Moderation in P2

  • Resolved godkid

    (@godkid)


    14 years, 11 months ago

    Has anyone figured out the moderation problem in P2.

    I’m running WP 2.9.2 and P2 1.1.3

    I’m looking to create a moderation scheme similar to the default Contributor user role in WP. User can create posts but posts are moderated by an admin.

    From looking at the other questions regarding moderation I keep hitting the block where I either allow users to create and publish posts all at once, or not create them any at all. When I’m aiming for create but not publish.

    So my questions include:
    – Has anyone solved this? If yes – how?
    – Is there a plugin that allows you to assign permission to create a post but not publish the same?
    – Is there a way to hack P2 to respect the default user roles? (seems answer to this is no)

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  • Thread Starter godkid

    (@godkid)

    Seems like moderation is indeed possible through the default WP roles – but not in the front-end…

    meaning you’ll have to give users access to the dashboard and admin side of your site – forcing you to use plugins to manage the same.

    The root of the problem (I have) seems to lie with the granularity of WP permissions… not certain.

    Thread Starter godkid

    (@godkid)

    I’ve added and configured the following plugins and have created suitable moderation for my P2 install:

    1. Hide Admin Panels
    2. WP Post Control

    Other “useful” info:

    • I’ve set my default user to contributor (and used post control to hide “irrelevant” info in the new post window)
    • I’ve also set my default category to “post”

    As implied before – this is not a resolution for front-end moderation in P2. It get’s the job done for me at the cost of convenience to the user, but for my purposes it’s a trade-off I can/will endure.

    This solution is applicable under the following circumstances:

    • you want to allow some freedom in users posting, but prefer to moderate new posts before they hit the world (in my case a prayer wall)
    • you’re amenable to allowing using P2 even though users below a particular level will NOT enjoy front-end posting (front-end commenting still works)
    • you prefer the details on your back end remain private (dashboard, users, etc)
    Thread Starter godkid

    (@godkid)

    just get this plugin instead of the ones previously listed – Adminimize

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