[wp-hackers] Regarding Status Pending...

[Matt]

So it shows up for Subscribers only, then?

I think the best thing to do would be to have a checkbox that says something
like  "All posts made by this user must be approved by an Administrator
before being published" when creating a user or editting a user.

On Nov 15, 2007 1:27 AM, Bob <wp-hackers at nj-arp.org> wrote:

> 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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> >
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