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

[Budget101]

**Uninstalled- didn't work, no support.**

[lindwurm3]

Hi VBulletin Community,

we installed this add-on and have the following problem. Could anyone help? Thank you very much!

When logged in as admin we receive an "Internal Server Error 500" after clicking the "enable" option (in the upper right corner of the startscreen in normal forum mode).

This might be easy to fix, but we tried for some time and followed each step of the installation exactly. All menus and options of the add-on are shown correctly.

Cheers,
Lindwurm3

[wuelfi71]

Originally Posted by rmxs

works for 3.8.1?

I've got it running under 3.8.1.

EDIT: Works fine under 3.8.1/3.8.2.

Only one little bug left: Checked Posts from ignored users (my friend harvey) lead to a negative number of unchecked posts.

[vitrag24]

will this add load to server?
will it increasing loading time to my forum?

[sinucello]

Hi,

thanks for this nice mod.

I have two suggestions/problems:

1. if a moderator marks a thread as checked, it will only be marked as long as nobody adds a post to the thread after it was marked. This may be useful in some/most situations but my mods would prefer if the thread would stay marked once it was checked no matter if new posts are added afterwards. So I kindly ask if this behaviour could be added as an option.

2. If I install this mod, the inlinemod-entry of this add-on:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=200952
will be removed. Maybe the fact that both add-ons have the same execution order for inlinemod_action_switch has something to do with this?

thank you - all the best,
Sacha

[mme42]

problem fixed. thanks.

[Dan Clement]

Works like a dream. Many thanks!

[voro]

we have around 40 mods and for some of them this isnt working, any ideas?

v

[sinucello]

Hi,

when I activate this mod

Change Threads' Prefix Inline from Milad:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=200732

and

Change Threads/Posts Owner/Date for vB3.8 from Phalynx
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=200952

won`t work any more. Could you please change your code for the inline-mod select box so that it doesn`t kill any other mods entries there?

Thank you - all the best,
Sacha

[ShawneyJ]

database error trying to uninstall the product. wtf?? lol. cant uninstall this!

edit: ahhh there goes my site with it, FULL database error on the whole site, great