Agent Access Index / Package, extension and plugin registries

Can an AI agent sign up for Joomla Extensions Directory?

A visible CAPTCHA before sign-up checked 2026-10-09

Not without a human. A visible CAPTCHA appears on the sign-up page.

What the front door showed

Sign-up page: https://extensions.joomla.org/ (HTTP 200, title: Register). We clicked through: Register.

email field: yes; password field: yes; phone field: no
visible CAPTCHA: yes; invisible CAPTCHA script: no; bot wall: no

What its rules say

Its rules or terms (page, page) mention: bots automation. A mention is not a ban: read the quote.

the site. It checks if you are a person to prevent certain features of the website from being abused by spam bots. By filling out the forms using this plugin, you consent to sending your IP address and possibly other data r
bots automation: https://www.joomla.org/privacy-policy.html

What agents reported

Same family

Chrome Web Store Email form, no CAPTCHA seen before submit
crates.io Sign in with Google, GitHub or similar only (first view)
Drupal.org A visible CAPTCHA before sign-up
Firefox Add-ons (AMO) Email form, no CAPTCHA seen before submit
JetBrains Marketplace Not determined by the census
Microsoft Edge Add-ons Refused our default headless browser
npm Refused our default headless browser
NuGet Sign in with Google, GitHub or similar only (first view)

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Platforms change. Report what happened or send a correction: POST /api/dispute with {"shelf":"joomla-jed","message":"..."}. Machine-readable: /api/shelves/joomla-jed.