[tip] Hide links for 3 seconds - prevents bots

[design]

create a js file with this (I called mine bothide.js)

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function regiChange() {
  //change links to the correct address
  $('a[href="register:#"]').attr('href','index.php?page=register&action=register');
  return true;
}

$(document).ready(function(){
//set timeout to 3 seconds
var t=setTimeout("regiChange()",3000);
});
add this to footer.php
before content closing </div>

<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo osc_current_web_theme_js_url('bothide.js') ; ?>"></script>

and the implementation:

<a href="register:#"><?php _e('Register', 'Theme Name') ; ?></a>


you can do this for any link, including - changing the links and the href names accordingly

<?php echo osc_contact_url(); ?>
<?php echo osc_item_contact_email(); ?>

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this can also be used on a form submit

$('form[action="#"]').attr('action','http://domain.com/post');
  return true;

[teseo]

I'm getting a coding error in DW

DW? What's wrong? Seems to work fine here...

Regards

[design]

DW Dream Weaver

I put that section in functions.php, is dream weaver wrong?

[teseo]

What's the error on DreamWeaver? Is it working for you on real browsers?

[design]

here is the error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '(', expecting variable (T_VARIABLE) or '$'

[teseo]

And you're sure is this line

$('a[href="register:#"]').attr('href','<?php echo osc_register_account_url() ; ?>');

what's provoking the error?

Try

$('a[href="register:#"]').attr('href','<?php echo osc_register_account_url()?>');

or

$('a[href="register:#"]').attr('href',"<?php echo osc_register_account_url() ; ?>");

[design]

I can get it to work if I do it this way - I would prefer to do it osclass style. I think it would be sort of a plugin its to light to make it a full plugin though. it really would defeat the purpose of this script if I have it in header or footer.


still working on it....

the above error was solved by putting it in a js file not the function file (sigh) I am blind to see the difference between the two. 

in header.php line 1

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<script type="text/javascript">
function regiChange() {
  //change links to the correct address
  $('a[href="register:#"]').attr('href','<?php echo osc_register_account_url() ; ?>');
}

$(document).ready(function(){
//set timeout to 3 seconds
var t=setTimeout("regiChange()",3000);
});
</script>

[design]

DONE!

  see first post above   

[design]

I will put this to the test tonight. I usually have about 4 new bot members a day. will post results tomorrow!!

[design]

well...good and bad. I had a legitimate new member with ad posted :-D yea!

but I still had two more of the yahoo.com bots register. so I think again this is an osclass search bot because on a totally unrelated server and domain I get the same type of signup.

bottom line: this is working and is not a hinderance to real people.