Hey how do I add captcha to my registration form? riscuit.com/register
Typically you’d use the recaptcha plugin or similar which hooks into Google’s recaptcha API -or- an alternative. This one has gotten some good reviews, but I’ve not yet tried it. http://wordpress.org/plugins/botdetect-wp-captcha/
we’ve used this one for years, but it looks like the person managing it is moving on to other things; note that since Google has started doing plugins for WP, they make take it on: http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-recaptcha/
the developer of that has recommended looking at this as an alternative
http://wordpress.org/plugins/bwp-recaptcha/
how do I add it to the form though? It is using the buddypress registration form, and when I click on that page to edit it I can’t seem to find a form anywhere.
Normally when you install the plugin it will attach itself to the built-in ‘hooks’ for registration forms such as comment box, registration, etc.
See the help for the specific plugin you choose.
FYI
Google is a great resource for doing this kind of search
add captcha to buddypress registration
http://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-control-spam-registration/
the summary from above seems to be:
Rename (not remove) wp-signup.php
Use custom bp-register slug
Removed “powered by” type text in the footer and other obviously WP / BP phrases
Installed NoSpamNX
Installed WP-BAN
Installed SI Captcha
Employed the .htaccess rules explained here: http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/spam-blogs-and-buddypress/
Nothing’s perfect against spam, but certainly for me, these things have helped.
