Did You Pass Math?
A simple wordpress comment anti-spam plugin.
What's the current version?
Code Version 3.1 (13 June 2006)
Whats new? Download
here as a .zip
Translations added 15 Apr 2006
What languages are does it work in?
Want to contribute a language, then
contact
me, its not hard, you just need to edit the 'did_you_pass_math.php' and send it to me
Remember, thats: ('did_you_pass_math.php') NOT 'did_you_pass_math_functions.php'
What does it do?
Asks the person making the comment to answer a simple math question.
This is intended to prove they are a
human being and not some kind of robot.
e.g. What is the sum of 2 and 9?
It was 'inspired' by the system running on www.jroller.com
How do I install it?
Like any wordpress plugin, simply unzip two files in
to your wp-content/plugins directory and activate it via your plugin
control
panel.
The two files are
- 'did_you_pass_math_functions.php'
- '<languagecode>/did_you_pass_math.php'
Note, both these files go to the same directory ('wp-content/plugins/')
Does it need configuring?
No, theres nothing to configure, just pick the right file for your
language.
If you want to know more, check the 'installation.txt' in the zip file
Does it need any dependencies?
Nothing except the normal requirements of Wordpress (No GD library for instance)
Can
I contact you?
Find me here: steven.herod at gmail.com
Does it work?
It would appear to, around 2000 downloads and no reported exploits
Theres also plenty of room to expand the idea
(products, algebra, human readable numbers etc ).
My
general
thoughts about spamming and some of my
petty
revenge which put an
end to them
even trying
What license is it released under?
GPL but I have no objection to you making a small donation!
What's new in 3.1?
- Passes XHTML Strict validation
- There was a bug with comment counting, rejected posts still incremented the comment count (if you didn't have moderation on)
- You can turn off the requirement for session cookies if your users are paranoid. Default is still to use cookies for improved security
What's new in 3.0?
- Trackbacks now work
- Languages are now seperated out in seperate file, not embedded in the code, check the new install instructions
Thanks to
Carles Pina i Estany for the inspiration for the count fix and
Steffen Rusitschka for the trackback fix
What's new in 2.0?
- Question now positions itself above the comment field (not
below it)
- Now validates as XHTML (Transitional)
- Special version supporting K2 theme for wordpress (Thanks
Bruce!)