Moderators Functions - Moderator Checkpoint System

Moderator Checkpoint System

For boards with a large moderating staff, it can be difficult to know who has checked what post and which threads are completely checked. The goal of the Moderator Checkpoint System is to ensure that moderators don't read over the same post(s) twice, leaving them to spend this time checking other posts/threads.

The core functionality of the Moderator Checkpoint System (MCS) is the ability (for those with appropriate permission) to mark threads/posts as having been "Checked" - indicating that no further action is required and the thread(s)/post(s) has/have been given the OK by a Staff Member. When a post is marked as checked, the checking user's User ID, Username, and a timestamp is stored in the database. This information then appears on the checked post(s), and the post will change markup (depending on your customizations through the included options) indicating the post has been checked. This process is, of course, completely invisible to the community at-large, and only those Users with adequate permission will be allowed to Check/Uncheck and view Checked posts/threads.

Because some Moderators may like to browse forums normally, a feature has been integrated that will allow each user to Enable/Disable viewing the forum in "Moderation Mode" at their leisure. Disabling Moderation Mode will return the display of posts/threads to their normal state.

Features

• Forumdisplay
  • Threads can be (Admin Optional) colored according to whether they are completely checked -OR- contain unchecked posts.
  • A new column next to "Views" will display the number of Unchecked Posts in each thread.
  • Clicking the "Unchecked" column's header will allow the user to sort threads by the least/most number of unchecked posts, allowing them to see which threads need the most attention.
  • Threads can be (Admin Optional) marked as "Checked", thereby checking ALL the posts in a thread. This is useful for large, old threads which you know contain no problem posts.
• Showthread
  • Posts can be (Admin Optional) colored according to whether they have been checked -OR- remain to be checked.
  • Checked posts will display the Date/Time they were Checked and the Moderator Username/User ID who checked it. (Unchecked posts will have text indicating as much)
  • Posts can be marked as Checked/Unchecked via Inline Moderation.
  • "Active Checking" is utilized.
    • Active Checking is a feature which each User can Enable/Disable at their leisure. When Active Checking is Enabled, each time the User visits a thread, the posts displayed on that page will be marked as "Checked". The idea is that when in Active Checking mode, the User is actively reviewing the posts that they are reading, thus each can be marked as Checked.
  • Newly Checked Posts can be (Admin Optional) colored to indicate their recent activity. This coloring is visible only to the Checking User and is intended to serve as a guide for them to see which posts they, in their current session, have checked.
• Update Counters
  • If you ever feel your counters (Unchecked Count per Thread) are off, there is an Update Counters feature included in the modification. To access this feature, go to your AdminCP -> Maintenance (Very bottom) -> Update Counters -> Update Checkcount Counters (Very bottom).
    

Installation

1. Import the Product XML file.
   1. (a) IMPORTANT: THIS PRODUCT ADDS COLUMNS TO YOUR DATABASE'S POST TABLE. IF YOU HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF POSTS, THE IMPORT PROCESS WILL TAKE SOME TIME (AND MAY APPEAR TO HANG); IT IS *IMPORTANT* THAT YOU DO NOT EXIT YOUR BROWSER DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS
2. Follow the instructions included in the ZIP archive to edit your templates.
3. Configuration Options are accessible through AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> Moderator Checkpoint Configuration. Permissions are accessible through the Moderator Permissions panel (AdminCP -> Forums & Moderators -> Show All Moderators -> Edit Permissions.

Upgrade

• Upgrading from 1.0.9 to 1.1.1: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....9&postcount=44
• Upgrading from 1.1.1 to 1.1.5: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....5&postcount=76
• Upgrading from 1.1.5 to 1.1.6: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....6&postcount=88
  

If you like this modification, feel free to Nominate it for Modification of the Month. Please click Install if you're actively using it, so you can receive updates about new releases.

This modification was written by request for Spinball, whose MCS Concept was utilized throughout development.
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Version History:
1.1.7 - Fixes Checkcount Display Bug in Forumdisplay
1.1.6 - Fixes Announcement Bug in Forumdisplay
1.1.5 - Prevents Checks/Unchecks from being written to the Moderator Log
1.1.4 - Added option for Default Moderation Mode
1.1.3 - Bug fixes
1.1.2 - Bug fixes
1.1.1 - Bug fix for soft-deleted post redirection issue
1.1.0 - Core code consolidated - numerous bug fixes
1.0.9 - Minor SQL Query fix
1.0.8 - Bug fix to correct issue with Forumdisplay sorting of Unchecked Threads
1.0.7 - Bug fix to correct counters not carrying over when merging threads
1.0.6 - Initial Release to Community

[Spinball]

Kirk is away on vacation for a few days yet.

