CAPTCHA protection helps you reduce the amount of spam messages generated by robots or other sources.
There are several PrestaShop modules available that add CAPTCHA support to a site. Some plugins require a fee, while others require registration. A free CAPTCHA plugin is SlideCaptcha. Unlike most CAPTCHAs, which require users to enter a series of characters, SlideCaptcha simply asks a user to drag a cursor, which unlocks the page.
To add SlideCaptcha to your PrestaShop site, follow these steps:
1. Go to the SlideCaptcha plugin page at http://catalogo-onlinersi.net/en/add-ons-prestashop-modules/264-slide-captcha-prestashop-module.html:
- Add SlideCaptcha to your cart and complete the steps
- After checkout, you can download the file slidecaptcha.zip on your computer
2. Log in to the PrestaShop administration panel using the administration data
3. In the MODULES menu, click Modules
4. Click Add a new module
5. Click Choose a file, select the saved slidecaptcha.zip file and then click Open
6. Click on Upload this module. PrestaShop will upload the selected file
7. In the MODULES LIST section, in the Filter by list box, select Installed & Not Installed, and then click Front Office Features
8. In the list of modules, locate SlideCaptcha, then click Install. PrestaShop will install the module and display the SlideCaptcha configuration page
9. The following line of code is on the SlideCaptcha configuration page:
{include file="$tpl_dir./../../modules/slidecaptcha/slidecaptcha.tpl"}10. You will need to add the line of code for any form that you want to protect with Captcha. As an example if you want to protect the default contact form:
- Open themes themes/default-bootstrap/contact-form.tpl in a text editor
- Add the line of code where you want SlideCaptcha to appear. As an example, you can insert this code before the <div class=“submit”> line
- Save the changes to the contact-form.tpl file
- Now check in the browser if the SliderCaptcha is displayed in the contact page
- Repeat these steps for all pages where you want to use SlideCaptcha
More information available at: http://catalogo-onlinersi.net/en/add-ons-prestashop-modules/264-slide-captcha-prestashop-module.html
