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Adopting A Moderate Approach - PHP
In this concluding article of our two-part series on rapid guestbook implementation with patGuestbook, find out how to tweak patGuestbook a litle more by controlling the viewable entries, customizing the user interface, and protecting access to the administration module.
If you recollect, one of the options available at guestbook creation time was related to guestbook entry moderation. In the first part of this article, I had decided to leave this at its default setting and not moderate the entries for my guestbook; as a result, entries were immediately displayed on the site as soon as they were entered. However, in the real world, it is often essential to moderate the entries in the guestbook, and thereby control the content displayed to other visitors. And this is where patGuestbook's moderation feature comes in handy. In order to enable moderation, you need to navigate back to the administration module, and select the "Voice of the People" entry from the drop-down menu at the top of the page. On the resulting information screen, navigate to the "General Settings" section, and check the box for guestbook moderation. Use the "Save Changes" button to record your changes, and the job is done! Now, whenever a user tries to enter a comment in your guestbook, a message will appear indicating that the entry will be moderated, The administrator - in other words, you - can then selectively approve or reject each comment via the site administration module. In order to do this, navigate back to the administration module, and select the "Voice of the People" entry from the drop-down menu at the top of the page. On the resulting information screen, navigate to the "General Settings" section and you will be presented with a list of all active and inactive entries. You can update the status of each entry, and use the "Update Status" command to save your changes; all entries marked as active will not appear in the guestbook.
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Now, whenever a user tries to enter a comment in your guestbook, a message will appear indicating that the entry will be moderated, The administrator - in other words, you - can then selectively approve or reject each comment via the site administration module. In order to do this, navigate back to the administration module, and select the "Voice of the People" entry from the drop-down menu at the top of the page. On the resulting information screen, navigate to the "General Settings" section and you will be presented with a list of all active and inactive entries. 
You can update the status of each entry, and use the "Update Status" command to save your changes; all entries marked as active will not appear in the guestbook.