[pspmaster93]

THE FOLLOWING EDITS ARE 100% IMPOSSIBLE

+--------------------------+
+-- POSTBIT_LEGACY (307) --+
+--------------------------+

FIND (TWO INSTANCES): id="td_post_$post[postid]" style="border-$stylevar[right]: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]"

REPLACE WITH (TWO INSTANCES): <if condition="($mcpcolor['showthread'] OR $show['mcsrecent']) AND $inmodmode">background-color:$mcscolor;</if>


FIND (TWO INSTANCES): align="$stylevar[right]" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-$stylevar[left]: 0px; border-top: 0px"

REPLACE WITH (TWO INSTANCES): align="$stylevar[right]" style="<if condition="($mcpcolor['showthread'] OR $show['mcsrecent']) AND $inmodmode">background-color:$mcscolor;</if>border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-$stylevar[left]: 0px; border-top: 0px"


FIND: <if condition="$post['editlink']">

ADD ABOVE: 

<if condition="$show['canbechecked']">
	<if condition="$post['ischecked']">
		<span class="smallfont">
			<if condition="$show['mcsrecent']">
				<strong class="highlight">$vboptions[mcs_recent_text] </strong>
			</if>
			<phrase 1="$mcpmember" 2="$mcpdate" 3="$mcptime" 4="$post[checkedbyu]">$vbphrase[marked_by_on_at]</phrase>
		</span>
	<else />
		<span class="smallfont highlight" style="font-weight:bold">$vbphrase[mcs_post_not_checked]</span>
	</if>
</if>

+--------------------+
+-- POSTBIT_LEGACY --+
+--------------------+

FIND (TWO INSTANCES): id="td_post_$post[postid]" style="border-right: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]"

REPLACE WITH (TWO INSTANCES): id="td_post_$post[postid]" style="<if condition="($mcpcolor['showthread'] OR $show['mcsrecent']) AND $inmodmode">background-color:$mcscolor;</if>border-right: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]"



FIND (TWO INSTANCES): align="$stylevar[right]" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px"

REPLACE WITH (TWO INSTANCES): align="$stylevar[right]" style="<if condition="($mcpcolor['showthread'] OR $show['mcsrecent']) AND $inmodmode">background-color:$mcscolor;</if>border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px"



FIND: <if condition="$post['editlink']">

ADD ABOVE: 

<if condition="$show['canbechecked']">
	<if condition="$post['ischecked']">
		<span class="smallfont">
			<if condition="$show['mcsrecent']">
				<strong class="highlight">$vboptions[mcs_recent_text] </strong>
			</if>
			<phrase 1="$mcpmember" 2="$mcpdate" 3="$mcptime" 4="$post[checkedbyu]">$vbphrase[marked_by_on_at]</phrase>
		</span>
	<else />
		<span class="smallfont highlight" style="font-weight:bold">$vbphrase[mcs_post_not_checked]</span>
	</if>
</if>

FIRST OF ALL what is the difference between postbit legacy and postbit legacy 307 ive never even heard of postbit legacy 307 and the TWO INSTANCE templates some i cant even find and the ones i can find there is only one instance of

[PGAmerica]

I was able to find all the templates. I had no problems installing this. I am just getting a DB error.

Is there any support for this hack at all?

[Spinball]

I refer you to my post above.

[PGAmerica]

So, I guess I was right. I am sick and tired of people putting hacks up and then offering zero support.

[eXoOutsider]

Works perfectly fine for me. What I'm wondering though, is there a way to have it default that Moderation mode is on

[wuelfi71]

Originally Posted by eXoOutsider

What I'm wondering though, is there a way to have it default that Moderation mode is on

Originally Posted by Kirk Y

I am planning on implementing all three of those ideas when I have some free time.

(a) Search for Unchecked Posts
(b) Save Active Status for Moderation Mode
(c) Default Moderation Mode Status for Moderators

Unfortunately Kirk seems to be very busy. So let us hope together, that he finds the time to work further on this great add-on^^

[PGAmerica]

Still no support? I am removing this mod as a huge pile of crap!

[my evil twin]

is this addon still supported?

i have an issue with it, not really a bug, but a little annoying.

whenever an user edits an already marked post, it is reverted to unmarked. so far, so good. but this action shows up in the moderator log, which means it suddenly has a few hundret entries of users which aren't really moderators, they just edited some already marked posting.

this really makes our logs very crowded and almost unusable.

any fix on this?

thanks in advance.

[wuelfi71]

I've got another bug: If a thread has more than 1000 replies, forumdisplay shows "-1001" unchecked posts in this thread :erm: