[SOLVED] Complete solution to approve the story after being submitted

[redwine]

I've already posted a quick fix answering few questions about this subject:
How to set admin approval for all stories

Then, I thought about providing a complete solution for it.

This is applicable only if you want, as administrator, to verify and approve the story before appearing in the “Upcoming”.

The files involved are:

1. /submit.php
2. /libs/html1.php
3. /templates/yourtemplate/admin_templates/admin_links_center.tpl
4. /admin_links.php
5. /libs/search.php

**** WARNING ****
Always backup your files before making any modifications
First, change the table:

alter TABLE table prefix_links change link_status link_status enum('discard','queued','published','abuse','duplicated','pending') NOT NULL default 'discard';

Then modify the “table_totals” to add a name and total for “pending”

insert into table_totals (`name`, `total`) values ('pending', 0); 

Now, we have to make sure that upon finishing the 3rd step of submitting the story, the story status is set to “pending” instead of queued, and the totals in the totals table is adjusted.

Open /submit.php and locate function do_submit3() {
Change this code:

totals_adjust_count($linkres->status, -1);
totals_adjust_count('queued', 1);
$linkres->status='queued'; 

Change to:

totals_adjust_count($linkres->status, -1);
totals_adjust_count('pending', 1);
$linkres->status='pending'; 

Note: If you started having grey hair or more grey hair from verifying the stories, all you have to do to revert back is changing the above changes to the original code above it. All the below modifications can remain and will be used if you want to manually change the status of the story to “pending” instead of “discard”

Save and close.

Now, we have to modify the function totals_regenerate() to reflect this in the table_links and table_totals.

Open /libs/html1.php and locate function totals_regenerate(){

Right before the if(caching == 1){

Add this code:

$name = 'pending';
$count = $db->get_var("SELECT count(*) FROM " . table_links . " WHERE link_status='$name';");
$db->query("UPDATE `" . table_totals . "` set `total` = $count where `name` = '$name';");
$cached_totals[$name] = $count; 

Save and close.

Up to here, any new submitted story is “pending”. The administrator has to review it and, if approved, change the status to “queued”.

We need to modify few other files to filter (in News Management) by “pending” and also show the radio button to reverse a published or queued story to “pending”.

Open /templates/yourtemplate/admin_templates/admin_links_center.tpl

We have to add an option to the select (dropdown) to be able to filter by “pending”

Add this code anywhere you want after <select name="filter">:

<option value="pending" {if $templatelite.get.filter eq "pending"} selected="selected" {/if}>Pending</option> 

And few lines down, change this code (add the code in red):

<tr><th>{#PLIGG_Visual_View_Links_Status#}</th><th>{#PLIGG_Visual_View_Links_Author#}</th><th>{#PLIGG_Visual_View_Links_New_Window#}</th><th><center>Publish</center></th><th><center>Queued</center></th><th><center>Pending</center></th><th><center>Discard</center></th></tr> 

Change this code (add the code in red)

Find this bloc of code and add the code (in red)
 
 <tr>     
             <td>{$template_stories[id].link_status}</td>
             <td><a href="{$URL_user, $template_stories[id].link_author}">{$template_stories[id].link_author}</a></td>
             <td><a href="{$my_pligg_base}/story.php?title={$template_stories[id].link_title_url}" target="_blank">{$template_stories[id].link_title}</a></td>
             <td><center><input type="radio" name="link[{$template_stories[id].link_id}]" id="link-{$template_stories[id].link_id}" value="publish"></center></td>
             <td><center><input type="radio" name="link[{$template_stories[id].link_id}]" id="link-{$template_stories[id].link_id}" value="queued"></center></td>
 <td><center><input type="radio" name="link[{$template_stories[id].link_id}]" id="link-{$template_stories[id].link_id}" value="pending"></center></td>
             <td><center><input type="radio" name="link[{$template_stories[id].link_id}]" id="link-{$template_stories[id].link_id}" value="discard"></center></td>
 </tr> 

Find this bloc of code and add the code (in red)

<center><a href="javascript:mark_all_publish()">Mark all for Published</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:mark_all_queued()">Mark all for Queued</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:mark_all_pending()">Mark all for Pending</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:mark_all_discard()">Mark all for Discarded</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:uncheck_all()">Uncheck All</a></center> 

Finally, add this function at the end of the file:

function mark_all_pending() {
    for (var i=0; i< document.bulk_moderate.length; i++) {
                if (document.bulk_moderate[i].value == "pending") {
                            document.bulk_moderate[i].checked = true;
                }
    }
} 

And modify this function (add the code in red):

function uncheck_all() {
    for (var i=0; i< document.bulk_moderate.length; i++) {
                if ((document.bulk_moderate[i].value == "queued")||(document.bulk_moderate[i].value == "pending")||(document.bulk_moderate[i].value == "discard")|| (document.bulk_moderate[i].value == "publish")){
                            document.bulk_moderate[i].checked = false;
                }
    }
} 

Save and close.

Now open /admin_links.php

Locate if(isset($_GET["filter"])) {

And add this (to be able to filter by “pending” from the “News Management”:

case 'pending':
    $filtered = $db->get_results("SELECT link_id FROM " . table_links . " where link_status = 'pending' ORDER BY link_date DESC LIMIT $offset,25");
    $rows = $db->get_var("SELECT count(*) FROM " . table_links . " where link_status = 'pending'");
break; 

Locate if ($_GET['action'] == "bulkmod") {

And add this code at the end of the foreach

elseif ($value == "pending") {
    $db->query('UPDATE `' . table_links . '` SET `link_status` = "pending" WHERE `link_id` = "'.$key.'"');
} 

Save and Close.

Thanks to method20, who brought the issue of the Tags related to the pending story (Need Help! how to block Auto Pligg submission from Syndk8).

Open /libs/search.php, look the following code and add the part in RED

if ($this->filterToStatus == 'all') {$from_where .= " link_status!='discard' AND link_status!='pending'";}

Save and close.
Upload the files listed at the top to your dev server and test. It works like a charm.

[Geoserv]

Though I probably wouldn't use this mod, I gave you a thanks for the time and work put into creating it.

Good job.

Geoserv.

[modernste]

awesome mod, I can really see where this would be a major help with sites getting lots of garbage submissions or sites that only allow a specific type of submission. I'm thinking about where I can use this.

[Skandy]

Hi,

Thank you for the nice work. It would be great if the server could send an email to the admin/moderator when a story is submitted and pending.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[redwine]

Originally Posted by Skandy

Hi,

Thank you for the nice work. It would be great if the server could send an email to the admin/moderator when a story is submitted and pending.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

It is coming. I am working on it as well as a global options for users to select when they want to receive emails.

[Skandy]

Originally Posted by redwine

It is coming. I am working on it as well as a global options for users to select when they want to receive emails.

Cool! Any dates?

[not2serious]

It also would be nice if this approval process could be limited to a "god" level user, a "admin" level user or BOTH. This would have to be a setting in the admin user panel, which can only be edited by a "god" level user.

[blaze]

Can you please let people know what version this is for in the FIRST POST? Your first step doesn't make sense to those using v9.82, as there is no "table_totals" in the database. Also, will this work for v9.82 or less?

[redwine]

Originally Posted by blaze

Can you please let people know what version this is for in the FIRST POST? Your first step doesn't make sense to those using v9.82, as there is no "table_totals" in the database. Also, will this work for v9.82 or less?

It does make sense to those who asked for it. You can read the version number I am using, and if it applies for you then good for you, if not you can either customize it if you know how or ask for specifics!

[manya1011]

Nicely done, with this, some people are interested in something like this..