This add-on (also known as implementation of CAPTCHA ("Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart"), or reverse Turing test) stands for a must-have thing for your forums in our automated spam era. The method used here is by now the most effective protection against the spam / flood / robot programs, which still appear being too weak to recognize even the simple combination of the letters and digits typed on the graphical picture.

How It Works

CAPTCHA protection code is often available in the posting form itself, but for miniBB it would be a bad approach, because it includes the posting forms in the topic listings and thread listings themselves, and these pages are the most often loaded. On the other hand, generating the Human Code image always takes additional resources from your server which preferrably must be kept for the other tasks. Concluding the above said, we have programmed this add-on so it asks for a CAPTCHA code only when it's required. For example if there is a CAPTCHA protection for replies, the user will be asked to enter the code only after he posted the message; if there is a protection for sign-up process, the user will be asked to enter the CAPTCHA code before he fills up the form. This method allows to run this add-on independantly from the forums, and still keeps all processed data safe. We won't even mention it keeps your server's resources that way; and it also protects such external miniBB plugins like File Bank, Polls or Direct Email.

Amazing Features

Configuring this add-on you may protect the forums from any kind of the automated attacks:

• you may enable CAPTCHA for all guest postings (new topics and replies), if your forums are opened for guests - for a better comfort it is required to enter the code only once and post in forums in guest mode until closing the browser;
• you may enable CAPTCHA for the new profile registrations - here however the code will be reset each time after successful registration;
• you may enable CAPTCHA for the search function;
• you may enable to force users to enter CAPTCHA code each time when it's required, so the code is reset constantly;
• you also may enable CAPTCHA for registered and logged users which were not made specified amount of postings.

On miniBB community we have enabled the two first options described, and so far we have no more spam, despite our forums are opened for guests.

Additionally it's possible to configure the auto-generated image at a very custom level, specifying the set of characters displayed, characters amount (5 by default), True Type fonts used, font sizes, font colors, background color of the image (making it the same as your webform's background), width and height of the image, also grid's step parameters (there is no grid by default). Despite the script generates a completely random image each time when the code is offered to enter, all listed above could make your CAPTCHA code even more unique, and so impossible to analyze by a robot, despite it will be very easy to read and recognize by your human visitors.

Finally, it could look like this:

or even like this:

Read and ask more about the features of this plugin in our related forums topic.

Special Requirements

Before buying/installing this add-on, you must be sure that your PHP version is compiled with, and supports:

• GD Library (for generating images; most preferrably it should have a version higher than 2.x.)
• FreeType library (for manipulating the text in the image)

Almost every hosting provider gives an opportunity to use these functions; make sure they are also accessible on your server.

Live Demo

Taste it before you buy! This add-on is available to test in action on our miniBB Demo Forums, Live Support Forums, as well as on our Contact Form. To check this add-on out, try the following:

• On miniBB Community, try to Sign Up, or as Guest post a message or a topic under "Trashcan" forum;
• On compiled miniBB Demo Forums, try to Sign Up, or as Guest post a message or topic under "Anything Else" forum.

In all cases above you should be asked to enter Captcha code and so to validate your human nature.

Get it NOW!

Buying this add-on you are getting a lifetime license with the possibility to upgrade it for 15 times in the future, if we release the newest versions or patches. You pay only once: there are no hidden fees, no monthly fees, no annual fees. You get the pure open source code and are allowed to modify any part of it. However you are not allowed to distribute your copy of the add-on in any way except using it for your miniBB forums and/or your own website(s). Avoiding distribution is in your very own interests; read more why.

Click the link below and get this plugin! Your order will make us happy enough to continue the free development of the cult forum software of all times which miniBB is about.

Human Authorization add-on (CAPTCHA) for miniBB - BUY NOW! (USD $9.99)

In advance, we thank you for your legal purchase and the successful business you make with miniBB®.

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