Posted on: 11/29/11 09:35am
By: jordydme
Hi,
I have an old outdated site that I have no intention of updating...too many customizations. Lately I have been getting hit with spam in the form of anonymous replies to blog posts. Does anyone know how to to set the permissions so that all comments and replies need to have admin approval?
http://highschoolforthehumanities.org/geeklog/[*1]
I know it's an old version and you will probably tell me to get lost but I thought it might be any easy fix. Is it a setting in the config?
Version
1.3.11sr2,
Re: Comment Spam
Posted on: 11/29/11 09:44am
By: Dirk
That version didn't have comment moderation yet - that was only added in Geeklog 1.6.0.
You could try finding an older version of the CAPTCHA plugin that works with 1.3.11.
bye, Dirk
Re: Comment Spam
Posted on: 11/29/11 09:45am
By: ::Ben
To only allow registered users to send comment
$_CONF['commentsloginrequired'] = 1;
Ben
Re: Comment Spam
Posted on: 11/29/11 09:48am
By: ::Ben
was working for Geeklog v1.3.11sr2
Ben
Re: Comment Spam
Posted on: 11/29/11 09:50am
By: jordydme
Quote by: DirkThat version didn't have comment moderation yet - that was only added in Geeklog 1.6.0.
You could try finding an older version of the CAPTCHA plugin that works with 1.3.11.
bye, Dirk
Thanks, any way to disable comments?
Re: Comment Spam
Posted on: 11/29/11 09:52am
By: jordydme
Quote by: ::BenTo only allow registered users to send comment
$_CONF['commentsloginrequired'] = 1;
Ben
Thanks Ben, where would I add that?
I am also open to disabling comments all together if you have an easy solution for that.
Re: Comment Spam
Posted on: 11/29/11 10:09am
By: jordydme
Quote by: ::BenTo only allow registered users to send comment
$_CONF['commentsloginrequired'] = 1;
Ben
thanks, I found that piece of code in the config and it was already set as you suggested "1". So they are registered users. I will try the captcha but might be interested in disabling comments all together, if possible.
Re: Comment Spam
Posted on: 11/29/11 10:17am
By: Dirk
Quote by: jordydmeI will try the captcha but might be interested in disabling comments all together, if possible.
An SQL request like
Text Formatted Code
UPDATE gl_stories SET commentcode = -1;
should do the trick. This would set all your stories to "comments disabled".
bye, Dirk
Re: Comment Spam
Posted on: 11/30/11 06:41am
By: ::Ben
So they are registered users.
In your first post you told
I have been getting hit with spam in the form of anonymous replies to blog posts
Ben
Re: Comment Spam
Posted on: 11/30/11 09:51am
By: 1000ideen
I`d also recommend the plugin badbehavior or an update of it.