Fighting Form Spam with CSS

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Looking for a simple solution to fight form spam? CSS Globe offers a way to make a captcha using simple CSS background images.

Messy and distorted text can be annoying to users, that it can prevent them from posting a comment. One more thing that can make to think twice when it comes to using some of the existing captcha solutions, is the fact that you can't control their appearance. Generated images can be, well - ugly! To a delicate designer soul that can be even greater issue than spending time every day moderating comments. So how about we call CSS to the rescue.

Fighting Form Spam With Css (CSS Globe)

February 18, 2008 in CSS Snippets

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