{"id":634,"date":"2013-03-12T18:29:14","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T18:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/03\/12\/using-captcha\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:19:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:19:39","slug":"using-captcha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/mambo\/using-captcha\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Captcha in Mambo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p> Stopping spammers from hitting forms in Mambo can be done using the <a href=\"\/support\/website\/what-is-captcha\/\">Captcha<\/a> option that is integrated into the Mambo administration back end. \u00a0The following article will show how to activate the Captcha option and how it appears within a website form. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Activating Captcha within the Mambo Administration Back End<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/mambo\/log-into-admin-interface\/\">Login to the Mambo Administration Back end<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Hover over SITE in the menu at the top left corner. \u00a0Click on <strong>GLOBAL CONFIGURATION<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mambo_captcha_global-config-captcha.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mambo_captcha_global-config-captcha.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"Captcha option in Global Configuration\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mambo_captcha_global-config-captcha.png 889w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mambo_captcha_global-config-captcha-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mambo_captcha_global-config-captcha-768x557.png 768w\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Scroll down the page until you find <strong>USE CAPTCHA AUTHENTICATION.<\/strong><\/p><\/li>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Click on <strong>YES<\/strong> to activate the Captcha option.<\/li>\n<li><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\">Click on <strong>SAVE<\/strong> in the top right hand corner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\">This completes the activation of Captcha on your Mambo installation. \u00a0When you use forms on Mambo, it will require that the Captcha be answered before information can be recognized and saved into the database. \u00a0Here\u2019s an example of how it will appear:\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mambo_captcha_form-with-captcha.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Contact form with Captcha activated\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_mambo_captcha_form-with-captcha.png\" width=\"791\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stopping spammers from hitting forms in Mambo can be done using the Captcha option that is integrated into the Mambo administration back end. \u00a0The following article will show how to activate the Captcha option and how it appears within a website form. 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