Title: User registration problem
Last modified: October 8, 2020

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# User registration problem

 *  Resolved [skipvia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skipvia/)
 * (@skipvia)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-registration-problem-9/)
 * In order to allow people to register for forums on our site, I’m using the free
   version of the Profile Builder plugin. I’ve hidden the Register link in the Meta(
   Admin) menu using CSS (thanks to help from this forum), so the only place a user
   can register is from the page referenced above. Today I received notice of a 
   suspicious registration–no first name or last name, just a long username of combined
   words, and an unusual email address: [kalinux415@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-registration-problem-9/kalinux415@gmail.com?output_format=md).
   We are a small site of local naturalists and birdwatchers and this is not an 
   expected registration.
 * Is this a known issue with Profile Builder, or is this a common issue with WordPress
   sites in general? Is there a better way to register users so that they can participate
   in the forums?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fuser-registration-problem-9%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [dariusraia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dariusraia/)
 * (@dariusraia)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-registration-problem-9/#post-13508805)
 * Hello [@skipvia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skipvia/),
 * There were cases of hackers/ or spam bots, but are pretty rare and they are not
   really related specifically to our plugin, rather WP in general.
 * As an extra security measure, you could activate the reCAPTCHA field. It is perfect
   for extra security.
 * Please let us know if anything like this will happen in the future!
 * [https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/profile-builder-2/manage-user-fields/recaptcha-field/](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/profile-builder-2/manage-user-fields/recaptcha-field/)
 * Kind regards,

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 * Last reply from: [dariusraia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dariusraia/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-registration-problem-9/#post-13508805)
 * Status: resolved