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1. ncurls
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   My apologies up front for my naivety.

   I'm attempting to put together an online 'community' of sorts and initially want to keep my development expenses as close to zero as possible. I'm no developer and I don't have a budget, so I'm trying to figure out if I can make WordPress do what I'm attempting.

   What I want to do is have a website that has user generated articles - or basically unlimited authors. But I want those articles to go through an approval process first before posting, and then I want people to be able to post comments to those articles, and people to vote on them as well.

   Can wordpress do that? If not, do you know what can? I have a blog already at wordpress.com, so I'm fairly familiar with the functionality, I LOVE what wordpress has done, but I am definately pushing the boundaries of what it was designed for.

   I'm not looking for a wiki - once an article is posted, it's posted. I don't want users editing other users content once they have been approved. And it's not quite a blog, since there should be unlimited users. And it's not quite a forum, since I want one article and then many people posting comments to that article. Some hybrid of those three. I don't want to reinvent any wheels, would rather just utilize some other genius' work (and give credit!). And of course, while I'm dreaming, 10 million bucks and a house in Hawaii would be nice.

   Also, one more quick question - is there a plugin that allows for voting, sort of like Digg does?

2. Adam Brown
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Yes, WP can do all that stuff.

   Check out the link at the top of the page that says "Docs." Read about what WP does and about user roles and capabilities .

   Then click on "extend" at the top of the page to search the plugins repository for digg and voting plugins.

3. ncurls
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Thank you. I did read a bit, but I couldn't find anything that indicated if there was a limit on the number of users (not just readers) that WP would allow. I think I'm going to just have to install and play.

   Wish me luck!

4. storybee
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Hi,

   I'm trying to set up a blog with unlimited authors whose entries would be posted immediately (no pre-approval process). How can I accomplish this?

   Thanks so much,
   Storybee/Shirley

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