A "screened" forum

[LouTheDesigner]

How does one go about making a screened forum. A potential client mentioned that they would like a forum section on their website, and that they'd like it to be screened (so that when someone posts something, it is first sent somewhere, like an e-mail address, to be checked for approval before it is added to the website). Any advice?

Lou

 

[arminium]

if your using out of the box forum software, most have included or as a addon module the ability for admin to check and allow the post before its viewable by public

if your writing it, just add a column in your database like checked and filter visisble results with WHERE clause in your sql query, then when the poster submits the article or post, set up a function using mail() and email whom ever looks after it

 

[wetgravy]

The first reply is dead on. Look for an add on or for a forum that has that feature built in. It's a hard one to find since most forums only allow moderating of posts after they are posted.