How do you handle spam registrations? — follow-up

Make sure you take both a files and a database backup before upgrading.

The upgrade script is reliable but a backup costs you nothing.

Spam registrations dropped to nearly zero after enabling a good Q&A challenge.

I switched the cache store to Redis and the ACP feels snappier now.

Any tips, experiences or strong opinions welcome.

Q&A captcha beat every image captcha I tried.

Do not forget to disable plugins before the upgrade.

The upgrade went smoothly for me, just re-check your templates afterwards.

Do not forget to disable plugins before the upgrade.

Redis works great, but file cache is fine for small boards.

Interesting — I will have to try that.