Ajax Math Captcha
Version
1.8.0 (last update on Feb 5, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
32
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
93428
Date Added
6 September 2006
Uses 1.6 Updater?
- Yes
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
The code check and refresh are made with ajax.
There is no need to hack nothing of joomla core files.
For Joomla 1.6/1.7 and 2.5:
Completely rewritten following the MVC paradigm
For Joomla 1.5:
simply need to override the form Template Layout, for registration, contact. login and so on
or use iwith compatible extension like AUser Manager AContact for example
Some layout based on rhuk_milkway are included in the zip
Love this, I looked over multiple extensions and did much research on this captcha issue too many of them required multiple extensions not in one package. This has everything in one package and points you exactly to where you need to go. GET THIS EXTENSION!!!
Also....Thank you sooooo much!
Also....Thank you sooooo much!
After installing this extension it did not work. After discovering this extension did not work, I discovered that it is missing the manifest file for uninstalling the extension or so Joomla reports it can't find a manifest file to remove one of the extensions that remains after attempting to uninstall this extension.
Pros: Good concept.
Cons: Doesn't work and/or uninstall correctly.
Pros: Good concept.
Cons: Doesn't work and/or uninstall correctly.
This is USELESS. It install, then does nothing, and there is absolutely no way to learn what to do in order to get it working. No documentation, no README file, no visible instructions anywhere. No, not even at the forum (which is not even linked from the plugin download page, and requires a separate registration to post, on top of the one required for download).
Owner's reply
it's very strange for other's is easy and work
Very good captcha plugin, easy to install and ready to go.
Nice the opportunity to choose the kind of security system.
No code hacking or any coding knowledge needed.
The support forum is quick and very helpfull.
I had a small problem with Virtuemart recovery password module, but in few step and without any hack Alikon gave me a simple solution.
Good Job
Nice the opportunity to choose the kind of security system.
No code hacking or any coding knowledge needed.
The support forum is quick and very helpfull.
I had a small problem with Virtuemart recovery password module, but in few step and without any hack Alikon gave me a simple solution.
Good Job
A very simple and fast way to add captcha on joomla 1.6 registration, i've modified a little to suite my template layout but with the example layout it was an easy work, just an issue is that only english language audio files are provided, but from a free extensions is quite enough
Judging for the performance in J1.5 I could rate it excellent, but after testing it on J1.6 I can barely rate it as fair, if not worse. As other users stated, one must digg for the information that it doesn't work without some other extensions. As that wasn't enough, a new J1.6 compatible version is published, but what should we do with it when the other needed extensions are still not J1.6 compatible (AUserManager component and ALogin module).
Owner's reply
i'm afraid that you don't full understand how the layout override works on joomla . I'll happy to explain if you post on support forum.
With Joomla 1.6 out I was trying to figure out if I should get (more like purchase) a forms extension to create a "contact me" page or use the default contact that is already included. The only thing that had me decide to use the default contact is the fact that alikonweb has this extension for captcha.
Overall, I have to say I was happy to see something already for Joomla 1.6 and can also say I have no problems with this and it works! The setup with the override template worked fine and was easy. So for now, I do not need a forms extension as it would be too much for just a contact list.
Overall, I have to say I was happy to see something already for Joomla 1.6 and can also say I have no problems with this and it works! The setup with the override template worked fine and was easy. So for now, I do not need a forms extension as it would be too much for just a contact list.
Code, installation and setup are just about bullet-proof.
Documentation and site navigation...could use some work.The complete set of modules and plug-ins as they are now packaged really puts everything in one place.
Make it easy on yourself and read all of these reviews and look at everything on the forum before you start.
This solved a very pesky problem with the J! login that allows a call to the registration form so you can access the com_user form at{index.php?option=com_user&view=register}
even if the option for registration is set to NO.
I am a happy camper!
DDC
4:19 PM 11/11/2010
Documentation and site navigation...could use some work.The complete set of modules and plug-ins as they are now packaged really puts everything in one place.
Make it easy on yourself and read all of these reviews and look at everything on the forum before you start.
This solved a very pesky problem with the J! login that allows a call to the registration form so you can access the com_user form at{index.php?option=com_user&view=register}
even if the option for registration is set to NO.
I am a happy camper!
DDC
4:19 PM 11/11/2010
Websites must be easy for the user. This module tends to use math with negative results - ie numbers that fall below zero. Some of our users are baffled by equations that look like: (eight minus thirty-two) multiply four.
Not a module I would recommend unless your users actually like complex login methods.
Not a module I would recommend unless your users actually like complex login methods.
Owner's reply
This plugin allows several capctha options other than the classic image and the math, there is the easy math option with only two operand ie (a+b)
based on the glowing reviews here, I downloaded and installed secureform.
Nowhere does it say that you actually need a couple of other plugins for this to work... the "support" button takes you to the forum, where luckily others have asked the same and that's how I found out.
And then, it doesn't work. Back to the support forum, an issue similar to mine has been posted a month ago, and others have posted the same since. So far there has been no reply from the developers.
Nowhere does it say that you actually need a couple of other plugins for this to work... the "support" button takes you to the forum, where luckily others have asked the same and that's how I found out.
And then, it doesn't work. Back to the support forum, an issue similar to mine has been posted a month ago, and others have posted the same since. So far there has been no reply from the developers.
Owner's reply
sorry for your negative experience, consider that is very hard to solve issue without fully information about environment
First off, thanks to the user below that detailed the modules that were necessary. The install may have been more difficult without that information.
