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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: preacherman on December 07, 2011, 02:10:39 PM

Title: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: preacherman on December 07, 2011, 02:10:39 PM
I did not want to have to moderate posts and comments to our Bible Study forum so I left everything open.  It seems some people have no respect for others and choose to post unrelated topics so I find myself needing to moderate everything.  My problem is I can not find the section to tell the software everything needs to require moderation.

Thank you in advance for your help,
Clyde Reid aka Preacherman
Title: Re: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: Joker™ on December 07, 2011, 02:46:39 PM
I think you are asking for post approval feature.

To enable it perform the following steps:

Administration Center » Core Features
Post Moderation (enable this option from here)


Administration Center » Permissions » Edit Profiles
Create a new profile in here and name it anything you like (Personally I prefer it named as "Approval")


Now, click on profile approval and set permissions for each group.
Post new topics, without requiring approval  -- uncheck that options for those groups for which you want to activate the approval system when they create a new topic.

To see the unapproved posts see the moderation center of your forum.

Hope this helps you :).
Title: Re: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: preacherman on December 07, 2011, 09:32:37 PM
Joker,
Thank you for your reply but I do not find the links you are talking about in any of the admin sections.  I am using SMF2.0.1  Could that be the difference?

I found an area that sounds similar but nothing that allows me to tell the script I need to moderate every post/reply.

Thanks again,
preacherman
Title: Re: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: MC73 on December 07, 2011, 09:42:23 PM
Preacherman, That is for 2.0.1 version ..... hit admin .... then look for core features under the configuration area , no script needed for it is a default feature of 2.0.1 if activated as Joker post said.
Title: Re: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: preacherman on December 07, 2011, 10:03:23 PM
mc73,
Thanks for the info.  I was not aware I needed to be in the configuration area of the admin section.  I got part of it done but my problem now is I can't find a way to do this

Now, click on profile approval and set permissions for each group.
Post new topics, without requiring approval  -- uncheck that options for those groups for which you want to activate the approval system when they create a new topic.


I can't find the profile approval to click on to set the permissions.

Man, I am feeling about as dumb as a box of rocks.  I am betting this is right in front of me.

Thanks again,
preacherman
Title: Re: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: preacherman on December 07, 2011, 11:41:09 PM
All of a sudden we have almost 300 members so I guess I need to find out how make sure members have to be approved along with the rest of this.

I deleted the members but I do not know how to keep them from signing up again.
Title: Re: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: Joker™ on December 08, 2011, 06:50:54 AM
Quote from: preacherman on December 07, 2011, 10:03:23 PM
Thanks for the info.  I was not aware I needed to be in the configuration area of the admin section.  I got part of it done but my problem now is I can't find a way to do this

Now, click on profile approval and set permissions for each group.
Post new topics, without requiring approval  -- uncheck that options for those groups for which you want to activate the approval system when they create a new topic.


I can't find the profile approval to click on to set the permissions.

Man, I am feeling about as dumb as a box of rocks.  I am betting this is right in front of me.
Yeah it was there only :P

Administration Center » Permissions » Edit Profiles
Click on approval profile name there and edit the permissions of membergroups which appears on your screen.


Quote from: preacherman on December 07, 2011, 11:41:09 PM
All of a sudden we have almost 300 members so I guess I need to find out how make sure members have to be approved along with the rest of this.

I deleted the members but I do not know how to keep them from signing up again.
I would suggest you to ban them with a ban on their IP address and email id instead of deleting them.
Title: Re: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: preacherman on December 08, 2011, 11:29:26 AM
Joker and MC73,
Finally figured it out with all of your help.

No one outside our group has suddenly shown up as a member since I deleted them. Thanks for the banning idea, if anything like that happens again I will do exactly that.

Many Blessings
Title: Re: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: Joker™ on December 09, 2011, 10:00:58 AM
Glad you got it all sorted out :).
Title: Re: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: rafiqulalam on May 04, 2012, 01:32:47 PM
Dear Joker,
thanks for the others help. Please help me to do A Specific Board or Category to Approval not all Boards. How it is possible. Please help me.

thanks
Title: Re: I need to moderate posts and comments
Post by: Joker™ on May 05, 2012, 11:28:11 AM
Quote from: rafiqulalam on May 04, 2012, 01:32:47 PM
Dear Joker,
thanks for the others help. Please help me to do A Specific Board or Category to Approval not all Boards. How it is possible. Please help me.

thanks
Hope the link (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=461766.msg3224363#msg3224363) in my signature will be able to help you out.

Also, try to open new topics as solved topics tends to get ignored :).