[wp-hackers] Regarding Status Pending...

[Bob]

Looking at the code in edit-form-advanced.php, I see the following check:

  if ( current_user_can('publish_posts') )

If the test fails, the user sees "Submit for Review" instead of "Publish". 
Doesn't that do exactly what you want?  All you'd need to do is take away 
the "Publish Posts" capability, or make the users Contributors.

You probably want this change if you use this feature:
http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5329



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "spencerp" <spencerp1 at gmail.com>
To: <wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 2:39 AM
Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Regarding Status Pending...


> Jeremy Visser wrote:
>> On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 21:59 -0500, Bob wrote:
>>
>>> I don't use it, but that's how I thought it already works for people who 
>>> don't have the capability to publish posts.
>>>
>>
>> If I remember correctly, all there is is a "Save" button. To submit for
>> pending review, you have to find the obscure radio button on the
>> sidebar.
>
> Yeah, that's what's there now. The "Save and Continue Editing", "Save", 
> and "Publish" button(s). The thing is, even if you'd tell your authors to 
> choose "Pending Review", alot of them would/could forget that, and just 
> keep posting posts without them being reviewed by the Admin at all. I'm 
> not saying this is necessarily a bad thing though. I'm just saying, for 
> SOME admins they'd like their authors posts to be reviewed BEFORE 
> submitted/published and made live on the blog.
>
> Especially if they have forgetful authors, or authors that don't give a 
> rats behind about the admins wishes. It would be nice to have THAT option 
> controlled by the admin, once an author is made. Perhaps maybe on the 
> "Edit User" page, or in the general User section of the control panel. 
> Admins could maybe select the option for all Authors, Contributors, 
> Editors,  and etc, have their posts automatically set the "Status 
> Pending".
>
> So for example: If I'd have 4 Authors on my Blog, but rather have ALL 
> their posts "pending review" by me FIRST. That nothing will show on the 
> blog at all! Until I'd see them there the next day, review it, then 
> publish it for them. It kinda makes that status pointless if there's no 
> control behind it... Cause sure as heck, most authors that want to post a 
> post, won't give a rats behind about sending their posts to "Pending 
> Review" first. IMHO, while the status is there, go forth with some control 
> as well. =P
>
> This not only gives the option for Admin control, but it still allows the 
> users the chance to choose it (pending review status) if they so desire 
> too. (That being when or if the admin don't choose their posts are 
> automatically "pending review" that is.)
>
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