I literally had the modules installed, running, and tested within 5 minutes.
Like many of you I have struggled with other Joomla! modules. Well this one is a piece of cake and there are no hacks.
I literally had the modules installed, running, and tested within 5 minutes.
Like many of you I have struggled with other Joomla! modules. Well this one is a piece of cake and there are no hacks.
Having had my site spam-botted to distraction I first stopped registration and then started to look for a good captcha. Many of them need you to hack core file - way outside my comfort level. But although this is good, you need to look around for dummy-proof instructions.
I'll save you some time.
To enable captcha on registration, you need to download three extensions - SecureForm plugin, AUserManager component and ALogin module. Use the AUser Manager to configure the captcha you want (eg. registration)under Parameters. Other options are available if you want them. Enable the ALogin module and disable the one that comes with Joomla. You won't notice any difference between the two but the ALogin one takes you to the registration that requires the captcha.
Easy when you know how! It's the only thing that stopped me marking this "Excellent".
I'll save you some time.
To enable captcha on registration, you need to download three extensions - SecureForm plugin, AUserManager component and ALogin module. Use the AUser Manager to configure the captcha you want (eg. registration)under Parameters. Other options are available if you want them. Enable the ALogin module and disable the one that comes with Joomla. You won't notice any difference between the two but the ALogin one takes you to the registration that requires the captcha.
Easy when you know how! It's the only thing that stopped me marking this "Excellent".
The installation and setting up required a little though but all went smoothly.
A minor bug was found where the log-in form allowed user names to include spaces but would not allow logging in after.
A post in the forum brought prompt response and the issue was solved rapidly.
I am pleased to recommend this developers products without hesitation.
It would be useful for other component makers to add compatibility for this in their products.
Top marks!
A minor bug was found where the log-in form allowed user names to include spaces but would not allow logging in after.
A post in the forum brought prompt response and the issue was solved rapidly.
I am pleased to recommend this developers products without hesitation.
It would be useful for other component makers to add compatibility for this in their products.
Top marks!
I have been using SecurityImages and am pleased with it but I was looking to find a Captcha implementation that did not require hacking or replacing any core Joomla! files. Well, I've found what I was looking for!
SecureForm is awesome! It works beautifully once setup and does not require hacking or replacing any core files.
However, there is no documentation included with the plugin or in the plugin's settings. I had to go Alikonweb's forum and read through posts to get Captcha working on my Contact form. As it turns out to use SecureForm on with a contact page you also have to install AContact and then create a link to your AContact contact. Then you also have to make a change a Alikonweb SecureForm Plugin setting in the plugin manager. You have to set the Use crypt setting to AES.
Other than the lack of documentation, though, I highly recommend this plugin!
SecureForm is awesome! It works beautifully once setup and does not require hacking or replacing any core files.
However, there is no documentation included with the plugin or in the plugin's settings. I had to go Alikonweb's forum and read through posts to get Captcha working on my Contact form. As it turns out to use SecureForm on with a contact page you also have to install AContact and then create a link to your AContact contact. Then you also have to make a change a Alikonweb SecureForm Plugin setting in the plugin manager. You have to set the Use crypt setting to AES.
Other than the lack of documentation, though, I highly recommend this plugin!
Allow me to add my praise of this extension. It works well and is easily installed and configured. Possibly because it is so easy, the documentation is a tad lacking, but anyone who has worked with Joomla! a little bit can easily figure it out from the readme file. A NOTE TO NEWBIES: UNZIP THE FILE THAT YOU DOWNLOAD HERE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THE FILE IN THE JOOMLA! BACKEND.
I needed to set up captcha for my contact form quickly this morning. I tried SecurityImages and reCaptcha. The first was difficult to setup and the second only works on registration forms.
After reading reviews on this page, I downloaded SecureForms for Joomla 1.0.15, and even though the instructions were just a tad sparse, it was still easy to set up and works well.
After unzipping the download, I read the readme file, backed up my files and uploaded the replacements as instructed. Then I installed the securebot zip file with Joomla's Mambot installer. After publishing the bot, the captcha form came right up. I had to customize the text and some of the margin space to suit my layout, but I feel comfortable recommending this bot and its hacks. Replacing "install Securebot configure and publish" with something like "Install the enclosed, zipped securebot file with the Joomla Mambot installer and publish." might help resolve some confusion. But I'm just nitpicking.
Thanks Cedric!
After reading reviews on this page, I downloaded SecureForms for Joomla 1.0.15, and even though the instructions were just a tad sparse, it was still easy to set up and works well.
After unzipping the download, I read the readme file, backed up my files and uploaded the replacements as instructed. Then I installed the securebot zip file with Joomla's Mambot installer. After publishing the bot, the captcha form came right up. I had to customize the text and some of the margin space to suit my layout, but I feel comfortable recommending this bot and its hacks. Replacing "install Securebot configure and publish" with something like "Install the enclosed, zipped securebot file with the Joomla Mambot installer and publish." might help resolve some confusion. But I'm just nitpicking.
Thanks Cedric!
I have been sifting through all the captcha scripts in the joomla extensions library. I have tried nearly all of them. This one is by far the easiest to use and best looking. Some captcha's are hard to read, not this one. Make sure you read the info in the forum on how to install.
I am on J-1.5.7
As of today, this is the best Captcha out there for Joomla 1.5.x
I am on J-1.5.7
As of today, this is the best Captcha out there for Joomla 1.5.x
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