How do we stop spam bots from creating user accounts?

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    cellfservices · Member ·

    we have a wordpress blog set up on an extension of our website. There’s someone who’s creating accounts every 5-10 minutes. I’ve been watching my onsite tools and no one is there, so I can only imagine that it would be a spam bot creating user level accounts on our wordpress blog.

    Does anyone know how to stop this? It’s annoying getting an e-mail every x # of minutes saying that a new user has signed up. I don’t even know the page where they’re making these accounts.

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    supportbot · Member ·

    You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic.

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    thesacredpath · Member ·

    You really need to be over at the wordpress.ORG forums as that is where the software you are using is supported, but just go to settings > general in the dashboard and deselect “anyone can register” under “membership and save.

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