XF 2.2 "Empty" Approval queue without deleting posts?

[Gsk8]

Hey all!

Just went live today on XF (escapee from VB after nearly 20 years). Is there a way to empty the "Approval Queue" without deleting posts? As you can see, I have over 17,000 posts from over the years that moderators have "unapproved". We don't want to delete these, though.

Also, is there a way to make the default, descending instead of ascending?

 

[Paul B]

They will need to be actioned to remove them from the queue.

That means either approving or (soft) deleting them.

Why don't you want to delete them?

 

[Gsk8]

Ah! Soft delete. I can do that!

Is there an easy way to do 17,000 soft deletes?

 

[Gsk8]

To be clear, I don't want to do delete these one-by-one. Is there a quick fix to soft delete over 17,000 posts in the Approval Queue?

Thanks!

 

[Paul B]

There's nothing built in.

It should be possible with a bit of JS via the browser, or you can try this template edit resource, although I'm not familiar with it.

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[Gsk8]

Thanks Brogan! That only does 50 at a time. Is there a setting where I can increase the number that is displayed on the Approval Queue?

Another thing I did was batch delete threads from Admin. On VB, I was able to batch move posts. On XF, I can only batch threads?

 

[cdub]

Yes can this please be added to core?