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    • CommentAuthormyxology
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2008
     
    Hi,

    I am having two different problems.

    #1. I have just gotten a couple of spam comments on my site. By selecting the "Put comments in moderation" in the Options area, will this correct the problem?

    #2. In the comments section of my site (which plogger is integrated into) after placing a comment, the visitor is not sent back to the website. They are sent to a "blank page" that contains the album but the rest of the site is lost and there is no link to return you to the site.

    The website is here: http://www.goldstarlimos.net/photos.php

    I look forward to any help you might have.
    • CommentAuthormyxology
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2009
     
    Does anybody have an answer to this issue? Please!
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      CommentAuthorRageRacer
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2009
     
    For question 1 regarding "Put comments in moderation", it will mean you can check the comments before anyone else see's them.
    • CommentAuthormyxology
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2009
     
    Thanks RageRacer! That will work for a partial solution. I don't suppose there is any kind of spam filter built into Plogger that will stop me from getting these bogus postings?
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      CommentAuthorsidtheduck
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2009
     
    myxology,

    There is also an image CAPTCHA system available for Plogger. Look at the Lucid theme for an example of how to implement it.
    • CommentAuthormyxology
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2009
     
    Hey sid, what does an image CAPTCHA system do?
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      CommentAuthorsidtheduck
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2009
     
    A CAPTCHA system is a visual / text response that attempts to cut down on spambots by having the commenter enter the textual code from an image.
    • CommentAuthormyxology
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2009
     
    Hey sid,

    So I copied the captcha paragraphs from the lucid theme into the default them and the image and the input field are showing up fine, but it's still letting me post comments without having to type in the captcha statement. Any thoughts as to why?
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      CommentAuthorsidtheduck
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2009
     
    Are you using the beta3 download, or a newer iteration of the SVN trunk? If from the trunk, the CAPTCHA has been broken with restructuring, etc. and I'm currently working on getting it fixed again.
    • CommentAuthormyxology
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2009
     
    Holy crap did you just lay down some techno stuff I didn't understand. :) I don't know what version of the SVN trunk means, but yes, I am using the beta3 download.

    For now I've just disabled the ability to comment, which is fine on this site and they won't care for now, but do you have any idea when it might be fixed?

    By the way, if the Plogger is your creation, I really like it. I love the fact that I can just plug it into the <div> I want it to be in and it works there. That's soooo much better than working with a template. And yes, I'd be happy to write a testimonial for you if you like, or rate Plogger somewhere if there is a site out there that you would like to get ratings from.

    Also, I don't know if you caught my #2 issue at the top, but I would be interested to see if there was some sort of fix for that too.

    Thanks for the help!
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      CommentAuthorsidtheduck
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2009
     
    Posted By: myxologyHoly crap did you just lay down some
    Sorry 'bout that. :D

    Posted By: myxologySo I copied the captcha paragraphs from the lucid theme
    What did you copy over from the Lucid theme? I should have been more clear on what needed to be copied.
    First, you need to copy the 'plogger_require_captcha();' and place it somewhere on the 'comments.php' page of the theme you are using (I'm assuming 'default'). Remember to wrap it in <?php ?> PHP tags if inserting into straight HTML (i.e. not already between some <?php ?> php tags).
    Next, you need to copy the following HTML form code:
    <p>
    <img src="'.$config["gallery_url"].'plog-captcha.php" alt="CAPTCHA Image" id="captcha-image" />
    </p>
    <p>
    <input type="text" name="captcha" id="captcha" value="" size="28" tabindex="3" />
    <label for="url">What does this say?</label>
    </p>    and place that in your 'comments.php' file within the <form> tags.

    Then it should work.

    Posted By: myxologyBy the way, if the Plogger is your creation, I really like it.
    It is not my creation, Mike Johnson is the originator of the script. However, I am on the development team and I am currently working on the comment area of Plogger. Also, thanks for the kudos! :)

    Posted By: myxologyAlso, I don't know if you caught my #2 issue at the top, but I would be interested to see if there was some sort of fix for that too.
    Yeah I did catch it and am trying to integrate this into my fixes as well. I'm guessing it's redirecting you back to the Plogger installation directory 'index.php' and you are embedding Plogger into your site at a different location (per your comment above about the ease of "plug it into the <div>"). If you want a temporary hack to get that to work, I can try to help you fix it up until the code is fully fixed and released.

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