NP_CommentControl.php

This plugin pends all in-coming comments for approval before posting it.

1. Download the code from above
2. Extract the files and upload them into the nucleus plugin directory (you should hade a NP_CommentControl.php file and a commentcontrol/ subdirectory)
3. Install from plugin admin menu
4. Configure plugin option
5. Modify commentcontrol/banlist.txt to add users to force moderate, if needed
6. Modify item pages skin part (go to Admin menu → Skin, see “Item Pages” for the skin) to add <%CommentControl(warning)%> after <%commentform%>

After x days (as set in the option), all comment need approval before posting. For super admin, a warning is shown when browsing the item. A comment can be approve/deny from the post.

Alternatively, a comment control menu can be used to see all pending comments with action to approve/deny the comment. There is now a deny all function as well

There are few other skinvar provided by this plugin:

• <%CommentControl(pending)%> - display number of pending comments. This should be wrapped in a <%if(loggedin)%> so only super/login member can see. This can be used in the left/right column of the skin
• <%CommentControl(url)%> - display in RSS feed with the comment, approve/deny links (not tested….)

There are also a template skinvar provided:

• <%Commenttrol%> - to alart with a [new comment pending!!] tag. This can be used in the main item skin to alert of new comment

• 0.7 2007-10-13
  • fix incorrect warning after comment pended in FURL2 mode
  • language file
  • add notification email
• 0.6 2007-06-24
  • fix use createItemLink()
• 0.5/a 2007-05-07
  • use sql_query()
  • added item author level approval support
• 0.4 2005-09-16 admun
  • added pre-3.3 compatibility
• 0.3 2005-08-23 Red Dalek
  • added support for separate url\email field
• 0.25b 2005-01-31 admun
  • added deleted all pending (from admin menu)
• 0.25a 2005-01-31 admun
  • add global DIR_PLUGINS
• 0.25 2005-01-23 admun
  • added banlist file function @ commentcontrol/banlist.txt (to allow longer member ban list)
  • fixed a redirection bug
  • fix in allow/deny re-direction link, FancyURL (previous history skipped) ===== Plugin review ===== NP_CommentControl version 0.7 works with Nucleus CMS 3.31 - 2007-10-29 admun