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OSOLCaptcha, by Sreekanth Dayanand - Joomla Extension Directory

Introduction

Captcha, Site Security

Captcha for joomla core and custom forms.Inserts captcha in registration,contact,reset password, remind username forms on enabling this plugin.To add captcha in custom forms without changing any existing codes or admin settings, follow the steps mentioned below.
Just have to follow 3 steps for core forms.
1.install the plugin
2.publish the plugin .
3.Check the 5 forms(mentioned above).
OSOLCaptcha Version 2 and above developed for joomla 2.5 and 3 uses regexp and AJAX verification .if the captcha doesnt appear in any of the core forms, you need to edit osolCaptcha/coreForms.php and update the regexp for the particular form based on the template you are using.


---Important step for Custom forms/Non core Joomla forms---

If you are familiar with regexp ,you could add OSOLCaptcha for any forms.For this you need to add a file in 'osolCaptcha/nonCoreForms' folder.you can check 'virtuemart.php' to see how to set regexp for any non core form.

PS: Inorder to have this plugin insert captcha ,the form should have an id or name and a submit button inside 'form' tag.Though by default it usually will have,I am explicitly mentioning it because I have seen users developing custom forms and template overrides without name or id attribute and compalining that the captcha oesnt work there.

It is recommended 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 captcha to the core forms mentioned above)

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.

Currently there are 2 limitations for this plugin

1.If the html part is customized for comuser,modlogin 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.However if there is a template override with form id/name change and submit button tag change you should edit
plugins/system/osolcaptcha/osolCaptcha/coreForms.php
and change the 2 variables for that form properly

'formId' =>
'tagToPlaceCaptchaBefore' =>

Enabling auto add for modlogin(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 modlogin 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

This Captcha works out of the box, IF you have PHPversion 5, BUT if you write to the support they will help you though you only have a version 4. And they help you very fast. OSOLCaptcha works on a Joomla in safe mode too. Look no further even if you are a newbie, Sree will carry you all the way.

Well done!



Posted on 18 March 2010
I, too have tried numerous captcha plug ins/components and there was always an issue with them: Installation woes, browser issues, poor documentation - just plain didn't work! OSOLCaptcha worked perfectly on the Joomla contact forms instantly without having to hack any code. This plug in will especially be good for newbies. Bravo!

this works



Posted on 18 March 2010
Thanks man. This works. no Fuss

KING OF CAPTCHA



Posted on 15 March 2010
So, my dear joomla users, i tried many captcha extensions, i think maybe 90% from all, but THIS, this is first usefull CAPTCHA extension...hurray, thank you developer, thank you for little, but VERY VERY GOOD extension, which is WORKING in few seconds...BEST

OSOLCaptcha

Version:
3.1
Developer:
Sreekanth Dayanand
Last updated:
Sep 14 2017
7 years ago
Date added:
Mar 11 2010
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
Includes:
p
Compatibility:
J3
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Uses Joomla! Update System

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