Private Message Moderation

The plugin provides the following settings for flagging/reporting private messages:

Button text for submitting a report

This option helps in setting button text while flagging private message which is set to ‘Flag’ by default. In the below screenshot, we can see the flag message action link in the message actions row.

Button text for undo a report

The option helps in setting button text while unflagging message which is set to ‘Unflag’ by default. In the below screenshot, we can see the unflag message action link in the message actions row.

Enable automatic moderation

This option lets the side admin enable/disable automatic moderation for a flagged message. This setting is complemented with an Automatic moderation limitWhen automatic moderation is enabled the flagged message gets hidden for reporters or all site members depending upon the hide mode setting.

Automatic moderation limit

This setting complements Enable automatic moderation. This setting accepts a numeric value. If automatic moderation is on and the number of reporters becomes greater than or equal to the automatic moderation limit for the flagged activity then that activity update gets hidden for reporters or all site members depending upon the hide mode setting. Default automatic moderation value is 5.

Hide reported content for

Hide mode settings provides two ways of hiding content. When the Reporters option is selected then the content is hidden only for reporters, while when the All members option is selected content is hidden for all site members. When hide mode is set from the plugin settings section, the mode is assigned to newly flagged content. Apart from this admin can set hide mode individually for every flagged content. In the screenshot, we can see the Hide Mode settings under the related actions post meta section.

Restrictions for reported member

This setting allows y

Enable Send email notification

This setting enables email notification to the admin when any content is flagged.

Enable BuddyPress notification

This setting enables Buddypress notification to users whose content is flagged.

Categorize Message report types

This setting helps to add reasons for reporting. Users can add various report subjects.

Update on July 20, 2022