WackoWiki: Handler: Spam-Protection for comments

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Handler: Spam-Protection for comments

Compatible with: R4.2
Current version:
Credits: AhA[link1]

1. Concerned files:

2. Documentation

for users available for copy and paste

3. How to / Changes

3.1. Step one

Add the following changes to the file /handlers/page/show.php:

Go to the lines 225/226 and you'll find the following code:
<textarea name="body" rows="6" cols="7" style="width: 100%"></textarea><br />
<input type="submit" value="<?php echo $this->_t('AttachCommentButton'); ?>" accesskey="s" />


Add the following code between the lines 225 and 226 (sorry, it's in german):
Schutz gegen Spam: Schreibe die Zahlen von 1-5 in das Feld  
<input name="nospam" type="text" value="" />  


Instead of 2 lines, you get now the following 4 lines:
<textarea name="body" rows="6" cols="7" style="width: 100%"></textarea><br />
Schutz gegen Spam: Schreibe die Zahlen von 1-5 in das Feld  
<input name="nospam" type="text" value="" />  
<input type="submit" value="<?php echo $this->_t('AttachCommentButton'); ?>" accesskey="s" />

3.2. Step two

Add the following changes to the file /handlers/page/addcomment.php:

1. Go to the lines 16/17, where you'll find the following code:
$body = trim($_POST['body']);
echo "Comment".$num."<p>".$body."<p>".$this->tag;


Add the following code between line 16 and 17:
$nospam = trim($_POST['nospam']);


The whole thing (lines 16, 17, 18):
$body = trim($_POST['body']);
$nospam = trim($_POST['nospam']);
echo "Comment".$num."<p>".$body."<p>".$this->tag;


2. Go to the lines 20-22, where you'll find the following code:
$this->set_message($this->_t('EmptyComment'));
}
else


Add the following code after line 21:
elseif (!strchr($nospam, "12345")) {
// Antispam-number must be entered
$this->set_message($this->_t('AntiSpam')); 
}


The whole new thing (lines 20-27):
 $this->set_message($this->_t('EmptyComment'));
}  
elseif (!strchr($nospam, "12345")) {
// Antispam-number must be entered
$this->set_message($this->_t('AntiSpam')); 
}
else

3.3. Step three

Add the following line to the file /lang/wacko.de.php or your preferred localization-file:
"AntiSpam"    => "Schreibe die erforderlichen Angaben in das Feld.",

3.4. Localization (optional)

put this at the end of your language file

lang/custom.<lang>.php
//hacks
'YourPhrase' => 'your translation here',


[xy] proposed translations
[de] ...
[fr]
[ru]

4. To Do


Referring pages:

  1. Dev/PatchesHacks[link2]
  2. Users/AhA[link3]

5. Personal remarks

The hack is in german and "written" by an absolute "layman" (non-professional), but it functions and it is easy to install. Download the zip-file, unzip it and just copy the 3 files in the indicated directories (don't forget to rename the originals!

Download[link4]

Good luck