Daily Tip: Kill BuddyPress Registration Spam with BuddyPress reCAPTCHA

If you run a BuddyPress-based social network, then you know that how much spam you can receive without any measure in place to block the bots. The new BuddyPress reCAPTCHA plugin makes use of the Google reCAPTCHA Service on the BuddyPress registration page, which is located at: located in ‘/wp-content/themes/{name}/registration/register.php’.

This plugin isn’t exactly plug and play yet. You’ll need to edit the ‘bp-recaptcha.php’ file to create your settings. Download BuddyPress reCAPTCHA for free and follow the plugin’s instructions for adding your reCAPTCHA Api keys. You’ll be blocking registration spammers in a matter of minutes.