user_verification

User Verification is a PrestaShop module designed to block spam and fake account registrations by applying validation rules to customer first and last names during account creation. Stores frequently suffer from bot-generated accounts using nonsensical or duplicate names; this module adds a layer of automated name-based filtering to stop these registrations before they happen.

• Duplicate name blocking: Prevents account creation when the first name and last name are identical.
• Unusual casing detection: Analyses letter-case patterns in first and last names, rejecting names with erratic mixed capitalisation (e.g. "McDoNald" or "mCdOnALD") while allowing common valid formats such as "McDonald" or "MCDONALD".
• Case-insensitive duplicate check: Catches near-identical name pairs where capitalisation differs between first and last name (e.g. "Andrew" and "andreW").
• Back-office configuration page: Provides a settings interface for managing the module from the PrestaShop admin panel.

This module is suited to store owners who want a simple, automated way to reduce fake account registrations without requiring CAPTCHA or external verification services. It is particularly useful for shops experiencing spam registrations through automated bots that submit plausible but invalid name combinations. Note that the developer marks newer versions as untested, so installation should be evaluated carefully in a staging environment first.