How to Protect PrestaShop From Spambots
PrestaShop 1.7.0.0 and higher.
1. Download CleanTalk API from Github.com.
2. Unzip the downloaded archive to your <root directory>/classes/. You will see the folder with the name "php-antispam-master". Rename it to "cleantalk".
3. Go to <root directory>/classes/cleantalk and open CleantalkValidate.php. Find string:
public static $access_key = 'your access key';
Enter your CleanTalk access key instead of your access key:
public static $access_key = '123456';
4. To protect the registration form, go to classes/form/ and open CustomerForm.php.
Paste the following code at the beginning (after <?php):
<?php require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/classes/cleantalk/CleantalkValidate.php';
Paste the following code in the validate section (after $this->validateByModules();):
$spamCheckResult = CleantalkValidate::spamCheckUser($customer->firstname.' '.$customer->lastname, $customer->email); if ($spamCheckResult->allow == 0) $emailField->addError($this->translator->trans( $spamCheckResult->comment, array(), 'Shop.Notifications.Error' ));
5. Use the blacklisted e-mail stop_email@example.com to register. As a result, you will see the blocking message.
6. To protect contact form, go to <root directory>/modules/contactform and open contactform.php
Paste the following code at the beginning (after <?php):
<?php require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/classes/cleantalk/CleantalkValidate.php';
Paste before
$customer = $this->context->customer;
the following code:
$spamCheck = CleantalkValidate::spamCheckMessage('', trim(Tools::getValue('from')), $message);
if ($spamCheck->allow == 0) {
$this->context->controller->errors[] = $this->trans(
$spamCheck->comment,
[],
'Shop.Notifications.Error'
);
}
It will look something like this:
...
} else {
$spamCheck = CleantalkValidate::spamCheckMessage('', trim(Tools::getValue('from')), $message);
if ($spamCheck->allow == 0) {
$this->context->controller->errors[] = $this->trans(
$spamCheck->comment,
[],
'Shop.Notifications.Error'
);
}
$customer = $this->context->customer;
...
For old versions (older than 1.7.0.0) steps 1-3 will be the same.
4. To protect the registration form, go to <root directory>/controllers/front and open AuthController.php.
Paste the following code at the beginning (after <?php):
<?php require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/classes/cleantalk/CleantalkValidate.php';
Paste after this line (#442):
if (!count($this->errors)) {
the following code:
$spamCheckResult = CleantalkValidate::spamCheckUser($customer->firstname.' '.$customer->lastname, $customer->email);
if ($spamCheckResult->allow == 0)
{
$this->errors[] = Tools::displayError('User forbidden. Reason: '.$spamCheckResult->comment);
}
5. To protect comments, go to <root directory>/modules/productcomments/controllers/front/ and open default.php.
Paste the following code at the beginning (after <?php):
<?php require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/classes/cleantalk/CleantalkValidate.php';
Paste the following code:
$spamCheckResult = CleantalkValidate::spamCheckUser($customer->firstname.' '.$customer->lastname, $customer->email);
if ($spamCheckResult->allow == 0)
{
$this->errors[] = Tools::displayError('User forbidden. Reason: '.$spamCheckResult->comment);
}
After this line (#70):
$errors = array();
Notice: to protect comments, you need to have this module installed in your prestashop directory.
6. To protect newsletter sign-ups, go to <root directory>/modules/blocknewsletter/ and open blocknewsletter.php.
Paste the following code at the beginning (after <?php):
<?php require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/classes/cleantalk/CleantalkValidate.php';
Paste the following code at the top of the newsletterRegistration() function:
$spamCheckResult = CleantalkValidate::spamCheckUser($customer->firstname.' '.$customer->lastname, $customer->email);
if ($spamCheckResult->allow == 0)
{
$this->errors[] = Tools::displayError('User forbidden. Reason: '.$spamCheckResult->comment);
}