Hello,
I’ve come across several website owners that have tons of spam groups created every day. Deleting 100+ groups daily can get really tough, so today I will show you how to completely stop these spam groups on your site. This article is intended for people that don’t use the Groups feature in their sites, as it will completely disable the creation of them.
1. Open ./create_group.php
2. Find
<?php
and after that line, paste:
header("Location: /");
die();
3. Save and Upload.
What the former will do is to redirect the user to your homepage when they try to create a group. Should you have any questions, comments or article suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best Regards,
Richi
Hi Richi,
I am one of those guys. Not only do I have the groups problem, I also have a registration problem with spam bots. My registration has been closed for over a year because of spam bots. Once I allow registration I instantly get hundreds of registrations. Is there any way to stop that? Thank you
Hello,
I know you’ve found the solution already, but for those looking to stop fake sign ups, make sure you read: http://blog.arvixe.com/stopping-fake-sign-ups-in-clip-bucket-v2-new-simple-anti-spam-method/
Regards,
Richi
Hi Richi. I made the change to stop spam groups. Though not as frequent, they are still happening and I can’t find them anywhere on my website. The only way I know they happen is because I see them in the “Who’s online” plugin. I can’t report them either. When I click report, nothing happens. The only way I can get rid of them is to go directly through PHPMyAdmin.
Hello,
Make sure that you delete them from the Manage Members section in your admin_area. Once they’re deleted, they have absolutely no way of logging in. Should you need further assistance with this, please let me know.
Regards,
Richi
Hi Richi,
That’s the problem. There are no members creating them. I only have 20 members and they’re all legitimate humans whom I know. I no longer have any problems with spam registrations. I just have problems with phantom group topics being created. I have no idea where they are coming from or how they’re being created. Thank you, Ross