feat: #11949, show alert if posts is going to be queued

public/language/en-GB/modules.json

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 	"composer.zen_mode": "Zen Mode",
 	"composer.select_category": "Select a category",
 	"composer.textarea.placeholder": "Enter your post content here, drag and drop images",
+	"composer.post-queue-alert": "Hello👋!<br/>This forum uses a post queue system, since you are a new user your post will be hidden until it is approved by our moderation team.",
 	"composer.schedule-for": "Schedule topic for",
 	"composer.schedule-date": "Date",
 	"composer.schedule-time": "Time",

public/openapi/read/config.yaml

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ get:
                 type: boolean
               maintenanceMode:
                 type: boolean
+              postQueue:
+                type: number
               minimumTitleLength:
                 type: number
               maximumTitleLength:

src/controllers/api.js

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ apiController.loadConfig = async function (req) {
 		titleLayout: (meta.config.titleLayout || '{pageTitle} | {browserTitle}').replace(/{/g, '{').replace(/}/g, '}'),
 		showSiteTitle: meta.config.showSiteTitle === 1,
 		maintenanceMode: meta.config.maintenanceMode === 1,
+		postQueue: meta.config.postQueue,
 		minimumTitleLength: meta.config.minimumTitleLength,
 		maximumTitleLength: meta.config.maximumTitleLength,
 		minimumPostLength: meta.config.minimumPostLength,

src/posts/queue.js

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 
 	Posts.canUserPostContentWithLinks = async function (uid, content) {
 		if (!content) {
-			return false;
+			return true;
 		}
 		const [reputation, isPrivileged] = await Promise.all([
 			user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation'),
@@ -104,13 +104,16 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 	};
 
 	Posts.shouldQueue = async function (uid, data) {
-		const [userData, isMemberOfExempt, categoryQueueEnabled] = await Promise.all([
+		let shouldQueue = meta.config.postQueue;
+		if (shouldQueue) {
+			const [userData, isPrivileged, isMemberOfExempt, categoryQueueEnabled] = await Promise.all([
 				user.getUserFields(uid, ['uid', 'reputation', 'postcount']),
+				user.isPrivileged(uid),
 				groups.isMemberOfAny(uid, meta.config.groupsExemptFromPostQueue),
 				isCategoryQueueEnabled(data),
 			]);
-
+			shouldQueue = categoryQueueEnabled &&
-		const shouldQueue = meta.config.postQueue && categoryQueueEnabled &&
+				!isPrivileged &&
 				!isMemberOfExempt &&
 				(
 					!userData.uid ||
@@ -118,6 +121,8 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 					userData.postcount <= 0 ||
 					!await Posts.canUserPostContentWithLinks(uid, data.content)
 				);
+		}
+
 		const result = await plugins.hooks.fire('filter:post.shouldQueue', {
 			shouldQueue: !!shouldQueue,
 			uid: uid,
@@ -130,7 +135,7 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 		const type = getType(data);
 		const cid = await getCid(type, data);
 		if (!cid) {
-			throw new Error('[[error:invalid-cid]]');
+			return true;
 		}
 		return await categories.getCategoryField(cid, 'postQueue');
 	}