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TruBar 4.0(Silent)

[UPDATE] TruBar is updated to 4.1(Silent). The installation process is simplified and all possible cookie problems are cleaned off.
The download link points now to the new version.

When I released TruBar 3.0(Lessen) a guy said: “then anonymous users must click unlock every time they post?”
That made me feel guilty.
It is hard enough to click on the “Submit” button EVERY TIME you post.
Why should I give you some more pain!?

Then I made TruBar 4.0(Silent).
But… you have to click in the text area every time you start typing.
Sorry.

How TruBar 4.0(Silent) works?

The same way as TruBar 3.0(Lessen).
You just don’t have to click on a link to unlock your comment posting.
The UNLOCK is done when you click in the text area.
Robots do not CLICK because they do not have mouse :D
Because they don’t click, they don’t get cookies.
Well, even if they start clicking around, they must still learn java script.
And then robots must become at least as clever as their architects.
Only then I’ll have real fun.

How to install

Download TruBar 4.0(Silent)
Read and follow INSTALL.txt from the ZIP.

I said for TruBar 3.0(Lessen) that it is easy to install.
Unfortunately I didn’t know how lazy WP admins are.
Well, it is not easy to install TruBar.
(It takes almost 8 minutes)
You have to upload three files, edit two core and one theme files, by adding few lines in them and upload them as well.
Then you have to go and activate TruBar plugin.

Even if it takes one hour to do it, you will save every day at least an hour going through your spam bin.
TruBar will not let a single SPAM comment or user registration in your weblog.
So, if you see spam in your Akismet bin, you must be sure that it is legal comment.
If it is not then it is personal (human) spam.

Why core files must be edited?

Because that is the way Word Press is designed.
If I don’t stop the spam on POST, I have to build filtering system like Akismet or Spam Karma (I’m not that CLEVER).
But to stop the spam on POST, I have to change the file to which the comment form posts (wp-comments-post.php).

How far TruBar will go?

Normally spammers lead and anti-spammers follow them.
Now spammers must catch up and if they do, I’ll release TruBar 2.0
(Do not waste time and money, my spammer friends.)
It is a nice game, you know…
A carpenter makes fun of the spammers with 1 935 bytes.

Do I hate spammers?

I hate the SPAM, not the spammers.
I don’t hate nobody.
I do not agree with the sin, but I accept the sinner.
Every sin comes from our righteousness.

Now what?

Now enjoy your spam-free weblog.

The End (was put with TruBar 3.0)

27 May 07 |

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Truden

You can copy the above code from the INSTAL.txt which is in the ZIP file.

Truden

Sorry about that error.
I know about it but I forgot to update the ZIP file.

Download again TruBar 4.0(Silent)
Take only cleaner.php from the ZIP and replace your old one with the new.

In comments.php:

replace the first change (the very top of the file) that you made with:

// START TruBar if (isset($_COOKIE['TrBr'])){ die('<center><div style=""> You have posting cookies which you have not used. Please go to CLEAN them and then you can come back on this page to read the comments and to comment if you want to. </div></center>'); exit; } // END TruBar

Nice from Thailand

ok, I tested it on my server
the comment is not on akismet spam bin if I use tab, not clicking.
--------
I have this error sometimes
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by......
sometimes I can see this error on this site too!

Truden

No, it won't be in the SPAM bin.
All the SPAM stopped by TruBar does not get further processing. There are no records about it in the Data Base.

TruBar does not filter the SPAM.
It stops it.

Nice from Thailand

"then anonymous users must click unlock every time they post?â€
it's me who said so! :D

I tested by using keyboard-tab instead of mouse-click to post comment in http://mnogo.truden.com/archives/146.html.
and it caught me as spam.
then, will that comment be in spam bin?
(just curious, not complaining the plugin :) )

Great plugin, no more annoying CAPTCHA, hooray!

Truden

Well, you obviously clicked :D

Tester

Testing without a click here

Truden

I think that TruBar is far from piece of software.
I would call it "piece of logic".
The mode for PHPBB2 is done.
I don't have time now, and I quickly made it only for posting.

Cheers, my friend :)

enter_oblivion

Wow! This is quite an advanced piece of spam-protection software you've created.

I'd have agree that it's the spam that I dislike, not the spammers as well. I get quite a bit of spam on my forums, but I still feel sad for those spammers. After all, they probably think that no one likes them.

I'd like to see TruBar 4.0(silent) available for phpBB.