Getting Moderators Attention

[calldaffer]

I am looking for something that I can activate as the admin so that whenever any member of a usergroup signs on they are well aware of something I want them to look at and respond to.

A type of alert system or a "High Priority New threads" feature that only staff can see and use? Can anyone do this?

[chrisvonc]

You may want to look at Erwins "Report Post goes to PM, Staff Forum as a new Thread and Email!" hack found at: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=59709.

If I read your request right, this may be what you want. I use is for myself and my moderator to be instantly notified when we log on if there is a reported post, in my moderator section. This way the normal mambers never see the section let alone the reported posts.

Its been working very well for me, maybe it may be what you are looking for?

[calldaffer]

Originally Posted by chrisvonc

You may want to look at Erwins "Report Post goes to PM, Staff Forum as a new Thread and Email!" hack found at: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=59709.

If I read your request right, this may be what you want. I use is for myself and my moderator to be instantly notified when we log on if there is a reported post, in my moderator section. This way the normal mambers never see the section let alone the reported posts.

Its been working very well for me, maybe it may be what you are looking for?

not quite what I'm after. See, here is my problem. I'm having a problem getting my staff to keep up with important posts inside the staff area. I'll post something and expect them to reply and they'll overlook it because we have so many new posts on our board that my staff forum posts can get buried at times.

I've tried telling them that instead of using the new post feature to come to the staff section first, catch up on the moderator posts in there, then go and use the new posts feature to view the rest of the boards but it just isn't sinking in. This is a problem I've been battling ever since I started the place, no matter who I bring in on staff.

What I'd like, is a system that does one of two things. Either create a seperate new posts feature that only staff can see and label it "high priority posts"

Or, something I can checkmark when I'm making a new post that will somehow draw the mods attention to that thread in particular either via popup, or make the forum link flash....just something I know they couldn't overlook.

[Boofo]

I have it so when there are new posts in the staff forums, the thread title is red. That way it stands out and they know there is something they need to read.

[calldaffer]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I have it so when there are new posts in the staff forums, the thread title is red. That way it stands out and they know there is something they need to read.

can you share how you did it?

[Boofo]

In the threadbit template

Find:

$thread[threadtitle]

REPLACE it with:

<if condition="$thread[forumid] == xx"><font color="red">$thread[threadtitle]</font>
<else />$thread[threadtitle]</if>

Replace xx with the forumid of the forum you want this to happen in.

[calldaffer]

Originally Posted by Boofo

In the threadbit template

Find:

$thread[threadtitle]

REPLACE it with:

<if condition="$thread[forumid] == xx"><font color="red">$thread[threadtitle]</font>
<else />$thread[threadtitle]</if>

Replace xx with the forumid of the forum you want this to happen in.

I find that in two places, replace them both?

[Boofo]

Ok, here's the full code. Sorry I didn't do this the first time.
In the threadbit template

Find:

   <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]"><if condition="$show['gotonewpost']"><strong>$thread[threadtitle]</strong><else />$thread[threadtitle]</if></a>

REPLACE it with:

   <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]"><if condition="$show['gotonewpost']"><strong><if condition="$thread[forumid] == xx"><font color="red">$thread[threadtitle]</font>
<else />$thread[threadtitle]</if></strong><else />$thread[threadtitle]</if></a>

Remember to replace xx with the forumid of the forum you want to do this in.

[calldaffer]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Ok, here's the full code. Sorry I didn't do this the first time.
In the threadbit template

Find:

   <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]"><if condition="$show['gotonewpost']"><strong>$thread[threadtitle]</strong><else />$thread[threadtitle]</if></a>

REPLACE it with:

   <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]"><if condition="$show['gotonewpost']"><strong><if condition="$thread[forumid] == xx"><font color="red">$thread[threadtitle]</font>
<else />$thread[threadtitle]</if></strong><else />$thread[threadtitle]</if></a>

Remember to replace xx with the forumid of the forum you want to do this in.

to do multiple forums would I just seperate with a space and comma?

[calldaffer]

Originally Posted by calldaffer

to do multiple forums would I just seperate with a space and comma?

tried it on one of my sub styles and nothing changed