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Modr8 module for Drupal 7.x.

The moderation of content was removed from core in 5.x.  This module adds back
that capability and also prevents posts that are in moderation from showing
up in lists, on the /node page, etc., unless the user is the node's author or
unless the user has the "administer nodes" or "moderate content" permission.
This is NOT an access control module, however, so (as with Drupal 4.7.x), posts
that are in moderation can still be viewed if a user knows the path (URL)
corresponding to that post.

This module provides an admin interface for managing content in moderation,
and an optional block to show how many posts are in moderation and the titles
of recently added posts.

After installation of this module, nodes have an extra publishing option called
'In moderation queue'. Generally, each content type which requires moderation,
should have this option checked. (path: admin/content/types)

The admin interface allows a user with the "moderate content" permission to
preview content in moderation, as well as approve or delete each moderated post,
and (optionally) to send an e-mail to the author informing him/her of the choice.
*Important note:* as of version 5.x-2.3 unpublished nodes in the WILL be shown
in the moderation queue listing for users with the "administer nodes"
permission. For these users, approving a post in the queue will also publish it.
However, posts to be moderated should generally be set to be published
so that users without the "administer nodes" permission can also
effectively work as moderators.

Visit the settings page to customize the e-mail messages and set other defaults
(path: admin/config/system/modr8).

As of version 5.x-2.0, modr8 also includes a moderation log to record the
actions of moderators on items in the moderation queue.  This may be especially
helpful if you are using the feature to send a note by e-mail even when taking
"no action" on a post.  Then, other moderators can see the note, and whether
the post's author has responded to the suggested changes.  This log may also be
useful if you want to know which moderator approved or deleted a post, and if
they provided any specific rationale in their e-mail note.  The data for this
log is saved in the table named {modr8_log}. Note that if you have an access
control module enabled, events in the moderation log for nodes that have been
deleted may only be visible to users with the "administer nodes" permission, but
not to users with just the "moderate content" permission.

This module was originally written for Drupal 4.7.x by Jeff Robbins
(jjeff@drupal).  Upgrade to 5.x and 5.x, 6.x maintenance by 
Peter Wolanin (pwolanin@drupal).
Initial upgrade to 6.x by Croitor Alexander (Placinta@drupal)
Initial upgrade to 7.x by Berend de Boer (berend@pobox.com)
Complete upgrade to 7.x by Mathankumar Chermakani (mathankumarcv@gmail.com)

Mathankumar Chermakani (mathankumarc) maintains this module.
Contact him at http://drupal.org/user/1315174/contact
or visit his website at http://mathankumar.drupalgardens.com/.

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  1. Modr8 module for Drupal 7.x.
  2. The moderation of content was removed from core in 5.x. This module adds back
  3. that capability and also prevents posts that are in moderation from showing
  4. up in lists, on the /node page, etc., unless the user is the node's author or
  5. unless the user has the "administer nodes" or "moderate content" permission.
  6. This is NOT an access control module, however, so (as with Drupal 4.7.x), posts
  7. that are in moderation can still be viewed if a user knows the path (URL)
  8. corresponding to that post.
  9. This module provides an admin interface for managing content in moderation,
  10. and an optional block to show how many posts are in moderation and the titles
  11. of recently added posts.
  12. After installation of this module, nodes have an extra publishing option called
  13. 'In moderation queue'. Generally, each content type which requires moderation,
  14. should have this option checked. (path: admin/content/types)
  15. The admin interface allows a user with the "moderate content" permission to
  16. preview content in moderation, as well as approve or delete each moderated post,
  17. and (optionally) to send an e-mail to the author informing him/her of the choice.
  18. *Important note:* as of version 5.x-2.3 unpublished nodes in the WILL be shown
  19. in the moderation queue listing for users with the "administer nodes"
  20. permission. For these users, approving a post in the queue will also publish it.
  21. However, posts to be moderated should generally be set to be published
  22. so that users without the "administer nodes" permission can also
  23. effectively work as moderators.
  24. Visit the settings page to customize the e-mail messages and set other defaults
  25. (path: admin/config/system/modr8).
  26. As of version 5.x-2.0, modr8 also includes a moderation log to record the
  27. actions of moderators on items in the moderation queue. This may be especially
  28. helpful if you are using the feature to send a note by e-mail even when taking
  29. "no action" on a post. Then, other moderators can see the note, and whether
  30. the post's author has responded to the suggested changes. This log may also be
  31. useful if you want to know which moderator approved or deleted a post, and if
  32. they provided any specific rationale in their e-mail note. The data for this
  33. log is saved in the table named {modr8_log}. Note that if you have an access
  34. control module enabled, events in the moderation log for nodes that have been
  35. deleted may only be visible to users with the "administer nodes" permission, but
  36. not to users with just the "moderate content" permission.
  37. This module was originally written for Drupal 4.7.x by Jeff Robbins
  38. (jjeff@drupal). Upgrade to 5.x and 5.x, 6.x maintenance by
  39. Peter Wolanin (pwolanin@drupal).
  40. Initial upgrade to 6.x by Croitor Alexander (Placinta@drupal)
  41. Initial upgrade to 7.x by Berend de Boer (berend@pobox.com)
  42. Complete upgrade to 7.x by Mathankumar Chermakani (mathankumarcv@gmail.com)
  43. Mathankumar Chermakani (mathankumarc) maintains this module.
  44. Contact him at http://drupal.org/user/1315174/contact
  45. or visit his website at http://mathankumar.drupalgardens.com/.