Name: Easy Registration Checker - Version: 3.1.1.0-PRO / 4.2.0.0-PRO - Type: Plugin - License: GPLv3
Description: This plugin ensures secure user registration by verifying email, username, and user agent against predetermined block/allowlists.
Overview of all downloads of the extension: ERC - Easy Registration Checker Downloads
Easy Registration Checker monitors the user registration process
This plugin monitors the user registration process and checks newly registered users against predefined email, username and user agent lists. It offers two different modes: allowlist and blocklist handling.
In the allowlist mode, only specified email addresses, usernames and user agents can finalise the registration process. All other registration requests are blocked with an error message.
In the blocklist mode, specified email addresses, usernames and user agents are blocked with an error message, and all different email addresses, usernames and user agents can finalise the registration process.
You may use wildcards (* - asterisk symbol) for any characters to allow or deny email addresses from a specific top-level domain. Use the following format: *.TLD (for instance *.de or *.com)
The "Block links in name field" feature effectively prevents spambots from registering by blocking any links they try to enter in the name field.
Features
- Email Address Check - Blocklist/Allowlist
- Username Check - Blocklist/Allowlist
- User Agent Check - Blocklist/Allowlist
- Wildcard (* - asterisk symbol) support
- Name Check - Block links in name field
Installation
Install Easy Registration Checker with the help of the Installer component as usual. Then configure and activate the plugin in System -> Plugins -> System - Easy Registration Checker - ERC.
Changelog
Version 4.2.0.0-PRO - 2023-03-05
- Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 4: Increasing Technical Requirements - Core & PHP for Joomla! 4 Pro Extensions.
- + Code optimisations.
- ^ Updated deprecated session calls - namespace is prepended to the names instead of passed as a parameter.
Version 4.1.1.0-PRO - 2022-09-26
- + Added "Block links in name field" option. This option detects (spam) links in the name input field and stops the account creation process.
- + Added Pro Security Token validation check. The Pro package contains a token file with an individual security token linked to the user account and checked against the validation server for authenticity.
- ^ Multiple internal code optimisations.
Version 4.1.0.0-PRO - 2021-11-28
- + Added Username check - The plugin validates the username in the registration processes against a predefined list (allow/blocklist).
- ^ Updated internal variable names - Please reset the settings!
- ^ Code optimisations
Version 4.0.1.0-PRO - 2021-11-14
- + Added the built-in Download Key Manager support to enter your Pro Update ID without installing the update helper plugin.
Important: Please copy your personal Pro Update ID using the second copy button in the Pro ID Manager and enter the key in System - Update - Update Sites - Select the entry of the Pro extension and enter the ID into the Download Key field. - ^ Code optimisations
Version 4.0.0.0-PRO - 2021-09-19
- + First Pro release for Joomla! 4.x based on ERC Pro version 3.0.1.0-PRO
Version 3.1.1.0-PRO - 2022-09-27
- + Added "Block links in name field" option. This option detects (spam) links in the name input field and stops the account creation process.
- ^ Multiple internal code optimisations.
Version 3.1.0.0-PRO - 2022-01-10
- + Added Username check - The plugin validates the username in the registration processes against a predefined list (allow/blocklist).
- ^ Updated internal variable names - Please reset the settings!
- ^ Code optimisations
Version 3.0.1.0-PRO - 2021-04-23
- + User agent check - The plugin validates the user agent in the registration processes against a predefined blocklist (allow/blocklist).
Version 3.0.0-PRO - 2021-03-16
- + First release of the Pro extension
- It offers two different modes: allowlist or blocklist handling. In the allowlist mode, only specified email addresses can finalise the registration process. All other registration requests are blocked with an error message. In the blocklist mode, specified email addresses are blocked with an error message, and all different email addresses can finalise the registration process. You may use wildcards (* - asterisk symbol) for any characters to allow or deny email addresses from a specific top-level domain. Use the following format: *.TLD (for instance *.de or *.com).
Download
Overview of all downloads of the extension: ERC - Easy Registration Checker Downloads