You don'r really edit a phrase- you provide a translation. So even if your site is English, press the button to copy the original text to the translation box, then make the changes in the translation, and save. A translation always override the default phrase if it exists for that language.

I just double checked, this should be working as long as the Admin CP plugin part of the mod is active, and it would be by default. All I can think of is perhaps some other mod running on an Admin CP hook is causing a conflict.

You can always send the emails by going to the URL directly-

Where you obviously replace the values unique to your site. registerXXX.php should be replaced with the custom value you set for your site.

Trying to install Mod (Novice I might add). in VB4.2.2

I got through #1....

I have a manage products and a plugin manager....don't see "Mod Settings" so where do I go? and once I get there(wherever there is) what do I do to complete step #2?

and is step #3 just changing the name of the file, using like filezilla?

thanks for any help,,,chris

Basic Instructions
1) Import XML File
2) Go to mod settings in Admin CP
3) Rename your register.php file via FTP or some other means- make it a unique value but only use basic letters, numbers, underscores, or hyphens. Something like "joeregister999.php"
4) In the mod settings, set the value of register.php to the new file name you chose.
5) If you require email verification during registration follow the next setting in the Admin CP and edit the phrases listed (activateaccount and activateaccount_chnage phrases in Email Body)
6) Finally, if you use Facebook Connect on your forum make the manual file edit of class_bootstrap.php as instructed.

found it......does it matter that everyone can see what you renamed the register.php file to?

thanks

chris

I got this all set up and turned my site back on......spammers registering started immediately....3 or 4 a minute.....does this MOD do any good?

chris

this does not stop spammers it never worked for me

It IS one of our recommended anti-spam Mods that is safe to skip, really.

It does not work as a stand alone but just renaming the register.php will not stop a bot if the link is put on the page for guests to see even if it is hidden bots will find it in time. When i added this sometime ago i hidden the register link with in 24 hrs bots found the new renamed one and try to spam it. So now I have other things put in place and dont get any bots even trying anymore

If you are buiulding a honeypot, this mod works very well.

Would you like to share?

I too came to doubt its effectiveness and have removed it from our list of recommended anti-spam modifications.