User submissions, edit timeout?

[Arnie]

If users want to edit their reviews, why not add a facility for the user to edit their review, preview it themselves, then re-submit the new version for mod/admin preusal?

At the moment, there's only the option for a user to submit a review and us to approve it. Approvals can be turned on/off and edit can be turned on/off, however there's no inbetween that allows a user to change typos with mod/admin intervention.

I guess what I'm suggesting is:

1. preview system for user's own submitted products and reviews pre-submission
2. possible timeout period on editing submissions pre-approval?
3. possible resubmission facility after a review has been accepted and published if the "edit" facility is locked down

[Chuck S]

Don't quite understand this one. Moderation of products or reviews are set in usergroups options moderation

if ( $User['usemod'] == 0 ) $moderate = 1;
else $moderate = 0;

This is pretty clear that if they dont have moderation set to on then approved is 1

[Arnie]

What I mean is if "require moderation" is on, and users are allowed to edit their products/reviews they can make instant edits after the initial post has been approved can't they?

I don't think there's currently a way to allow users to resubmit a revised version of a review or a product after first submission and then for the re-edit/update to apepar only after a mod has approved it again?

I.e. if the "edit product" or "edit post" button is visible, users can change content instantly no matter what the moderate settings are set to?

[Chuck S]

If moderation is ON then that means if a user submits a changed picture or review I would think it proper that it goes for moderation que. If they submit a new picture or review it goes to moderation.

This would be proper in my mind as it is exactly how moderation works in any program I know of.

[Arnie]

Well if "require moderation" is on, and "allow edit own reviews" is toggled, any edits that the user makes to his reviews are instant. Nothing flags in the moderation log for action.

For products, if "require moderation" and "allow edit own products" is toggled, then the edit that the user makes is instantly viewable, but the update is flagged for the moderators to look at.

I was suggesting that edits should not be viewable by anyone bar mods/admins until validated and checked if moderation is flagged then mods get a notification for action for both reviews and products.

[Chuck S]

Well remember if a review is shown and it is set to approve 0 it has nothing to do with anything your saying Your electing to show unapproved reviews in admin

Display unapproved reviews? YES or NO

As far as editproduct.php the update query can be changed and I will update that as just an oversight when we added moderation

Content visible to verified customers only.

[Arnie]

I have "Display unapproved reviews?" set to "no"

[Chuck S]

Well all I can suggest you do is upload the files and templates. You have got to have an old file uploaded

This works as it is suppose to work. If you have moderation set to yes and set display unapproved reviews to no they do not display.