Spam in user profiles
We have some users signing up for an account and putting spam in their profile description for the SEO links.
I can already "block" those users, but how can I remove the profile from public view so it isn't indexed?
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Fix to this is available in the master branch on github, and deployed on the hosted sites (excluding this one:).
When you change status of the spammer's account to "blocked", these things will happen:
- "homepage url" and "about" sections will be hidden
- user's account won't appear on the "users" page
What will not change at the moment:
- the account itself will stay in the system
- user's content stays in the system too - will need to be deleted separately
We'll make this update available in the next release.
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Asked: 2012-05-21 19:55:27 -0500
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Last updated: May 30 '12
This is an excellent point. We'll need to allow admins edit profiles of blocked and suspended users.
Evgeny ( 2012-05-21 19:57:24 -0500 )editIs it easier that blocked users don't appear in the "people" list view?
Jtrain ( 2012-05-21 20:08:06 -0500 )edit