Appvove all ads

[Chevytalk_Tony]

How can I configure the system to allow me to approve all ads, ever those without uploads.

I need to verify whether or not a member has the correct rights.

I would prefer to do this by group but I must be missing something.

[Michael P]

PhotoPost Classifieds:

In the Admin Options, under Edit Usergroups, set each group for "Moderate Ads?" to YES.

[TonyS]

Here is where I need help.

I am trying to allow members to post ads without having them approved.


I am still testing your product but can't seem to accomplish this.

I am using a Treads database for users and groups.
I have users in the groups "advertisers" and "Supporting Members" and have selected no for "Moderate Ads" for each group.

My testing shows no effect.

When I sign on as a member of either group I still need admin approval of the ad. This can't be right.


1. What is the moderate ad function (per group) supposed to do?

2. How do I get certain members of groups to post without admin approval?

[Chuck S]

Right but this is an issue with multiple usergroup permissions that people do not understand.

Just like adding additional permissions that benefit a user when adding them to a usergroup to increase diskspace etc etc if there is a negative permission say reqmod what happens is user reqmod is coming back positive in one of the arrays of usergroup permission thus it is positive.

Take threads usergroup permissions as an example.

You have a special forum only one usergroup has access to that user is gonna see it as long as one of his usergroup permissions comes back as right.

[TonyS]

With all due respect. HUH?

Maybe if you addressed the questions I would understand.


1. What is the moderate ad function (per group) supposed to do then?

2. How do I get groups to post without admin approval?

[Chuck S]

those two questions are easy and related

In admin usergroups set the groups you want to post ads without admin having to moderate them and those you want moderation. The ones that need moderation would not show till you approve them.

[TonyS]

Well that's what I thought.

OK well that's the problem.

When a new member joins the forum he is added to the default group "USERS"
He has general privledges but not the ability to post free ads.
In addition to any special groups ALL members are always members of USERS.

For those special folks that donate or pay to advertise they are made members of a special group called either Supporting Members or Advertising but are still members of the default group USERS as well.

In PPC I have USERS set to "moderate ads" = yes because I don't want general members to be able to post free ads.

Because all members are members of USERS even the groups I have set to moderate ads = no can't post.

I need to get around this. I would thik this problem would exist for all forums with default groups.

How can issue be resolved. Without this I need to approve all ads. YUCK

[Chuck S]

what integration you using?

In your vb3.php forum integration file as an example would become this add the code in bold

Content visible to verified customers only.

[TonyS]

I'm using UBBThreads.

[Chuck S]

Content visible to verified customers only.

[TonyS]

I certainly appreciate your time.

I am not a programmer and have no idea what the heck your talking about.
I think you need to assume folks can't just read your mind. I can cut and paste though.

What file does that get inserted in? Where is it? etc.

Do I cut and paste that exaclty into the file, or do I need to change something to reflex my specific situation.

Please be specfic. Just pasting up code doesn't help me without an explaination.

[Chuck S]

In my first example I gave a file name example of vb3.php in your forums subdirectory

hense you answered ubbthreads so modify your threads.php file in the forums subdirectory and apply those two lines where I have marked in the code as stated.

[TonyS]

Thank you very much.

I will give that a try.