[SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"

[markholland8]

Hi ,
I'm getting a lot of spam from the "ask a question about this product" anyone got any ideas how I can protect it or turn it off.

Using joomla 1.7.2 and virtuemart 2

Thanks Mark

[markholland8]

Ok so the easy option is to turn this into a link, i would like to send this link to a secure form as there is no captcha with the virtuemart one.

So what i need to know is where is the file i need to edit.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Mark

[jjk]

Perhaps this is a possible solution: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/captcha/11964?qh=YTozOntpOjA7czo0OiJzcGFtIjtpOjE7czo4OiJzcGFtbWluZyI7aToyO3M6NToic3BhbXMiO30%3D
But I don't know if it works for VM2 already - I didn't try it myself yet.

The other options that come into my mind is:
cut out the relevant code in ...\components\com_virtuemart\views\productdetails\tmpl\default.php (lines 268 -271 in my version), rename it, i.e. 'mydefault.php' and select this one as your default in configuration.

BTW: I think I have seen that there are a few more selectable layouts for the product details page in the pipeline. Perhaps one is without the "Ask a Question..." link.

[markholland8]

No it did not work, i have a secure form on the site so i gues the easy way would be to forward the "ask a question about this product" button to this form.

Thanks Anyway.

Mark

[jjk]

Just updated my previous message while you sent a reply...

[markholland8]

Hi,

Thanks i found it, its line 251, i have now coded it to forward to my spam protected form and removed the current virtuemart one. Thanks for your help.

Mark

[jenkinhill]

This one works on the standard VM2 forms:  http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/captcha/18364

[PRO]

J2.5 is going to have captcha in the core
http://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/1533-new-features-in-joomla-25.html

[Jawloms]

Is there a way of removing the button completely?  I've spent ages Googling and can only find how to do it on Virtuemart 1.1, not 2.

[PRO]

Is there a way of removing the button completely?  I've spent ages Googling and can only find how to do it on Virtuemart 1.1, not 2.

http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=92756.0

[Jawloms]

Thanks   

[jndm]

solved?

[Milbo]

jjk found something else, imho not writtne down here http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=101916.0

[lipes]

It's not solved yet... I've also instaled the spambotcheck but i continue receiving many spam emails... sometimes 15 emails by hour in product ask for question.

Can someone provide a good solution, please?

thanks!

[PRO]

I use this
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/captcha/11964