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[speaks]

I have a feedback section that is open to guests. I would like to have the power to approve a post anyone makes. Are you able to make it for just one are? This is to ensure I don’t wake up to a bunch of spam. It needs to be for guests and possibly members in a certain group or rank.

Thank you

[Kami]

Jun 24, 2021 7:24:40 GMT -8 speaks said:

I have a feedback section that is open to guests. I would like to have the power to approve a post anyone makes. Are you able to make it for just one are? This is to ensure I don’t wake up to a bunch of spam. It needs to be for guests and possibly members in a certain group or rank.

Thank you

Like this? www.proboards.com/library/plugins/item/286

[speaks]

The way I would like it to work like the new member restriction except for all posts in one specific area

[speaks]

I would like it to give me a notification when someone posts. Could it also notify members that their post is approved?

[Kami]

Jun 24, 2021 8:45:51 GMT -8 speaks said:

The way I would like it to work like the new member restriction except for all posts in one specific area

You can do that, but it's not the quickest of manners.

You have to install the plugin, then go to the plugin settings. Under "Quarantine Rules" there's a section called Posts in Board.

Click on the "Add Board" link. You'll have to manually add every board you DO want it enabled in, and do not add the board that you want excluded.

[Kami]

Jun 24, 2021 8:59:34 GMT -8 speaks said:

I would like it to give me a notification when someone posts. Could it also notify members that their post is approved?

The plugin does not have the ability to send notifications when someone posts. You can turn on that notification via your profile settings, or via board-specific settings (happy to walk you through that one if you need it).

Members will be able to see their post is approved, but will not get a message about it. There's no way to automatically send information like that to the server in order to enable automatic notifications without breaking the Developer Guidelines for acceptable use.

[speaks]

If you could walk me through how to use this plug in I’d appreciate it

[Kami]

Jun 24, 2021 9:14:32 GMT -8 speaks said:

If you could walk me through how to use this plug in I’d appreciate it

Sure, where do you need to start? From the beginning (downloading & installing) or after installation?

[speaks]

I got it installed so anything after that 😋

[Kami]

Jun 24, 2021 9:56:10 GMT -8 speaks said:

I got it installed so anything after that 😋

Gotcha!

So after you install it, navigate to the "Manage" page of the plugin section (if you've moved away from it already, it's in Admin > Plugins > Manage). You'll see a list of your installed plugins here.

Once you're there, click on the the text that says "Post Quarantine". That should take you to another page with multiple tabs for the plugin settings.

The About tab contains general information about the plugin, as well as instructions (if you desire them) on how to edit the "last post" column in the boards to indicate that a post is under quarantine. The directions aren't very clear, so let me know if that's an area you want to explore.

The Key Settings tab is how you tell the plugin who it applies to. You want to keep this as default (everyone / everyone) so that it affects everyone because this also grants moderation access to your chosen folks (if any). You can get more specific with your settings in another tab, so don't worry about that.

The Quarantine Rules tab establishes how you want the plugin to operate. It's pretty flexible; once you create a set of rules, another box appears — this is if you want to have different rules for different boards, but if you don't, don't worry about it. To break down the options available:

• Members: If you want to target individual members, add them here. If you want this to apply broadly to everyone, don't edit this.
• Under Post Count: This section allows you to exclude members based on their activity; if you think members above 100 posts (as an example) have generally demonstrated good behaviour, you can limit post quarantine to anyone with less than 100 posts. If you want this plugin to apply to guests and new, zero-post members only however, you need to leave this number as zero. Under this setting, non-zero post members will stop being quarantined after they make their first posts, while guests (who do not get a post count) will always be quarantined.
• Post in Board(s): This is where you specify which board or boards you DO want affected by this plugin. If you do not want a specific board to have quarantined posts, do not add them to this option. Unfortunately, if you want to apply this to the whole forum, or most of the forum, you'll still need to manually add every single board (and subboard) to this section.
• New Threads Only: This toggles the setting so that Quarantine only applies to newly-created threads, not newly-created posts as a whole (so a new thread is quarantined, but a reply to an existing thread is not).
• Approved By: Add the member(s) you want to be able to approve quarantined posts
• Manual Quarantine: If you want to be able to put posts into quarantine that weren't previously quarantined, add the member(s) you want to have that ability here.
• Suppress Banner: This removes the [This Post Is In Quarantine] message for the post creator, and hides the post from the general public.
• Member Exclusion: If you want someone (eg: yourself, staff) to be excluded from being quarantined when they post, add them here.
• Don't forget to save your changes!

The General Settings tab will allow you to fine-tune the experience of this plugin by allowing you to customise the quarantine message text (both for the post author, as well as the public), colours, and approved messages. You also have the option of adding people who are able to approve quarantined posts, who are exempt from having quarantined posts hidden, and if there are any areas where quarantined users are able to reply to their own quarantined threads. Don't forget to save your changes here too!

Does this help?

[speaks]

Best plugin ever! That’s exactly what I wanted

[Kami]

Jun 24, 2021 15:09:22 GMT -8 speaks said:

Best plugin ever! That’s exactly what I wanted

Glad to hear it's what you're looking for! Take care (: