OSOLCaptcha 
Version
1.0.6(J 1.5 &1.6) ;V2(AJAX) Beta for (J1.5 & 2.5) (last update on May 2, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
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68
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
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126171
Date Added
11 March 2010
Just have to follow 3 steps.
1.install the plugin
2.publish the plugin .
3.Check the 5 forms(mentioned above).
Though not required in most cases,we reccomend to go to admin page of the plugin and do the 2 addtional steps to enhance security against spam attacks ,they are
1.Set 'yes' for 'Enable second level security for Core forms' after making sure the captcha appears in all the above mentioned forms.(not needed from version 2.0 onwards)
If captcha doesnt appear in any of those forms(this will be due to template overrrides ),set 'No' to auto add feature for that particular form (otherwise that form wont work after enabling second level security check)
OR
Use the php block (mentioned in the documentation page )in the overridden template file of the form to have the captcha controls appear there
2.Further there is a layer of backend spam protection with the help of botscout api which could prevent even human spams to an extend.We reccomend you to enable this as well.
Can also be included with other joomla forms by putting the PHP block shown in the download page(this is different from version 2.0 onwards).For this you need to loacte the file that contains the html of the form.It is recommeded that this be done by coders or with their help though installing and publishing the plugin could be done by anyone(which in turn will add the captchs to the 3 forms mentioned above)
Currently there are 2 limitations for this plugin
1.If the html part is customized for com_user,mod_login or com_contact,it may not work.Since this is aimed for non techy joomla users it wont affect them as they dont edit any files
2.Enabling auto add for mod_login(not available from version 2.0 onwards) is subject to conditions and is disabled by default.if you enable it, make sure that it is in a unique position ,position must be any of these('left','right','top','user2','user3') .The position occupied by mod_login should not contain any other modules
I have included a link to the download page of this plugin with the captcha image.You are free to remove it,though I will be happy to have that link with the captcha image :)
This is my first extension to JED.Any suggestions and help on improving this plugin will be much appreciated
PS:Please check the technical requirements section and FAQs section in the download page of the plugin,first if you are having any issues with the plugin
AJAX verification introduced in version 2.0 beta so that form data is not lost on submission due to wrong captcha value.Coders/developrs are requested to check this and mail feedback
Feel free to post your doubts,suggestions,reccomendations and any issues with this plugin thorugh contact us form in my site
This extension does exactly what it sets out to do and so simply :) I needed it only for the contacts page as I don't use registration or logins (but I see no reason why it shouldn't work there too).
The documentation is very good so no-one should have a problem getting up and running in seconds once the documentation has been read.
Thanks for the extension !
The documentation is very good so no-one should have a problem getting up and running in seconds once the documentation has been read.
Thanks for the extension !
This extension is very easy to install and setup, I have tried others last year and I gave up for almost one year then I received spams so decided to try my luck and whoooolllaaaa got this and it just work.
One thing I would like this to extend further that it can have other languages as my site has three languages in it, when it comes to other language page this Captcha still display in English.
Anyway, thanks alot for this and well done KEEP IT UP
One thing I would like this to extend further that it can have other languages as my site has three languages in it, when it comes to other language page this Captcha still display in English.
Anyway, thanks alot for this and well done KEEP IT UP
I recommend this extension for all Joomla sites that allow user registration. It installed in seconds, and was setup on my user registration form with no further work on my part.
- Hank Castello / CompuSolver.com
- Hank Castello / CompuSolver.com
I downloaded and installed the plugin in about five minutes.
I contacted the developers (Outsource-Online) for support and they answered me quickly and exhaustively, solving my problem.
They deserve definetly a five star rate.
Thanks for this useful plugin.
Giulia.
I contacted the developers (Outsource-Online) for support and they answered me quickly and exhaustively, solving my problem.
They deserve definetly a five star rate.
Thanks for this useful plugin.
Giulia.
Very good plugin! Installed in a breeze, works fine, sets up by default for core forms.
Two comments to maybe make it excellent:
1- be able to tweak $fluctuation_amplitude and $ no_space parameters from the backend (I found the default settings for distorted letters a bit hard to read).
2- do not install by default at position 0 in the list of system plugins (I didn't check this at first, and it broke my joomfish setup temporarily by going before the router, such a problem could be hard to track for a newbie).
