Moderators Functions - Moderator Checkpoint System

Moderator Checkpoint System

For boards with a large moderating staff, it can be difficult to know who has checked what post and which threads are completely checked. The goal of the Moderator Checkpoint System is to ensure that moderators don't read over the same post(s) twice, leaving them to spend this time checking other posts/threads.

The core functionality of the Moderator Checkpoint System (MCS) is the ability (for those with appropriate permission) to mark threads/posts as having been "Checked" - indicating that no further action is required and the thread(s)/post(s) has/have been given the OK by a Staff Member. When a post is marked as checked, the checking user's User ID, Username, and a timestamp is stored in the database. This information then appears on the checked post(s), and the post will change markup (depending on your customizations through the included options) indicating the post has been checked. This process is, of course, completely invisible to the community at-large, and only those Users with adequate permission will be allowed to Check/Uncheck and view Checked posts/threads.

Because some Moderators may like to browse forums normally, a feature has been integrated that will allow each user to Enable/Disable viewing the forum in "Moderation Mode" at their leisure. Disabling Moderation Mode will return the display of posts/threads to their normal state.

Features

• Forumdisplay
  • Threads can be (Admin Optional) colored according to whether they are completely checked -OR- contain unchecked posts.
  • A new column next to "Views" will display the number of Unchecked Posts in each thread.
  • Clicking the "Unchecked" column's header will allow the user to sort threads by the least/most number of unchecked posts, allowing them to see which threads need the most attention.
  • Threads can be (Admin Optional) marked as "Checked", thereby checking ALL the posts in a thread. This is useful for large, old threads which you know contain no problem posts.
• Showthread
  • Posts can be (Admin Optional) colored according to whether they have been checked -OR- remain to be checked.
  • Checked posts will display the Date/Time they were Checked and the Moderator Username/User ID who checked it. (Unchecked posts will have text indicating as much)
  • Posts can be marked as Checked/Unchecked via Inline Moderation.
  • "Active Checking" is utilized.
    • Active Checking is a feature which each User can Enable/Disable at their leisure. When Active Checking is Enabled, each time the User visits a thread, the posts displayed on that page will be marked as "Checked". The idea is that when in Active Checking mode, the User is actively reviewing the posts that they are reading, thus each can be marked as Checked.
  • Newly Checked Posts can be (Admin Optional) colored to indicate their recent activity. This coloring is visible only to the Checking User and is intended to serve as a guide for them to see which posts they, in their current session, have checked.
• Update Counters
  • If you ever feel your counters (Unchecked Count per Thread) are off, there is an Update Counters feature included in the modification. To access this feature, go to your AdminCP -> Maintenance (Very bottom) -> Update Counters -> Update Checkcount Counters (Very bottom).
    

Installation

1. Import the Product XML file.
   1. (a) IMPORTANT: THIS PRODUCT ADDS COLUMNS TO YOUR DATABASE'S POST TABLE. IF YOU HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF POSTS, THE IMPORT PROCESS WILL TAKE SOME TIME (AND MAY APPEAR TO HANG); IT IS *IMPORTANT* THAT YOU DO NOT EXIT YOUR BROWSER DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS
2. Follow the instructions included in the ZIP archive to edit your templates.
3. Configuration Options are accessible through AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> Moderator Checkpoint Configuration. Permissions are accessible through the Moderator Permissions panel (AdminCP -> Forums & Moderators -> Show All Moderators -> Edit Permissions.

Upgrade

• Upgrading from 1.0.9 to 1.1.1: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....9&postcount=44
• Upgrading from 1.1.1 to 1.1.5: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....5&postcount=76
• Upgrading from 1.1.5 to 1.1.6: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....6&postcount=88
  

If you like this modification, feel free to Nominate it for Modification of the Month. Please click Install if you're actively using it, so you can receive updates about new releases.

This modification was written by request for Spinball, whose MCS Concept was utilized throughout development.
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Version History:
1.1.7 - Fixes Checkcount Display Bug in Forumdisplay
1.1.6 - Fixes Announcement Bug in Forumdisplay
1.1.5 - Prevents Checks/Unchecks from being written to the Moderator Log
1.1.4 - Added option for Default Moderation Mode
1.1.3 - Bug fixes
1.1.2 - Bug fixes
1.1.1 - Bug fix for soft-deleted post redirection issue
1.1.0 - Core code consolidated - numerous bug fixes
1.0.9 - Minor SQL Query fix
1.0.8 - Bug fix to correct issue with Forumdisplay sorting of Unchecked Threads
1.0.7 - Bug fix to correct counters not carrying over when merging threads
1.0.6 - Initial Release to Community

[darkie79]

I have installed this on 3.8, and it appears to be working flawlessly. I thank the developer, as this mod is a Godsend to me

[caltek]

A great mod to the forums! My Moderators love this one!

Just one question....is it possible in 3.7.4 to have the feature enabled by default ( currently my Mods have to enable the feature when they log in ).

Is there a way to have it enabled by default?

I sure hope there is....thanks again for this GREAT add-on.

[GoHa]

This is great mod. However. It supposed to be used with big forums. In the same time, it adds 4 new fields to the "posts" table, and one of it - varchar 100.
Adding varchar100 to "posts" through admincp is almost unreal operation if your posts table have couple of millions records.
Also, adding VC100 to "posts" will badly impact the performance. I am not speaking about possible extra queries.

We really need something like that. But we need to minimize the impact on performance. Just having a checkbox on the thread "checked by moderator" is enought, with the option (admincp option) to auto uncheck it if someone made a reply. In this case we just need to add 1 flag to "threads" (wich is much smaller then "posts")

I know, in this case, the list of features will be not that impressive, but at least, it will be possible to use it on the big forums.

May be someone knows the plugin like I described? May be author can create a modification?

Your help will be appreciated!

[rightstuff_mike]

hi there, when i installed this today, it works perfectly, however, when i view the parent forum's for thread's, over on the right hand side of the screen where it shows "views" and "unchecked" fields, there are no number's visable.

any help?

[rightstuff_mike]

hi, i got this working perfectly until now.

i set all mod's smods and admins to have it turned on automatically, but some of them want to browse the forum and not have to use it. so they disable it.

now when they try to turn it on, and when the other's try to turn it off, they get

error 503.
The server is temporarily busy, try again later!

the forum is working perfectly for all member's who dont have access to this hack. ive turned it off for now, and everything is running smoothly.

any idea's on how it can be resloved?
im using vbulletin 3.8.1

any more info, please let me know and ill get it for you.

[GSeybold]

I don't know squat about coding, but what I do know it that it takes a ton of mental energy so thank you for expending your mental enery for this great mod! Installing now. (If I know how) LOL MOTH for sure

Gabby

[rmxs]

works for 3.8.1?
I read some problems at last pages without answers :|

[1Unreal]

Any chance of making this available on 3.8.1?

[Budget101]

Doesn't work... using 3.7.x ver of vb, when I click on Moderation Mod: Disabled to Enable it, it goes to a screen

http//myforum.com/index.php?do=modmode

and lists a bunch of stuff about cookies, but doesn't ever Enable the system.

[Teknologist]

Having a bit of an issue, and have tried resolve it myself with no luck.

Could anyone please advise how to fix this: