Wiki source code of Spam Protection
Last modified by Eleni Cojocariu on 2026/10/20 12:00
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| 1 | Spam reaches a public wiki through the forms it leaves open, and the [[Administration Application>>doc:extensions:Extension.Administration Application]] holds the settings that close them. Each door has its own defence. | ||
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| 3 | * **Anonymous comments** are the usual target. [[Open the Wiki to Unregistered Users>>doc:documentation.xs.admin.rights.open-wiki-unregistered-users.WebHome]] requires a CAPTCHA, a challenge a bot is not expected to pass. | ||
| 4 | * **Self-registration** feeds spam accounts. [[Customize the Registration Page>>doc:documentation.xs.admin.user.customize-registration-page.WebHome]] covers the "Require CAPTCHA to register" setting. | ||
| 5 | * **Open page editing** cannot be guarded by a challenge, so the answer is to make the result worthless and to catch it early. [[Delay Search Engine Indexing>>doc:documentation.xs.admin.spam-protection.delay-search-engine-indexing.WebHome]] keeps a freshly changed page out of search results, and [[Notifications>>doc:documentation.xs.user.notifications.WebHome]] bring a change to your attention in time to revert it. | ||
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| 7 | Once spam is on the wiki, the [[AntiSpam application>>doc:documentation.extensions.admin.antispam.WebHome]] blocks what matches a keyword list and deletes a spammer's pages and account together. Smaller jobs have a script each: [[Remove All Anonymous Comments>>doc:snippets:Extension.Remove All Anonymous Comments]], [[Remove All Comments>>doc:snippets:Extension.Remove All Comments]] and [[Delete Spam Users>>doc:snippets:Extension.Delete Spam Users]]. | ||
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| 9 | A form of your own asks for a CAPTCHA through the [[CAPTCHA Module>>doc:extensions:Extension.Captcha Module]]. |
