just4posting
09-18-2011, 04:31 PM
My vbulletin setup has all moderators set up with 2 ids. One id is a normal user id that they use to post. The second user id has mod privileges. This minimizes the chance that they may take a moderator action inadvertently.
All the moderators are in a unprivileged group - Keepers - that has access to the private forum we use to discuss board issues.
What I would like is for the group - Keepers - to see the Mod link in the footer navbar. I've looked at this board and none of the discussions around modcplink provide a way to do this. My guess is I need to somehow modify either can_moderate (which I really would prefer to leave alone) or the check for modcplink access in class_bootstrap.php.
Any suggestions how to do this or if there is a simpler approach would be great.
(edited)
I figured out one solution, although would love to hear of one that can designate specific usergroups.
Create a usergroup that does not have SuperMod privs but is given Administrator access. The Admin access will display the Admin and Mod links in the footer. Clicking on Mod or Admin will go to the link. Users can then log in using their moderator id. Even if they login via the Admin link they still only get Moderator privs and not full Admin privileges unless they are also in the Administrator usergroup.
All the moderators are in a unprivileged group - Keepers - that has access to the private forum we use to discuss board issues.
What I would like is for the group - Keepers - to see the Mod link in the footer navbar. I've looked at this board and none of the discussions around modcplink provide a way to do this. My guess is I need to somehow modify either can_moderate (which I really would prefer to leave alone) or the check for modcplink access in class_bootstrap.php.
Any suggestions how to do this or if there is a simpler approach would be great.
(edited)
I figured out one solution, although would love to hear of one that can designate specific usergroups.
Create a usergroup that does not have SuperMod privs but is given Administrator access. The Admin access will display the Admin and Mod links in the footer. Clicking on Mod or Admin will go to the link. Users can then log in using their moderator id. Even if they login via the Admin link they still only get Moderator privs and not full Admin privileges unless they are also in the Administrator usergroup.