Title: bots registering
Last modified: October 11, 2016

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# bots registering

 *  Resolved [esp2013](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esp2013/)
 * (@esp2013)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-registering/)
 * it would be good to have an option to prevent bots from registering on a membership
   site. I’m getting a huge number of fake members from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus
   etc getting past Captcha etc

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 *  [wfasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfasa/)
 * (@wfasa)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-registering/#post-8285256)
 * Hi esp,
    are you using a membership plugin or are you just using the default 
   WordPress registration to allow people to register on your site?
 *  Thread Starter [esp2013](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esp2013/)
 * (@esp2013)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-registering/#post-8285341)
 * I use a purchased plugin – Magic Members. They don’t have any extra bot screening
   but I just added the WP-SpamShield free plugin and. touch wood, haven’t had a
   fake sign-up since.
 *  [wfasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfasa/)
 * (@wfasa)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-registering/#post-8286036)
 * Sounds great esp, glad you were able to find a solution!
 *  [utherpendraggin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/utherpendraggin/)
 * (@utherpendraggin)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-registering/#post-9256160)
 * Noob here (oh boy!)
 * I am getting signups for my site, which I don’t advertise anyplace.
 * I don’t know where they are coming from, That would be helpful if there is a 
   plugin I can load that shows that to me (Google analytics apparently won’t count
   an ad blocker having visitor).
 * I think they are bots in that they all follow the same pattern, Name and then
   numbers that look like a YoB (1957-2004) the email addy is the same as the sign
   up name/date [@gmail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gmail/), Hotmail etc.
 * Is there a plug in that can track their activity on the site?
 * I wonder why “they” sign up for the site? Are they the equivalent of moss in 
   the woods? covering a fallen tree. Is there a nefarious nature to them? Should
   I scrape them before I put any other info (premium membership)onto the site? 
   Or are “they” just getting paid by the sign up by some employer looking to pad
   his “circulation numbers?”
 * Is this common? Is there a plug in I should be using?
 * Also, did I do this right, adding onto a like question?
 * Thank you.
 *  [rispeed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rispeed/)
 * (@rispeed)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-registering/#post-9256167)
 * just disable logins and ONLY allow facebook/twitter/google logins. it will stop
   that and everyone has at least one of them anyways. login with one click and 
   dont worry about bots signing up.
 *  [utherpendraggin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/utherpendraggin/)
 * (@utherpendraggin)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-registering/#post-9256616)
 * OK, thank you.
 * But then what do I do about premium logins? Is that a separate login from the
   one I will have disabled?
 * And what is it that the bots want?
 * I’m “using” Simple Membership Plugin. I chose it for the Paypal premium membership
   co-ordination. Also because I’m expecting that premium members will put up paid
   content and that is a feature of the “Simple Membership Plugin,” Are you saying
   I should deactivate it in favor of —(what plugin will allow me to just use the
   FB/TW/Goog logins)?
 * thank you.
 *  Thread Starter [esp2013](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esp2013/)
 * (@esp2013)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-registering/#post-9257372)
 * utherpendraggin,
 * You should install the free version of Wordfence. That will track all login attempts
   in real time. Also, install Spamshield – that is an awesome plugin that prevents
   bots from registering. I haven’t had a single fake registration since installing
   it.
 * you’re welcome. 😉

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