Strange_Will Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 So I've been co-administrating a vBulletin board (Thats where I got the MCP idea), and they have a few minor things that we should have in 3.0 I'd feel.Moderator Control PanelIt's like the admin control panel, but lists threads/posts/calendar events that need approval, reported threads, posting announcements (instead of crammed away in the "my controls" section), and banning users (this should be on a moderator permission level basis though, I want my mods to be able to ban people, other people don't...).It's a lot more useful then the moderator controls thrown all over the site.Automatic backupsWhile you could download mods to do this, the ones I've found have been flaky and bug filled... mostly shutting down my forums and not turning them on again! It's something that should be built in.Multiple {option} and optional {option}It would be nice to be able to write one piece of BBCode that would allow for an option and a lack thereof, and also additional variables to be put in.Build Calendar events from XMLIt would be nice to be able to create a list of holidays and distribute/download/upload them to your forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 The Mod CP used to be in 1.x but was removed because inline moderation has largely replaced the need for it. If it means anything, Jelsoft is also removing the Mod CP from future vB versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange_Will Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 But you have to LOOK for new posts that need moderation. :PThere should at least be some central area for moderation tools, they are kind of scattered. If anything make them easier and more logical to get to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alahmnat Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 But you have to LOOK for new posts that need moderation. :P There should at least be some central area for moderation tools, they are kind of scattered. If anything make them easier and more logical to get to.Unless you've removed it in your skin, the board shows a queued post icon on the board index whenever a forum has posts pending moderation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Management Matt Posted December 1, 2006 Management Share Posted December 1, 2006 1. Moderator Control Panel It's like the admin control panel, but lists threads/posts/calendar events that need approval, reported threads, posting announcements (instead of crammed away in the "my controls" section), and banning users (this should be on a moderator permission level basis though, I want my mods to be able to ban people, other people don't...).As mentioned previously, we removed a separate control panel and moved all the items inline. As I've said in another topic, you wouldn't want to log into another control panel in Windows to delete files, would you? Jelsoft are already considering following our lead by doing the same in a later version.It's a lot more useful then the moderator controls thrown all over the site.I disagree. When you're reading a topic and you see that there's a post that needs approving, it's simply a case of hitting the checkbox and choosing "Approve Post" from the drop down menu. That has to beat logging into a separate control panel throughout the day to check for queued posts.2. Automatic backups While you could download mods to do this, the ones I've found have been flaky and bug filled... mostly shutting down my forums and not turning them on again! It's something that should be built in.This is best left to the many various server tools available than an emulation through PHP. It's just not practical as PHP imposes strict limits on memory usage and execution time, both of which are needed in buckets for a decent backup. My advice would be to write a small perl script to tar up your sources and run a mysql dump and add it to your cron tab for a daily run.3. Multiple {option} and optional {option} It would be nice to be able to write one piece of BBCode that would allow for an option and a lack thereof, and also additional variables to be put in.This is already a feature.4. Build Calendar events from XML It would be nice to be able to create a list of holidays and distribute/download/upload them to your forum.This is something we're considering for a future version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KX Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 As far as I know you can't use multiple {option} tags and you can't use your own variables, but okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Working4computers Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 As far as I know you can't use multiple {option} tags and you can't use your own variables, but okay.I think Matt would know the answer.... :thumbsup: Maybe Luke's report center might help your replacement of the ModCPhttp://www.custombb.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KX Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I know Matt would/ does know the answer, but I just didn't realize that it was currently implemented in any version of IP.Board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange_Will Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 This is already a feature.Unless thats 2.2, it isn't in 2.1, it gives me massive problems when I try to make the {option} optional, you have to make 2 bbcodes, which conflict with each other, so you have to give them different names... it's a mess.Well I was thinking the MCP would be integrated like the My Controls without needing additional logins and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alahmnat Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I just tested it on 2.2 RC3, and it does work with multiple instances of {option}.Hooray, one less file edit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange_Will Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I just tested it on 2.2 RC3, and it does work with multiple instances of {option}.Hooray, one less file edit!No I mean like[somecode option1=test option2=test option3=test]Yay[/somecode] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerums Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Could we just have a mod center for the reports then?My Inbox gets filled up and I have to disable send email notification because there are so many :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 lehrum - http://custombb.net - the 2.2 version is amazing, and it is made by a guy who used to work at IPS. It costs $20, but it's great!However, it *should* be a default feature, it's really needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerums Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Thats my point :/I don't want to have to pay for these modifications. I thought he released a free encoded version? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ryan Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Yes the report center should be a standard feature in IPB, but I did think he released a encoded version, why do you need to pay just to see his source files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange_Will Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Yes the report center should be a standard feature in IPB, but I did think he released a encoded version, why do you need to pay just to see his source files?Some of us use hosts that don't support encoded crapz0r. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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