Title: Any field(s) format checking option????? Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Any field(s) format checking option????? * Resolved [wpinklady](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpinklady/) * (@wpinklady) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-fields-format-checking-option/) * Hi, * Love wp-members plugin, thank you very much for your hard working to make this great plugin. * I got question for you: since the client site launched live, got so many “fake” user(s) registered EVERYDAY!!! Has been tried many “security” plugins, but it won’t stop. * Would like to request some field(s) format checking options, for example: check the email (if it’s real or not or/and the format as well if possible), phone number format…etc., or anything that could prevent those “fake” users entered“ fake” information. * The “fake” user used the exact same pattern to register, the reCaptcha looks useless for stopping those “fake” users entered “fake” information to register. * So, if there is a way to STOP the fake registration, please advise or please do something….. * Thank you so much!!! * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-members/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-members/) Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [jshafer73](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jshafer73/) * (@jshafer73) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-fields-format-checking-option/#post-4799521) * Second this, * We need to require a phone number for contact, but it seems “XU” will satisfy as a phone number. * Plugin Author [Chad Butler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cbutlerjr/) * (@cbutlerjr) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-fields-format-checking-option/#post-4799566) * The email address field does utilize format validation (as does the username field). * You can implement your own validation actions using the [wpmem_pre_register_data](http://rocketgeek.com/plugins/wp-members/users-guide/filter-hooks/wpmem_pre_register_data/) action hook. This hook allows you to connect your own validation function to do any form validation you want and return an error message. * However, if you are having trouble with fake signups, implementing more form validation for the existing fields probably won’t solve the problem. If they are cracking your captcha, form field validation isn’t going to solve the problem. Probably the most effective method of doing that is to implement a “honey pot”. * If you need ready-made code, there are a number things available from the premium support site. There is a tutorial on building a honey pot and there are some other examples, all of which are linked from the hook documentation I listed above. There is also a registration blacklist extension to block registration by specific emails, usernames, and IPs which is available in the downloads area. * Thread Starter [wpinklady](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpinklady/) * (@wpinklady) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-fields-format-checking-option/#post-4799650) * Hi, Chad Butler: * > Probably the most effective method of doing that is to implement a “honey pot”. > > If you need ready-made code, there are a number things available from the premium > support site. There is a tutorial on building a honey pot and there are some > other examples, all of which are linked from the hook documentation I listed > above. There is also a registration blacklist extension to block registration > by specific emails, usernames, and IPs which is available in the downloads > area. * Would you please provide more details about how to do or where I can find more information about this??? Thank you so much. * Plugin Author [Chad Butler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cbutlerjr/) * (@cbutlerjr) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-fields-format-checking-option/#post-4799654) * This response makes me sound like a jerk, and I don’t mean it that way, but the answer is in the text you quoted: * > Probably the most effective method of doing that is to implement a “honey pot”. > If you need ready-made code, there are a number things available from the premium > support site. There is a tutorial on building a honey pot and there are some > other examples, **_all of which are linked from the hook documentation I listed > above._** * Take a look at that, and depending on what information you need, start at the [top of the site](http://rocketgeek.com/). There are links there to some things that are free and some things that are available to premium support subscribers, and there is a link right at the top to tell you about what is included with premium support. * Thread Starter [wpinklady](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpinklady/) * (@wpinklady) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-fields-format-checking-option/#post-4799660) * Hi, Chad Butler: * Thank you for the information, I will check on that. * By the way, if I know where to find those information, I don’t need to ask twice, I don’t want to misunderstand what you said that’s why I asked and just wanted to make sure. I don’t think what I asked made you like a jerk, so no need to be mad. * Thanks again. * Plugin Author [Chad Butler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cbutlerjr/) * (@cbutlerjr) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-fields-format-checking-option/#post-4799661) * No problem – sorry if you misunderstood my response; I think you might have taken“ This response” to mean your response/question. But what I was referring to was“ This response that I am about to give”. I’m not mad at all, I just didn’t want what _**I**_ was saying to come off sounding like a jerk 😉 Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘Any field(s) format checking option?????’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-members/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1226414) * [WP-Members Membership Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-members/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-members/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-members/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-members/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-members/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-members/reviews/) * 6 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Chad Butler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cbutlerjr/) * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-fields-format-checking-option/#post-4799661) * Status: resolved