Chris027 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Hi Guys - I'm trying to find a way to find user accounts that have accessed the site from the same IP address. I know I can manually view users' IP addresses but I's love a plugin or something that will easily let me see if a user has "shared" an IP address with any other users. This certainly isn't a failsafe way of identifying people with multiple accounts, but it's one piece of a larger puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opentype Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 If you access the user’s IP from the ACP, it shows a list of stats for that IP, including the number of registrations. That’s as close as you can get to what you ask for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris027 Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 Just now, opentype said: If you access the user’s IP from the ACP, it shows a list of stats for that IP, including the number of registrations. That’s as close as you can get to what you ask for. Thanks @opentype. I'd love a way to make this easier. Users are smart, but once in a while they slip up and login without a proxy on a couple accounts. Finding these manually by combing through user accounts is a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opentype Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 What’s the use case? What ‘damage’ do those people do on your site so you need to find them? I might sometimes check this for a banned trouble-maker, but for that the current functionality would be enough. A list wouldn’t be of interest to me personally and I expect there could also be a lot of false-positives, where the same IP might be unavoidable, e.g. different people in a company network. Either way, it’s probably super easy to code as a custom plugin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris027 Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 52 minutes ago, opentype said: What’s the use case? What ‘damage’ do those people do on your site so you need to find them? There are some hot button subjects (within our niche) and some abrasive people. When banned, then come back with another name or several and cause havoc in the community. They will connect using a proxy much of the time, which gives me several pages of IP addresses to comb through for each user. Manufacturers also do this to promote their products under the radar. They'll go on until someone thinks something just isn't right about them, then the hunt will start to find if they have another account etc... An intelligent plugin that would notify me of matches would be incredibly nice. As soon as someone connects with an IP address that another account used, I receive a notification. Sure there can be false positives, but more often than not IP address has been a great indicator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opentype Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I see. Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris027 Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 14 minutes ago, LewisP said: Wow, this may be just what I need. Purchased. I'll report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris027 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 FYI Guys - The app found a duplicate for me, but it doesn't tell me the two accounts that are dups. It only tells me the new account that is a duplicate. I can't do much without more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Rex Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 41 minutes ago, Chris027 said: FYI Guys - The app found a duplicate for me, but it doesn't tell me the two accounts that are dups. It only tells me the new account that is a duplicate. I can't do much without more information. I would reach out to @CodingJungle, or in the support thread he has for his addons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas James Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Chris027 said: it doesn't tell me the two accounts that are dups Click on Actions > Show Alts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris027 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Lucas James said: Click on Actions > Show Alts I don't see that option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas James Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Navigate from the frontend (not from ACP): User (top-right: click to expand) > ModeratorCP > CJ Duplicate Member Logger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris027 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Lucas James said: Navigate from the frontend (not from ACP😞 User (top-right: click to expand) > ModeratorCP > CJ Duplicate Member Logger Excellent. Thanks so much. Now, I need to figure out why no Alts are appearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas James Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Just now, Chris027 said: Now, I need to figure out why no Alts are appearing. It only counts for the new registrants, not the old ones. Use the support topic: https://invisioncommunity.com/forums/topic/439668-codingjungles-apps-support-topic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris027 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Just now, Lucas James said: It only counts for the new registrants, not the old ones. understood. But, it shows I have one duplicate and shows nothing when I click on Show Alts. If it identified a duplicate, shouldn't it show me which accounts are duplicates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas James Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Perhaps, it won't show yourself being the Admin. You can ask further questions from the app Dev in his support topic. https://invisioncommunity.com/forums/topic/439668-codingjungles-apps-support-topic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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