Moderated Discussion Board

[mmccarley]

Good Morning,

I am VERY new to Alfresco and so far I really like it.  I am interested in adding a discussion forum to my Intranet, but I need it to be a moderated board.  I need the ability to read the posts before they show up for all staff to view.  Is there a way to do this with Alfresco Community?

Thanks,

Mark McCarley

[jpotts]

Hi Mark,

Welcome to Alfresco and to the forums. We're glad you're here.

The Discussions in Alfresco Share do not have a moderation feature. But someone who knows something about extending the Alfresco content model and doing Share customizations could add this feature. Basically, all you need is:

- A flag on the underlying content type to indicate whether or not the post should be published.
- A modification to the current discussion list filters to only show discussions where the flag is true.
- A setting on the discussion form config/form control to allow the flag to be edited only by members of a certain group or role
- A new filter to show discussions awaiting moderation

You could make it fancier by adding an email notification to the moderator group or even use a workflow to review and approve posts, but those aren't necessary for the bare minimum of what you're asking for.

If you or someone you hire creates this customization for you, it would be great if they did that using our standard extension mechanisms and then made it available as an <a href="http://addons.alfresco.com">add-on</a>.

Jeff