Despite the main sense of any forums is when they are populating live, with the help of this add-on it is possible to enable strict control over the forums, so called pre-moderation, recommended for communities where new users, or guest postings must be approved before they go live. This is an ideal solution against unsolicited advertisements; however it requires an instant watching of forums.

How It Works

After installation of the add-on, sign-in as admin and click the link saying "Premoderation panel", right below the "Admin panel" link at the bottom of the forums page. The link leads to the main Pre-moderation settings, where it's possible to switch different queue modes, also as assign/remove pre-moderated users, and specify special moderators who will have the rights to access and moderate the pending queue. After pre-moderation mode is set, all postings which are compatible with this mode, will be be saved in the pending queue. Such messages won't appear on forums, but still it will be visible they have been posted (for example, the phrase "This message is pending approval" should appear instead of the full posting text), so this shouldn't confuse the users. Pre-moderation staff is able to check the queue clicking the "Messages pending approval" link at the bottom of forums page, which will indicate amount of new messages and/or topics posted in that queue. Postings will follow all in one list, that allows to accept or deny them just with few mouse clicks.

Premoderation settings

Premoderated postings on forums

Premoderation queue

Example screenshots of the Premoderation process - click to enlarge.

Must-Have Features

In the pre-moderation settings, it is possible to set various methods of how the new messages will be approved: either for everybody (an extra strong mode), either for new registrations only and the users who are put in the approval list (recommended). It is possible to add new users to this list anytime; guest users may be added if you specify "zero" ID (0). Approval moderators can be assigned from the existing forum moderators list; or it's possible to add forum members who will not have rights to moderate the forums, however they still will be allowed to manage pre-moderation queue.

In the pre-moderation queue new topics will be listed at the top of single messages. You may go straight to the original posting itself and check how it looks on forums; having certain privileges, you may edit any original message at the same time, using built-in editing functions of miniBB. You may approve, delete or save messages for later review, at the same time a user may be removed from the pre-moderated list without leaving the queue list; forums administrator also is allowed to delete the user straight from this queue.

Read and ask more about the features of this plugin or its working principles, in our related community thread.

Live Demo

Checking once it better than many times to read: this add-on is ready to rock your testing abilities on miniBB Demo Site. Use admin's credentials provided on the first page to log-in as admininstrator, follow "Premoderation settings" link below the forums page, then enable the add-on "For new accounts and IDs listed below". Read our related forums topic on How to determine user's ID if you are not sure how to do this; then sign up a new user, or use an ID of the existing testing account which info is provided on the demo's starting page. Enter this ID in the field which says "Add a user to premoderation queue", clicking "Add" button. Sign in as this user and try to post a new topic or new message: you should receive an alert saying "Your message has been forwarded to forums staff for approval". Checking your posting on forums, you should notice its text says "pending approval".

After you check out this add-on, please go to "Premoderation settings" again and "Disable" pre-moderation.

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Buying this add-on you are getting a lifetime license with the possibility to upgrade it for 15 times in the future, if we release the newest versions or patches. You pay only once: there are no hidden fees, no monthly fees, no annual fees. You get the pure open source code and are allowed to modify any part of it. However you are not allowed to distribute your copy of the add-on in any way except using it for your miniBB forums and/or your own website(s). Avoiding distribution is in your very own interests; read more why.

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