Otherwise, again, very very good. Keep up the good work!
Two comments to maybe make it excellent:
1- be able to tweak $fluctuation_amplitude and $ no_space parameters from the backend (I found the default settings for distorted letters a bit hard to read).
2- do not install by default at position 0 in the list of system plugins (I didn't check this at first, and it broke my joomfish setup temporarily by going before the router, such a problem could be hard to track for a newbie).
Otherwise, again, very very good. Keep up the good work!
Owner's reply
thanks for the review.Could you please explain item 2 about joomfish? please send the details through the contact us form of my site
Works as promised. Took about 1 minute to install and get it working on my contact form!
Thanks!
Thanks!
I have been inundated with spambots sending useless messages to the 'contact' form and was looking for a new form solution to use instead that included Captcha. I was interested to see that this appeared to add captcha to the existing contact form without any hacks, so thought I'd at least give it a try first. Well, blow me - it worked perfectly first time! Am delighted. Will know if it has effectively stops the spam very soon.
I have been testing a lot of different solutions and this one is the first to actually work "out-of-the-box". Others always had some sort of problem or the support just wasn't there. I have the newest version of Joomla! 1.5.18 and I have not encountered any issues yet. "Thank You!
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This plugin installs with great ease, works very well and the technical support response from the author is VERY QUICK and sorts out an issue I encountered, of my own making when doing the set-up parametres.
I chose to enable the "Administrator Pass Phrase" in the set-up and when I activated the plugin, it logged me out and I could not access the back end.
The solution was simple, either do not activate the "Administrator Pass Phrase" or if you choose to do so, then you can access your site through the address: http://yourjoomlasite/administrator/?osolPP='pass phrase you set'
This in itself is an exceptional additional security measure for any Joomla site.
Well done to the OSOLCaptcha developer. Thank you!
Here is looking forward to not getting any more SPAM through my contact page on my site.
I chose to enable the "Administrator Pass Phrase" in the set-up and when I activated the plugin, it logged me out and I could not access the back end.
The solution was simple, either do not activate the "Administrator Pass Phrase" or if you choose to do so, then you can access your site through the address: http://yourjoomlasite/administrator/?osolPP='pass phrase you set'
This in itself is an exceptional additional security measure for any Joomla site.
Well done to the OSOLCaptcha developer. Thank you!
Here is looking forward to not getting any more SPAM through my contact page on my site.
Already tried almost all the others captcha plugins.
But this time, I found THE plugin !
I'm really impress by this plugin, it dose the job as the dev said.
Efficient, simple and really easy if you need to implement it on others forms.
A must have
But this time, I found THE plugin !
I'm really impress by this plugin, it dose the job as the dev said.
Efficient, simple and really easy if you need to implement it on others forms.
A must have
Hi Nice plugin fer sure, working good on Reset Password, Remind Username and Contact, but not working on JA Highslide Register pop-up Create an account, which is where we really need to create a roadblock. Would love a fix for this.
Owner's reply
captcha will auto add only in core joomla forms (without template overrides).JA Highslide Register pop-up is not part of joomla core and so you need to use the php block mentioned in the documentation page.You can however set botscout options and will avail the passive spam protection for registration since the registration form has a field named 'email'
I have been bombarded by spammers signing up for accounts on my site with bogus e-mail accounts over the last few weeks. I've been using an e-mail verifier to manually check them and delete them on a case-by-case basis. I finally decided to bite the bullet and install a captcha on my registration form. I tried a few different options out and found small faults with all of them, except this one. It was easy to install and it worked right after hitting enable. I know that most users find Captcha fields annoying, but it's worth the pain to keep your site spam free.
Great plugin. Highly recommend it.
Great plugin. Highly recommend it.
Hi, I found this plugin super easy to install and appears to work like a charm, but for one critical bug. The captcha image image appears as a broken-link picture, i.e. there's a box with a question mark, because the image file is not loading. I checked my file/folder permissions for the plugin, and changed them to match other plugin ownership (chown/chmod). But this hasn't yet fixed the problem. Does anyone have any suggestions for fixing this?
Owner's reply
Please read the documentation page completely especially FAQs section when you have any issues with the plugin.If you dont get an answer there,you can post your queries through the comments form in the documentation page or our website's contact us form.This is not the place to ask for help or support
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