How to Install the Universal Anti-Spam Plugin by CleanTalk on vBulletin 6

Universal Anti-Spam plugin can be installed on any custom websites, CMS, and Frameworks including vBulletin 6. If you don’t have programming experience to add our API on a website it will be a better way to protect your website from spam with Universal Anti-Spam Plugin by CleanTalk. Invisible to the visitors, spam protection has a positive effect on the loyalty of the site’s audience. Read more about all CleanTalk anti-spam features.

Setting up vBulletin 6 spam protection

1. Download Universal Anti-Spam plugin.
    
2. Go to your Anti-Spam dashboard.
    
3. Backup copies of your forum files and database.
    
4. Download (the link is at the top of this page) and unzip the “cleantalk” folder into your website’s ROOT folder.
    
5. Proceed to address (your_website_name/cleantalk/install.php):
   
   
    
6. Input the following:
    
   • Your CleanTalk account email. If you do not have a CleanTalk account yet you can create one manually by clicking the button “Don’t have an account? Create here!“.
   • A password for the Universal settings page. Please, do not forget to save the password for future usage.
   • Universal Anti-Spam plugin will write protection code to the index.php file by default. If your contact or registration forms are located in different files/scripts, list them separated by commas in the “Additional scripts” (3) in the “Advanced configuration” (1) section.
   • The access key generated for your website in case you already added a website to your CleanTalk account (2).
      

   After that, you can click the button “Install” to continue with the installation or enter your e-mail to register a CleanTalk profile and continue with the installation.

   

   At the end of the successful installation, you will see this message:

   

7. You can test any form on your website by using special e-mails st********@ex*****.com or *@cl*******.org. Every submission with this email will be blocked. There is an example of a site registration interface on the image.
    

   

How to Add Website to CleanTalk Anti-Spam Dashboard

Please, use this guide to add a website to your CleanTalk Anti-Spam Dashboard.

Сongratulations! vBulletin 6 spam protection setup is complete!

To enter the plugin settings go to (your_website_name/cleantalk/settings.php). Here you can manage the plugin options, see statistics, and uninstall the plugin.

Please go to your Dashboard to see your Anti-Spam status, add new websites or manage existing ones!

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