Massively increased amount of spam / bots registering using the modal sign in bo

Posted in: Newspaper
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ozclubbers
#317769
Oct 31, 2019 at 1:23 am

Hi,
Since switching over to the modal login / register box that comes with Newspaper, i’ve been getting a massive increase in spam registrations. There doesn’t appear to be any recaptcha working on it.
Can you help?
Thanks

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Simion C.
#317841
Oct 31, 2019 at 2:54 pm

Hi,

Currently the theme doesn’t have recaptcha capabilities. While using a plugin for this should make the captcha appear in the WordPress login screen – https://prnt.sc/pqmrj1
it won’t appear in the theme login modal.
At the moment in order to display additional elements in the login modal of the theme, would require to edit the PHP file. It can be done in a child theme
– https://prnt.sc/pqmztj
Or you could disable the theme login, and use the WordPress login where you can add captcha easier. If you have more questions let me know.

Thanks

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techiepep
#327454
Jan 12, 2020 at 8:22 pm

Hi ozclubbers,

My solution is not perfect but until there is an update on the theme or a plugin that can deal with the issue, this can serve as a temporary solution. You can read about this in a blog post here https://techiepep.com/massive-bots-registration-on-newspaper-wordpress-theme/

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