How can I prevent bots from registering on my NodeBB forum?
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@Enes-Uysal registration queue! That's the most effective way.
And turn on spam-be-gone if not already enabled.
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Are there any plans to add something like Altcha to the registration flow. That could present a deterrent to bots with minimal disruption to regular usersI used Claude to build an ALTCHA registration plugin and its hosted here:
https://github.com/sweetppro/nodebb-plugin-altchayou can see it on my registration page here:
https://support.sweetpproductions.com/register

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Are there any plans to add something like Altcha to the registration flow. That could present a deterrent to bots with minimal disruption to regular usersI used Claude to build an ALTCHA registration plugin and its hosted here:
https://github.com/sweetppro/nodebb-plugin-altchayou can see it on my registration page here:
https://support.sweetpproductions.com/register

@sweetp that's correct ― the flow for this kind of functionality is through a plugin.
We support (via plugins) quite a nice variety of options, like spam-be-gone, and now altcha <img class="not-responsive emoji" src="https://community.nodebb.org/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=579bcfd5f54" title="
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