Stop/ Block new registrations on Elgg v1.6.1 site
By BigG
I've given up trying to manage hackers & spammers on my Elgg site. I now have a parallel FORUM site running instead.
What I wish to do is block all future registrations at http://gardenerschat-shed.net and instead redirect any visiitors to the forum at http://gardenerschat-shed.net/forum
I can't see how to stop registrations can anyone give me some advice please? Or possibly suggest how I can overcome the problem without having to delete the site altogether as there's tons of information and blogs archived there.
Many thanks,
G.
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You must log in to post replies.You could enforce a redirect via cPanel.
As far of registration goes, you could disable registration by creating an empty registration view in a plugin, or deactivate the registration.
This plugin should work also on Elgg 1.6 to disable registrations: http://community.elgg.org/plugins/462753/1/turn-off-elgg-registrations.
You might also think about upgrading your site to Elgg 1.7 and then 1.8. On Elgg 1.8 there's a built-in option to disable registrations. If you would upgrade your site, you would close all the many security issues that were identified and fixed since Elgg 1.6 (the spam might not only be posted on your site by creation of regular accounts but also by exploitation of unfixed security issues).
The effort necessary to upgrade your site depends on which plugins your are using on your site. If you are not using any 3rd party plugins / a theme plugin, the upgrade shouldn't be complicated at all as there shouldn't be any compatibility issues on upgrading. If you are using 3rd party plugins, you can check if there are new releases available for Elgg 1.7 / Elgg 1.8. If yes, there's no problem with upgrading your site either. If not, you might think about upgrading your site nonetheless but stop using these particular plugins.
Thank you very much indeed lionly! The Webgalli disable registrations plugin worked a treat.
MUCH APPRECIATED!