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:

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

[Alfa1]

Sounds optimal to me. Why show a line of text to announce that there is nothing to announce?

[EagleNick]

I understand, however I would like to know if that's how it was designed to work or not. Either way, I don't care.

[Alfa1]

Is there any chance to get a notification for the PM moderation hack: moderate_pm.php?do=list

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Sounds optimal to me. Why show a line of text to announce that there is nothing to announce?

For the same reason the standard vBulletin notifications will say, for example, "Incoming visitor messages: 0", or when there are no notifications at all, "Private Messages: Unread 0".

[Alfa1]

Yes, I know that they do that and I was happy when a mod was shared on vb.org to correct that. You write "for the same reason, the standard vbulletin notifications say..." Could you please tell me what that reason that is? Because so far the standard notifications for zero messages, etc. do not make sense to me.

[djbaxter]

I suppose it's a matter of preference or familiarity. As a forum owner-administrator, I like being able, at a glance, to see that nothing needs my attention.

And from a psychological or human enginerring perspective, that information is conveyed more effectively and clearly by a notation saying "No messages" than the mere absence of a note saying there are messages.

[Alfa1]

Well to each their own, dear colleague. Its good that there are options in life to make everyone happy.

[aproape]

Hey there,

Just a quick note - this mod breaks the vbAdvanced Dynamics add-on - article module.

After enabling the mod, any article someone wants to see gives a bad/fatal MySQL error message because the variable entryid is not populated [actually it is emptied].

This created some huge problems on our site which is mainly article-driven and caused headaches to find the exact issue.

Disabling this mod has solved the problem right away.

Is there any way to fix this? Thanks..

Cheers,
aproape

[FractalizeR]

I will try to look. A bit later. Too much job these days.

[farplane dragon]

I feel the same way as djbaxter. It's a great mod, and I'm definitely adding it, but I would really love is there was an option like. "Display notifications if = 0" It would be a simply yes/no thing. It really wouldn't hurt anyone, since if you like seeing 0, you can, don't want to, just choose no. But anyway, great mod.