Moderators Functions - FractalizeR: Show items, awaiting moderation in notifications area

What does it do?
This hack shows all items, that require moderation in a notifications area. Items are grouped by type:

• Threads
• Posts
• Group messages
• Visitor messages
• Picture comments
• Album pictures
• Users
• Calendar events

Clicking on a group redirects you to a moderation panel for that type of items.

You can also restrict, what usergroups can see notifications and what items you want to appear in notifications

Russian localization included.

How to install?

1. Install *.xml file via Admin Control Panel (Product management)

Files description:

• product-fr_notifymoditems.xml - main product XML. English localization included.
• vbulletin-language-ru.xml - russian localization. Import as a language overwritting russian.

Version history:

06-11-2014)
 Attached a version by AUGI Web Team that fixes notification count for moderators with limited permissions.

11-05-2011)
 Attached a version by A825F933D42B with attachments moderation support.

4.02 (28-04-2010)
 Non-working option to show zero values removed due to 4.x incompatibility
 Russian translation fixed

4.01 (28-04-2010)
 Critical bug fixed that prevented notifications from being displayed
 Forums with custom admincp and modcp paths are now supported.

4.0 (26-04-2010)
 VBulletin 4.x release

1.1.3 (07-08-2008)
 VBDynamics (and several other addons) compatibility ensured (aproape)
 Non-standard admincp and modcp directories are now respected (aproape)

1.1.2 (07-08-2008)
 Links bug fixed in new features

1.1.1 (07-08-2008)
 Path bug fixed.

1.1 (06-08-2008)
 Added moderation items for calendar events, users and album pictures. Each item requires one (but very quick) additional query
 Added an option to show/hide empty notifications (with 0 items).
 Added an option to show only selected notifications

[grc]

I see last update: today and then "Not Supported." I take it that the coder released this version and saw some of the problems and decided not to put any more time into it.

Is that correct?

[FractalizeR]

No, that is not. On my forum mod works ok. Now I am looking into problem with user moderation not being displayed.

As I understand it, I should be seeing the checked items listed, with or without pending action.

No. If there is nothing in your moderation queue, empty item is not displayed in menu. Do you have unmoderated users right now?

[FractalizeR]

All bugs fixed. Please update to latest version. Screenshot update is on the way

[FractalizeR]

Screenshots updated. Modification settings fixed. Now it is showing as Supported.

[Adem GEN?]

Originally Posted by AdemGEN?

No menu
Attachment 116339

Now no problem
Thank you, very nice mod

Turkish language files here

[grc]

Originally Posted by FractalizeR

No. If there is nothing in your moderation queue, empty item is not displayed in menu. Do you have unmoderated users right now?

Thanks for the response. I've updated to the current release and reactived the mod. I'm only going to use it for notifications of new registrations, so I'll have to wait for someone new to come along (we get a few a day).

The reason I was under the impression that, if activated, I'd see information listed under "Notifications" with our without items to moderate is because of the wording in the options:

Show notification even if count is zero
Text will be shown in notifications area even if there is nothing to notificate about (0)

I see that as saying that there will be information under notifications even if there is nothing pending. Please understand, I'm okay with it either way, just that I had that impression based on that option.

Also, I'll mention that I'm rather sensitive to "supported" or "not supported" right now because of the way the coder of the "Thanks" mod has just discontinued support leaving many users with a mod missing several features that weren't upgraded for vB4.

Thanks for your support of your nice mod!

[FractalizeR]

Yea, Abe1 disappointed me as well. I am slowly switching to Helpful answers mod instead because of that.

I will check how options affect mod behaviour, thanks for bug report. Stay tuned.

[FractalizeR]

I see that as saying that there will be information under notifications even if there is nothing pending. Please understand, I'm okay with it either way, just that I had that impression based on that option.

I've searched VBulletin code and it seems, VBulletin now hides notifications with 0 items count itself:

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->userinfo["$userfield"] > 0)
{
    $show['notifications'] = true;
    $notifications_total += $vbulletin->userinfo["$userfield"];
    $notification['total'] = vb_number_format($vbulletin->userinfo["$userfield"]);
    $templater = vB_Template::create('navbar_notifications_menubit');
    $templater->register('notification', $notification);
    $notifications_menubits .= $templater->render();
} 


It seems, that I should remove that option from plugin.

[FractalizeR]

Ok, non-working option removed. Russian translation fixed.

Please don't forget to click Installed if you installed my mod.

[grc]

Originally Posted by FractalizeR

Yea, Abe1 disappointed me as well. I am slowly switching to Helpful answers mod instead because of that.

I will check how options affect mod behaviour, thanks for bug report. Stay tuned.

Let me report back that your mod is working fine for me. The only thing moderated on our forum is registration so I had to wait till a couple of new ones came in to know for sure, but the notification worked just fine. Thanks!

An aside, how hard do you think it would be to get search capability going on the Thanks mod? Since it was working before the upgrade to vB4, I'd think (easy for me, a non coder to say) it wouldn't be that hard to get to working.