Introduction #

This functionality the portal allow users to flag content as inappropiate. (Report abuse)

There is a small icon of a red flag close to several contents (blogs, message boards and asset publisher) which enables a user to flag some content as inappropriate for a reason and warn the administrator about it. It can also be used as a portlet, so that users can report the inappropriate content in a page.

Features #

• Any content/page in your portal can be reported
• Editable list of reasons for reporting that can be shown to users
• Allow or not guest users to flag your content
• Comnnunity/organization administrators receive an email for every report with a link to the reported content

Configuration #

There are several properties in portal.properties that can be edited:

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1. Flags Portlet

2. Input a list of questions used for flag reasons.

flags.reasons=sexual-content,violent-or-repulsive-content,hateful-or-abusive-content,harmful-dangerous-acts,spam,infringes-my-rights

2. Email Notification Settings

flags.email.from.name=Joe Bloggs flags.email.from.address=test@liferay.com

flags.email.subject=com/liferay/portlet/flags/dependencies/email_flag_subject.tmpl flags.email.body=com/liferay/portlet/flags/dependencies/email_flag_body.tmpl

2. Set this to true to enable guest users to flag content

flags.guest.users.enabled=false}}}

Development #

There is a taglib called <liferay-ui:flags> which allows to flag any type of content or pages in any portlet.