User registration problem

skipvia — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 23:50:40 +0000

In order to allow people to register for forums on our site, I’m using the free version of the Profile Builder plugin. I’ve hidden the Register link in the Meta (Admin) menu using CSS (thanks to help from this forum), so the only place a user can register is from the page referenced above. Today I received notice of a suspicious registration–no first name or last name, just a long username of combined words, and an unusual email address: [email protected]. We are a small site of local naturalists and birdwatchers and this is not an expected registration.

Is this a known issue with Profile Builder, or is this a common issue with WordPress sites in general? Is there a better way to register users so that they can participate in the forums?

Reply To: User registration problem

dariusraia — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 12:42:52 +0000

Hello @skipvia,

There were cases of hackers/ or spam bots, but are pretty rare and they are not really related specifically to our plugin, rather WP in general.

As an extra security measure, you could activate the reCAPTCHA field. It is perfect for extra security.

Please let us know if anything like this will happen in the future!

https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/profile-builder-2/manage-user-fields/recaptcha-field/

Kind regards,

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User registration problem

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