OUGC Force Post Captcha

📜 Table of Contents

• About
• Getting Started
  • Dependencies
  • File Structure
  • Install
  • Update
  • Template Modifications
• Settings
• Usage
  • Example Configurations
• Built Using
• Authors
• Acknowledgments
• Support & Feedback

🚀 About

Hey there! Ever had to deal with pesky spam on your MyBB forum? Say no more with "Force Post Captcha"! This awesome plugin lets you easily set up the captcha verification for specific groups when they're posting in certain forums or using the contact form. Keep your forum safe and spam-free with this plugin – it's the easy way to keep the bots out!

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📍 Getting Started

The following information will assist you into getting a copy of this plugin up and running on your forum.

Dependencies

A setup that meets the following requirements is necessary to use this plugin.

• MyBB >= 1.8
• PHP >= 7
• MyBB-PluginLibrary >= 13

File structure

   .
   ├── inc
   │ ├── languages
   │ │ ├── english
   │ │ │ ├── admin
   │ │ │ │ ├── ougc_force_post_captcha.lang.php
   │ ├── plugins
   │ │ ├── ougc_force_post_captcha
   │ │ │ │ ├── admin.php
   │ │ │ │ ├── core.php
   │ │ │ │ ├── forum_hooks.php
   │ │ ├── ougc_force_post_captcha.php

Installing

Follow the next steps in order to install a copy of this plugin on your forum.

1. Download the latest package from the MyBB Extend site or from the repository releases.
2. Upload the contents of the Upload folder to your MyBB root directory.
3. Browse to Configuration » Plugins and install this plugin by clicking Install & Activate.

Updating

Follow the next steps in order to update your copy of this plugin.

1. Browse to Configuration » Plugins and deactivate this plugin by clicking Deactivate.
2. Follow step 1 and 2 from the Install section.
3. Browse to Configuration » Plugins and activate this plugin by clicking Activate.

Template Modifications

To display the page link it is required that you edit the following template for each of your themes.

1. Open the showthread_quickreply template for editing.
2. Add <!--OUGC_FORCE_POST_CAPTCHA--> before {$captcha}.

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🛠 Settings

Below you can find a description of the plugin settings.

Global Settings

• Affected Groups select
  • Select which groups are forced to fill a captcha when posting.
• Affected Forums select
  • Select in which forums to force the selected groups to fill a captcha when posting.
• First Post Only yesNo
  • Require a captcha only when posting threads (first post).
• Contact Page yesNo
  • Require a captcha when using the contact page.

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📖 Usage

This plugin has no additional configurations; after activating make sure to modify the global settings in order to get this plugin working.

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⛏ Built Using

• MyBB - Web Framework
• MyBB PluginLibrary - A collection of useful functions for MyBB
• PHP - Server Environment

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✍️ Authors

• @Omar G - Idea & Initial work

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🎉 Acknowledgements

• The Documentation Compendium

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🎈 Support & Feedback

This is free development and any contribution is welcome. Get support or leave feedback at the official MyBB Community.

Thanks for downloading and using our plugins!

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