This article describes how to add CAPTCHA protection to a PrestaShop site. CAPTCHAs help protect your site from spamming by bots and other malicious actors.
There are several PrestaShop modules available that add CAPTCHA support to a site. Some plugins require a fee, while others require registration. One CAPTCHA plugin that is free is SlideCaptcha. Unlike most CAPTCHAs, which require users to enter a series of characters, SlideCaptcha simply requires a user to drag a slider, which unlocks the page:
To add CAPTCHA protection to a PrestaShop site using the SlideCaptcha plugin, follow these steps:
On the SlideCaptcha configuration page is the following line of code:
{include file="$tpl_dir./../../modules/slidecaptcha/slidecaptcha.tpl"}
You must add this line of code to any forms that you want to protect. For example, to protect the default theme's contact page form:
For more information about SlideCaptcha, please visit http://catalogo-onlinersi.net/en/add-ons-prestashop-modules/264-slide-captcha-prestashop-module.html.
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