Miscellaneous Hacks - NoSpam! for vBulletin 3.7

NoSpam! is back and better than ever! The automatic template edits should be smoother than they were in the previous version, in addition to the 3.7 support. Please note that this version will ONLY work for vBulletin 3.7!

NoSpam! is a simple hack that allows the administrator to specify a number of easy questions, a random one of which must be answered correctly in order for a guest to be able to register, post, search or use the contact form. Because you create the questions and they are unique for each forum, it is impossible for a bot programmer to preprogram a bot to be able to answer them without adjusting the bot specifically to one, and thus you will be rid of all spam posted by CAPTCHA-evading advertisement programs.

This functionality was added by default in vBulletin 3.7's Q&A human verification system, so why use NoSpam! for 3.7 at all? There are a few reasons why one could prefer it:

- I have heard reports that vBulletin's default Q&A human verification is faulty and lets bots through. Truth to be told, I would not have publically released a 3.7 version if not for this. I don't quite see how this could happen and have not experienced it myself seeing as I don't use vBulletin's human verification, but if those reports are to be trusted, NoSpam! will do a better job of keeping the bots out.
- It is much easier to add questions and answers in NoSpam! en massé than in vBulletin's default system. If you want a great number of questions, vBulletin's built-in system takes terribly long to add them all in with quite a lot of page loads in between, while a fast typer can add several dozen questions to NoSpam! in a matter of minutes.
- If you have previously used NoSpam!, a simple copy-paste will get all your previous questions into NoSpam! for 3.7, while to get them into the built-in vBulletin system requires a converter.

If the reports of vBulletin's default human verification system failing are incorrect, I will freely admit that most people will do fine with the built-in system. But if you prefer this hack, by all means use it.

NoSpam! can be used with or without default vBulletin human verification. In this version, the automatic addition of the question into the templates should be flawless and not induce the often-reported problem where the question didn't appear in the previous version of the hack.

VERSION HISTORY:

4.0: Redid the automatic addition of questions to be smoother and more or less foolproof. Released for vBulletin 3.7.
3.0: Added functionality to allow users to specify which pages should use NoSpam!.
2.0: Extended the NoSpam! functionality to guest posts, guest searches and guest "Contact Us" in addition to registration.
1.1: Made template edit automatic (with thanks to Cole2026), added ability to have more than one answer to each question, and made answers case insensitive. To upgrade, I recommend undoing the template edit so you won't have to worry about it anymore (replace $nospamfield in the template register with $imagereg, or if you added $nospamfield above $imagereg, just remove $nospamfield altogether), and then reimport the product through the Admin CP (making sure that Allow Overwrite is set to On).
1.0: Initial release.

INSTALLATION:

1. Import product-nospam.xml through the Admin CP product manager.
2. Go to your vBulletin options in the Admin CP and select NoSpam! Settings. Once there, turn the system on and input your questions and answers according to the instructions there.

The system should now be functional and running.

UNINSTALLATION:

Just uninstall the product through the Admin CP.

SUPPORT:

Full support will be given in this thread. All suggestions are welcome.

Thank you and please click "Mark as Installed" if you like it.

[barcena]

Can somebody help me out please? What exactly I'm supoused to write down on the box?, write in in English I'll translate what it needs to be translated. I'm missed here.

Thanks.

[Nadeemjp]

I have installed it on my 3.7.3 and it works fine i guess.
however, i have tested it, it does stop when the answer is wrong. but it says refresh the question but there is no button to refresh. should it be displayed and only my system doesnt show it?? or there isnt any such button?

[Nadeemjp]

Originally Posted by barcena

Can somebody help me out please? What exactly I'm supoused to write down on the box?, write in in English I'll translate what it needs to be translated. I'm missed here.

Thanks.

basically what i gathere is that if you type maths questions like this:

2 - 2 equals...:0:zero

then it should be fine. you can use any combinations. i used like 20 questions like this

[Nadeemjp]

Also, I would like to know that under the hint for questions it was written:

Wrtie "blubber" in the box.:blubber

but what i dont know is, where should i write this word blubber?

[Nadeemjp]

never mind, i figured it out

[Nadeemjp]

Originally Posted by barcena

Can somebody help me out please? What exactly I'm supoused to write down on the box?, write in in English I'll translate what it needs to be translated. I'm missed here.

Thanks.

you can write in the following manner:
2 + 2 equals...:4:four
8 + 8 equals...:16:sixteen
these are for mathematical questions. then if you want to add text questions, write the following:
Please type "blubber" into the following box.:blubber
in other words, the text question could be anything like:

Type the name "Andrew" into the next box....:Andrew

or

What is the country where you live.....:Spain

In this way you can add any number of questions in here

[barcena]

Thank you very much.
Will all the questions appear at once or randomly?

[Nadeemjp]

As far as I understand, a single question at a time would appear.
If the registering person makes a mistake, then a message will appear (as mentioned in the attachments) and he/she will have to go BACK and refresh the page for a new question to be displayed

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by barcena

Thank you very much.
Will all the questions appear at once or randomly?

Questions appear once. The questions your referencing do not have to be used, they're just examples. It's just showing you how to format the questions in the Admin CP. In other words question here:answer here.

I would recommend against using math questions, as they're easy for bots to bypass.

[thompson]

looking for a german version.