks BotScout for more information. It’s as simple as that, SpotBot can be a set-it-and-forget-it plugin, but it can be more than that. Have a problem with a particular user that keeps making user accounts? Flag them as a bot! The harder they try, the more flags they generate and the higher they go on the bot score! SpotBot comes with a built in search function to make finding those troublesome bots easier than ever. Don’t want to save the IP in a list of trouble makers? Make a note of them in each IPs note section for easy searching. Can only remember the first 3 digits of the IP address? Search for it!

\n","installation":"

Download the spotbot zip from the wordpress plugins directory
Extract the `spotbot` directory from the zip
Upload the `spotbot` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Apply for a BotScout API key from here http://botscout.com/getkey.htm
After you have recieved your key, go to the ‘Settings’ submenu in SpotBot
Paste the key you recieved from BotScout in the API Key textbox and click ‘Check it!’\n
- If ‘Check it!’ turns into a green ‘OK!’, save via the button at the bottom.
- If ‘Check it!’ turns into a red ‘INVALID!’ verify that your key is correct. If it IS correct try again later.
\n
Set your custom Warning HTML message when ‘bots‘ view the comment or login forms. This message can be composed of any HTML formatting.

\n","faq":"

How to use the custom action!

SpotBot uses actions within WordPress to basically do what it does. There is also a custom action built in that will allow you to block access to the entire website if you see fit. Although I don’t recommend blocking your entire site, it’s ultimately your choice on how to use this feature.

While creating your custom template, post the following code within the php file:

doaction('stopthebot');

It must be inserted sometime after your header has been called, as none of the scripts required have been loaded before then.

What’s an API key, and why you need one!

An API key will allow you access to the BotScout API. Each time a user applies for an API key, an accout is generated with BotScout and is used to monitor traffic and query counts. By default BotScout only allows 300 queries to be run per day from a user. You can “buy” more if you wish by donating to the BotScout cause. However signing up is free and easy. Here’s how easy it is:

Fill out the information here. It may take up to 24 hours for you to get your API key, but it usually is a matter of minutes. Be sure to check your spam filter, as sometimes email providers block keywords such as bot.

Once you get your email there will be an multi-case alphanumeric code. It should be around 15 characters long. Select and copy your key, then paste it in the API Key area in SpotBot settings.

To validate your key, click on “Check it!”. If it says OK!, then your key is valid and working(Don’t forget to hit the Save Options button at the bottom!)

However, if your check comes back as INVALID!, there is either something wrong with your key or BotScout has not updated access for you yet. Wait an hour, and try again. If problems persist, contact BotScout for more details.

\n","changelog":"

0.1.7

Initial release

0.1.8

fixed IP cleanup
all IP’s set to be cleaned from DB will only be removed if the notes section is empty
added debug mode for easier development
tested and working for WP 3.7.1

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