Miscellaneous Hacks - Mod Alert System (Posts)

-=+ WHAT IS THIS? +=-

Quite simply this product will alert Staff Members when either a New Thread or New Post has entered a Moderated state (nicknamed the Mod-Queue). Alerts are directed to a new thread in a designated Forum.

-=+ FEATURES +=-

Various aspects of this product are controlled via the AdminCP, such as:-

• Ability to turn it on/off.
• Choose to be alerted for new threads, new posts, or both.
• Turn on/off notifications if it is a reply to an already Moderated posting.
• Turn on/off notifications for the 'Quick Reply' box if it is a reply to an already Moderated posting.
• Pick the forum into which new threads will appear.
• Exclude certain forums from the Alert System entirely.
• Ability to specify a user as the thread starter.
• Specify a prefix for the Title/Subject of the Alert.
• Enable an automated reply to the Alert Thread once a thread/post is approved.
• Enable an automated closure of the Alert Thread once a thread/post is approved.

-=+ INSTALLATION +=-

Import the supplied product xml by using the Product Manager of the AdminCP, as below:-

• Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product

-=+ UPGRADING +=-

You do not need to uninstall the older version of the product.

Import the updated product xml by using the Product Manager of the AdminCP, as below:-

• Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product

Ensure the option Allow Overwrite is set to Yes on the import screen, prior to clicking Import.

-=+ POST INSTALLATION/UPGRADE +=-

Post installation settings can be found in vBulletin options section:-

• vBulletin Options -> TWP - Mod Alert System (Posts)

In order for the product to operate certain criteria must be met, as follows:-

• Plugin must be enabled. (true by default)
• Product must be enabled in the options. (no by default)
• A forum must have been picked in the options. (none by default)

If any of the above criteria are not satisfied, the product will NOT operate. Please check these before asking for help.

-=+ RELEASE HISTORY +=-

• v1.2 : 21-Dec-07 : Added Alert Thread auto-reply and auto-close features. (see issues section)
• v1.1 : 16-Dec-07 : Added Quick Reply handler and additional option. [Ref]
• v1.0 : 02-Dec-07 : First public realease.
• v0.1 : 23-Nov-07 : Internal Test Version.

-=+ ISSUES +=-

• Version 1.2 adds the ability to auto-reply and/or auto-close the Alert Thread once an approval is made by the Moderator. These 2 features only operate by using inline moderation and will not occur from within either ModCP/AdminCP. This is unlikely to be added unless appropriate hooks are made available within vBulletin itself, or an alternate method is found without making core file changes.
• This product is not tested on vBulletin 3.7

[periphrastic]

Originally Posted by TigerWare

E-Mail notifications is an element I do intend to add to the next release. No time-frames as yet.

Excellent. Thanks for this mod. I really needed this after finding posts that needed to be moderated, by only incidently logging into the Control Panel. Had I not logged in, I wouldn't have known, and those posts would've just sat there.

Installed.

Can't wait for update!