Moderators Functions - Per-Thread Moderation

Per-Thread Moderation
Version 1.0

What does this do then?

Have you ever had a popular thread that quickly gets out of hand? Posters start making personal attacks towards each other, going off-topic, and so on? Fed up with having to go through all the new replies for that day and remove the abusive ones, as well as edit quotes to them from other peoples posts? Worried about how bad the thread is getting in your absence?

Worry no more! Per-Thread Moderation allows you to turn on Post moderation on a thread-by-thread basis. If you have a thread that is getting out of control, turn on Per-Thread Moderation, and all new posts to that thread will need to be approved by a moderator before they appear! What's more, it doesn't affect existing posts to the thread so there is no need to go through and approve hundreds of existing posts!

Once the thread calms down again and people start behaving themselves, just choose "Un-Moderate Thread" from the Thread Tools menu and it will be back to normal!

Sounds great! How do I install?

Full installation instructions can be found in the install.txt file inside the zip, but in general:

Step 1) Upload the Product XML as normal

Step 2) Edit the SHOWTHREAD template.

Find:

<div><label for="ao_rrd"><input type="radio" name="do" id="ao_rrd" value="removeredirect" />$vbphrase[remove_redirects]</label></div>

BELOW this, add:

<div><label for="ao_mod"><input type="radio" name="do" id="ao_mod" value="moderatethread" /><if condition="$show['moderatethread']">$vbphrase[moderate_thread]<else />$vbphrase[unmoderate_thread]</if></label></div>

That's it, Per-Thread Moderation is now all installed!

To use it, find the thread that you wish to turn Per-Thread Moderation on for, go to the Thread Tools menu, and select the "Moderate Thread" option at the bottom. Once done, all new posts will need to be approved before they appear!

Important: Unfortunately, my leased vBulletin licence has now expired, and I won't be renewing it until September which means I will be unable to reply to this thread, or update this mod until then. I'm hopeful that the great vBulletin.org community will step in to answer any questions in my absence though See you all in early September!

[goodwillstacy]

If there was a bow down smilie, I would be using it right now. Thank you so much for this. This is EXACTLY what my forum needed! Now I don't have to worry that my users have already gotten the subscription e-mail b/c they are subscribed to the thread & someone has just ripped them a new one. This will eliminate the need to delete whole threads as well.
THANK YOU!!!!!!
stacy

[cavyspirit]

This is great. I clicked installed.

Now, is there any way to know that this thread is on moderation? Ideally, a different status icon would be cool.

[redlabour]

Thanks but this Hack is useless at the Moment.

The User who has posted did not get any Information about the Moderation. And then ? Spam after trying and trying to send his postings.

[cavyspirit]

Originally Posted by redlabour

Thanks but this Hack is useless at the Moment.

The User who has posted did not get any Information about the Moderation. And then ? Spam after trying and trying to send his postings.

What are you referring to regarding spam? I have it working no problem. Not aware of any spam.

Currently, if we put a thread on moderation, we create a post at that point in time that SAYS we are putting this post on moderation for everyone. Works just fine as far as I can see.

[mrkhm]

*big up yourself! Nice one!

[Veer]

Thanks for this.

[Nathan2006]

Thank you Alan

Install

[Handbag]

Nice idea, but what stops one of the participants from just starting up a new thread which won't be moderated? Instead of chasing posts and quotes, you end up chasing threads instead

NIce execution nevertheless

[cddw.ltd]

In the threadbit I'm currently playing around with using this code -

<if condition="$show['moderated']"><span class="smallfont">(This thread is been moderated)</span>

Edit : that shows up to Admins, but not normal members

[The Librarian]

I know this hack is unsupported now, but I really need this so I've installed it. (3.6.5) It seems to work fine, except that the poster gets this message:

Invalid Post specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

after clicking "submit" to the moderated thread.

The post is still there, and it goes to the Moderated queue as it should, but that error message is a problem.

Does anybody know how to fix this? I'd really appreciate the help.

Thanks!