Sortables CAPTCHA Plugin

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Modification name: Sortables CAPTCHA Plugin
Author: Derky
Modification description: This CAPTCHA plugin adds two columns, you can add options to each column. All the options will be displayed into one column, then the user has to sort the options from one to the other column, by dragging them with the mouse. If the options are dragged to the correct columns the CAPTCHA is solved.

Because this is a plugin you don't have to edit any file, just upload the files and it works!
Modification version: 1.0.1
Tested on phpBB version: See below

Download file: sortables_captcha_plugin_1.0.zip
File size: 96151 Bytes

Modification overview page: View


Selected tags:

1. Category
   1. Add-Ons
   2. Security
   3. Anti-Spam
2. Time
   1. ~ 1 Minute
3. phpBB
   1. 3.0.5

Support for this modification needs to be asked within this topic. The phpBB Team is not responsible or required to give anyone support for this modification. By installing this MOD, you acknowledge that the phpBB Support Team or phpBB MODifications Team may not be able to provide support.

This MOD has only been tested by the phpBB MOD Team with the phpBB version listed in the topic. It may not work in any other versions of phpBB.

[DavidIQ]

Modification validated/released

Notes:
THIS IS A MOD FOR phpBB VERSION 3.0.6 AND HIGHER

Please do not attempt to install or use this MOD on a version prior to 3.0.6.

[Derky]

Thanks!

The way to get rid of spam on your phpBB3 forum! This plugin is based on the default Question & Answer CAPTCHA so you can really make it suitable for your type of forum! For example if you have a cooking forum, then you can ask "What to include for tomato soup?"

The user has to drag Bananas and Apples to the Throw away column to solve the CAPTCHA.

Features:

• Left and right columns can be renamed to anything
• Multiple options per column allowed
• Options are showed in random order
• Multiple language support

Screenshots:
Tomato soup example ACP:


Michael Jackson albums example ACP:
Make sure your audience know the answers. For example; this question should only be asked on a Michael Jackson fan site.


So you can really customise it to your type of board.

Live Demo:
Posting page or Registration page.


subsilver2 template files:

contrib_subsilver2.zip

subsilver2 files for: Sortables CAPTCHA Plugin 1.0.1

(50.73 KiB) Downloaded 141 times

Language files:
Place them in the: /language/yourlanguage/mods/ folder

• nl.zip

  Dutch

  (1.66 KiB) Downloaded 20 times

• it.zip

  Italian - translated by: etms51

  (1.71 KiB) Downloaded 55 times

• ru.zip

  Russian - translated by: RedCraft

  (1.92 KiB) Downloaded 17 times

• de.zip

  German - translated by: Thilak aka Chalong

  (1.74 KiB) Downloaded 25 times

• da.zip

  Danish - translated by: AlleyKat

  (1.68 KiB) Downloaded 16 times

Made a translation in your language? Please reply in this topic with a download, and I will add it here. Thanks!

Best Captcha Plugin Competition:
This plugin was a candidate in the Best Captcha Plugin Competition, and it won the Team Choice!

[PinoyEngine™]

Wow! I found this very useful, anyway, can I just enable this plugin when my members are making new topic in a specified forum?

thanks in advance and more power.

[Derky]

It is a replacement for the current 3.0.6 captcha, so it will only show up for guests.

[stokerpiller]

This is brilliant, thanks for making this.
Hope you will get a teddy bear

[Derky]

Thanks, yeah I hope I win too.

[ToonArmy]

Could I suggest altering the checkboxes for the noscript version to radio boxes.

[Derky]

Well the problem with that, is that I'm using

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$options_left = request_var('sortables_options_left', array(0), true); 

to retreive the options. They are stuffed in an array. With radio boxes, the left & right box need to have the same names.
So I need to have complete redundant code (which I do not like for an extra noscript feature) for that request/validate part, or does someone know a better way to do it?

[Powerlord]

I don't suppose there will eventually be an option to have multiple sortable sets?

[Derky]

You can already add more then 1 question with multiple options, what do you mean exactly?

[ToonArmy]

which I do not like for an extra noscript feature

Well I'd not use a CAPTCHA on my board that requires javascript, nor would I consider voting for it.

You can achieve the required easily however. You will need a radio button for each item left and right, each with the same name but a different value 'l', 'r' or whatever you choose. I tested by creating an array of radios, like the following:

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<input type="radio" name="sort[value1]" value="l" />
<input type="radio" name="sort[value1]" value="r" />
<input type="radio" name="sort[value2]" value="l" />
<input type="radio" name="sort[value2]" value="r" />
<input type="radio" name="sort[value3]" value="l" />
<input type="radio" name="sort[value3]" value="r" />

You can easily get the required data in one array using the following call to request_var() note that you do not need the multibyte option if you are not requesting multibyte data:

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request_var('sort', array('' => '')); 

You will get an array like this:

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array(3)
{
["value1"]=>  string(1) "l"
["value2"]=>  string(1) "l"
["value3"]=>  string(1) "r"
}

[stokerpiller]

Well I'd not use a CAPTCHA on my board that requires javascript, nor would I consider voting for it.

Why do you think this is so important?

[ToonArmy]

Well I'd not use a CAPTCHA on my board that requires javascript, nor would I consider voting for it.

Why do you think this is so important?

Because I don't like javascript to be a requirement, and will quite often walk away from a site if it is.

[Derky]

I think you're probably using Firefox with the noscript addon.

Thanks for the code, I think I can let the JavaScript part also work with this code.