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#1 2006-10-18 16:35:54
- tdn
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How do I add custom field to the comments-form and the check its value
Hi
I would like to add a custom field to the comments form like:
Answer to life the universe and everything: <input type="text" name="answer" />
And then I would like the comment only to be accepted if this field has the value 42.
How do I do this?
The reason why I want this is to avoid computer generated comments. It is often enough to ask a really simple question where you state the answer on the page. It’ll keep most untargeted spammers away.
Actually it would be enough to just do a
Write "foo" in this box: <input type="text" name="turing" />
And then check if the field is foo. The spambots does not understand human language well.
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#2 2006-10-18 21:35:41
- els
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Re: How do I add custom field to the comments-form and the check its value
I don’t know how to do that, but wouldn’t the asy_captcha plugin help you?
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Re: How do I add custom field to the comments-form and the check its value
Textbook has instructions on how to write anti-spam plugins:
http://textbook.textpattern.net/wiki/index.php?title=Combat_Comment_Spam#Writing.2FPorting_an_Anti-Spam_Plugin
Though you should first get yourselft familiar with writing plugins in general (again Textbook has info and links to tutorials). asy_captcha adds an input field and does checks on it, reloading the form with an error-message etc.; it shows al the things you can do, but might be a little complex for starters.
What you want to do can be achieved relatively simpy, take a look at a documented example I wrote in December when we published the anti-spam plugin-API. I think it’s pretty similar to what you want to do. Edit the php code as necessary. The updted plugin templates and compiler are available in the subversion repository:
http://svn.textpattern.com/development/4.0-plugin-template/
We could use more people writing anti-spam plugins, so if anybody feels inspired… ;)
# asy_spamexample v0.1
# A simple Anti-Spam-plugin example to show 4.0.3 features.
# Sencer Yurdaguel
# http://www.sencer.de
# ......................................................................
# This is a plugin for Textpattern - http://textpattern.com/
# To install: textpattern > admin > plugins
# Paste the following text into the 'Install plugin' box:
# ......................................................................
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Re: How do I add custom field to the comments-form and the check its value
I’m wondering how I can simply remove one of the fields in my Comments box. Currently the default is: Name, Email, Website, and Comments. I’d like to remove the “website” field.
Thanks much!
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#5 2010-12-07 19:06:28
- uli
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Re: How do I add custom field to the comments-form and the check its value
Should be the comment_web_input tag.
In bad weather I never leave home without wet_plugout, smd_where_used and adi_form_links
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#6 2010-12-07 19:24:50
- els
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Re: How do I add custom field to the comments-form and the check its value
@laptophobo,
Can you please start a new topic for new questions, instead of posting in old ones? The topic title isn’t even related to your problem, so your question has less chance to be noticed.
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