Title: Zensor
Author: scompt
Published: <strong>september 13, 2007</strong>
Last modified: juni 15, 2009

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Zensor

 By [scompt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scompt/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/zensor.zip)

 * [Details](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/zensor/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/zensor/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/zensor/#installation)
 * [Development](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/zensor/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/zensor/)

## Description

Zensor doesn’t work for the current version of WordPress, probably won’t be updated
anytime soon, and could cause loss of life, limb, or data.

Zensor enforces a two-step publishing workflow in WordPress. The two steps are:

 1. An author submits an article (post/page) for review.
 2. A moderator approves or disapproves the article.

The article is only visible after the second step. The author can add a note that
the
 moderator can read when evaluating the article. Similarly, the moderator can
include a justification for his/her decision.

#### Moderators

Who is a moderator is determined by the `zensor_moderate` capability. Upon installation,

the Administrator is assigned this capability. Also, a new role, Zensor Moderator
is created, which only has this capability and `read`. This is a dedicated user 
for moderation, eliminating potential conflicts of interest. The Zensor Moderator
cannot modify posts in any way except to accept/reject them and add a note that 
will be sent back to the author. Perfect for the boss who needs to sign off on everything,
but shouldn’t be allowed to add his own opinion. If you’d like other roles to be
able to moderate, then you can grant them the `zensor_moderate` capability using
the [Role Manager](http://www.im-web-gefunden.de/wordpress-plugins/role-manager/)
plugin.

#### Notifications

Every time someone does something, the other party is notified. These notifications
include:

 * Hello author, your article was just approved/rejected.
 * Hello moderator, an article was just saved that you need to look at.

Notification frequencies for both author and moderator can be independently set

to either immediate, hourly, or daily. All messages can be edited through the options
interface.

### Future Plans

 * Consolidate all of the options into a single option containing an array. It’s
   too messy to have so many options for the messages.
 * A feed of the pages/posts in the moderation system. Would have to be authenticated.
 * Should posts in the moderation system be private/draft?
 * Keep a copy of the old, approved version of a page/post while the new version
   is in the queue.

### Version History

#### Version 0.7

 * Notifications frequency is now selectable
 * Added fix to work with [Improved Include Page](http://www.vtardia.com/improved-include-page/)
   plugin. Thanks, Vincent!
 * Moved localizing out of javascript file

#### Version 0.6

 * Moved development to wp-plugins.org
 * Administrator is granted `zensor_moderate` capability on activation

#### Version 0.5

 * First push to [Siebold Gymnasium](http://www.siebold-gymnasium.de) website

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Write a note that will be displayed to the moderator. Note the tip at the bottom
   of the page.
 * [[
 * Filter pages/posts based on the moderation status.
 * [[
 * Moderator page to view all of the pages/posts in the Zensor system.
 * [[
 * Moderator page with preview of post and form for moderator. Note the bulk buttons
   at the bottom of the page.
 * [[
 * Sample email that a moderator receives when a post is made.

## Installation

_Important Note_: Upon installation, all posts and pages are put into the `awaiting`
state
 and will need to be approved/rejected.

 1. Upload the `zensor` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Goto the Manage->Zensor panel and Approve/Reject the existing posts and pages

## FAQ

  I activated the plugin and now nothing shows up on my blog! Where’d it all go?

When you activate the plugin, all posts and pages are put into the `awaiting` state.
This
 means that they’re no longer viewable to normal users. To get them back, you
need to either approve or reject them. This can be done from the Manage->Zensor 
panel. If you want to approve all of them, you can scroll to the bottom of the screen
and hit Bulk Approve.

  This isn’t working out for me. How do I get rid of the plugin cleanly?

That’s sorry to hear. I’d love to hear what you didn’t like.
 Let [me](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/zensor/scompt@scompt.com?output_format=md)
know!

If you still want to uninstall the plugin, go to the Options->Zensor panel and scroll

to the bottom of the screen. There you’ll find an `Uninstall` button.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Zensor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this 
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ scompt ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scompt/)

[Translate “Zensor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/zensor)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zensor/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/zensor/), or subscribe to
the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/zensor/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/zensor/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **0.7**
 *  Last updated **17 ár ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **2.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zensor/)
 * Tags
 * [cms](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cms/)[pages](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pages/)
   [posts](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/)[publishing](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/publishing/)
   [workflow](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/workflow/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://fao.wordpress.org/plugins/zensor/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ scompt ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scompt/)

## Support

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