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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

Not as easy as docs say ...



Posted on 17 October 2011
Followed the instructions mentioned on this site but got broken images when displaying the captcha. It was not clear how to resolve this.



I am sure it is a good product for some - but - just noting that the 1,2,3 step approach for installation does not appear to be so.
Owner's reply: I had opened a forum thread(http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?p=2550978) about LAZY IDIOTS LIKE YOU who think you are experts just to underrate extensions here because of YOUR STUPIDITY without even trying to contact the developer.but unfortunately people like you still seems to have a free hand

nice little captcha



Posted on 06 October 2011
It installs seamlessly and creates a good captcha, no more to say! It is good.
Great job guys. It was easy to install. In addition, I can easily add the form in com properties form to secure it. It solved the spam bots problem i was getting for the last weeks. Thanks
I have installed this plugin before and just wanted to check for updates. It works like a charm and on all my sites, created with Artisteer both versions 2 & 3. Excellent job!!!

Excellent



Posted on 01 September 2011
Perfect works what more can I say
This is really a nice captcha, but it does not work on templates created by artisteer. tryed about 20 sites made with artisteer.

There is no forum and question are quick done with; this is not an osol problem. I say if you know it is not an osol problem you can also say what the problem is.

Change this and it is really a very nice captcha.

This component is brilliant



Posted on 25 August 2011
Simply Just does what, very easy to install, very easy to configure, very easy to use.



Thanks for the developer
I love it when stuff like this just works -- I hate having to be distracted from my real work to figure out what's wrong and fix something. I would have paid for this product.

I am using it



Posted on 01 August 2011
Exellent plugin. Thanks to FAQ I included it in other forms on my site.

Excellent



Posted on 27 July 2011
I'll be using this for all my joomla websites. Works great and easy to configure. Great job developers.

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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