HowTo:Restricted set of account management options for 'Moderate forum members'

[GL700Wing]

I have a small forum and have assigned the Forum Moderator membergroup (a membergroup I created based off the Global Moderator membergroup) to a few members.  One of the privileges I have granted the Forum Moderator membergroup is 'Moderate forum members'.

I've implemented some very effective anti-spam measures and set account registration to 'Admin Approval' but I also want to make sure that, in relation to account approval, the Forum Moderators must select the option for new members to activate their account.  In addition I also want to restrict most of the other account activation and deletion options to the Administrator membergroup.

In the end I decided that the Forum Moderators would only have access to the following account management options:
Approval:  Approve and require activation
Activation:  Remind and send email
Deletion:  Reject

To achieve this I only had to make the following minor changes to ./Sources/ManageMembers.php

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function MembersAwaitingActivation()
{
global $txt, $context, $scripturl, $modSettings, $smcFunc;
global $sourcedir;


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function MembersAwaitingActivation()
{
global $txt, $context, $scripturl, $modSettings, $smcFunc;
global $sourcedir;
global $user_info;


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// Determine which actions we should allow on this page.
if ($context['browse_type'] == 'approve')
{
// If we are approving deleted accounts we have a slightly different list... actually a mirror ;)
if ($context['current_filter'] == 4)
$context['allowed_actions'] = array(
'reject' => $txt['admin_browse_w_approve_deletion'],
'ok' => $txt['admin_browse_w_reject'],
);
else
$context['allowed_actions'] = array(
'ok' => $txt['admin_browse_w_approve'],
'okemail' => $txt['admin_browse_w_approve'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
'require_activation' => $txt['admin_browse_w_approve_require_activate'],
'reject' => $txt['admin_browse_w_reject'],
'rejectemail' => $txt['admin_browse_w_reject'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
);
}
elseif ($context['browse_type'] == 'activate')
$context['allowed_actions'] = array(
'ok' => $txt['admin_browse_w_activate'],
'okemail' => $txt['admin_browse_w_activate'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
'delete' => $txt['admin_browse_w_delete'],
'deleteemail' => $txt['admin_browse_w_delete'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
'remind' => $txt['admin_browse_w_remind'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
);


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// Determine which actions we should allow on this page.
if ($user_info['is_admin'] && $context['browse_type'] == 'approve')
{
// If we are approving deleted accounts we have a slightly different list... actually a mirror ;)
if ($context['current_filter'] == 4)
$context['allowed_actions'] = array(
'reject' => $txt['admin_browse_w_approve_deletion'],
'ok' => $txt['admin_browse_w_reject'],
);
else
$context['allowed_actions'] = array(
'ok' => $txt['admin_browse_w_approve'],
'okemail' => $txt['admin_browse_w_approve'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
'require_activation' => $txt['admin_browse_w_approve_require_activate'],
'reject' => $txt['admin_browse_w_reject'],
'rejectemail' => $txt['admin_browse_w_reject'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
);
}
elseif ($user_info['is_admin'] && $context['browse_type'] == 'activate')
$context['allowed_actions'] = array(
'ok' => $txt['admin_browse_w_activate'],
'okemail' => $txt['admin_browse_w_activate'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
'delete' => $txt['admin_browse_w_delete'],
'deleteemail' => $txt['admin_browse_w_delete'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
'remind' => $txt['admin_browse_w_remind'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
);

if (!$user_info['is_admin'] && $context['browse_type'] == 'approve')
{
// If we are approving deleted accounts we have a slightly different list... actually a mirror ;)
if ($context['current_filter'] == 4)
$context['allowed_actions'] = array(
'reject' => $txt['admin_browse_w_approve_deletion'],
);
else
$context['allowed_actions'] = array(
'require_activation' => $txt['admin_browse_w_approve_require_activate'],
);
}
elseif (!$user_info['is_admin'] && $context['browse_type'] == 'activate')
$context['allowed_actions'] = array(
'remind' => $txt['admin_browse_w_remind'] . ' ' . $txt['admin_browse_w_email'],
);


Hope this helps others who may want to implement something similar.

[kat]

Nicely done, Wingy!

I'll move this to the ol' "Tips and tricks" board, if you don't mind, coz it kinda fits better, there.

[kat]

Well, I would've... Someone beat me to it!

[GL700Wing]

Nicely done, Wingy!

I'll move this to the ol' "Tips and tricks" board, if you don't mind, coz it kinda fits better, there.

Thanks - I would have put it here to start with but I was sure that when I looked at the T&T board late last night that I didn't have the option to start a new topic - but it was very late and I have had a very busy week working 18 hours each day (looking forward to the weekend).

[kat]

No sweat! I believe someone's farting around with the board, for reasons that I've yet to discover. Maybe that affected you.