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Ban Rules
You can set up Ban Rules in your community to deny site access to specified users and/or groups of users. Individual and group bans can be set by: IP address (see Ban Rules notes, below), email address, name, or fingerprint. 📝 NOTE: A "fingerprint" is a randomly-generated ID that Vanilla assigns to users at login and which…
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Manage Suspicious Registrations
Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) automatically checks new registration attempts using Akismet and StopForumSpam. When either service flags a registration as potentially suspicious, Vanilla holds it in the Suspicious Registrations queue for review instead of immediately approving or rejecting it. The queue can include flagged…
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Moderation Process & Tools
Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) provides several tools that enable you to both manually and automatically moderate community content, meaning you can control what user-generated content does and doesn't appear. Additionally, Admins can assign the role of Moderator to other users, who then can also review, edit, and…
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Pre-Moderate Content
As a community manager or moderator, it can be difficult to keep up with every post your users contribute, especially in large and busy communities. In some cases, this can result in inappropriate content finding its way into your posts. For this reason, Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) provides several pre-moderation tools…
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Spam Prevention & Detection
Spam prevention works best when you use the tools that match the problems your community is experiencing. Higher Logic Vanilla provides tools to review suspicious registrations, check content before publication, limit new-member abilities, and manage spam that gets through. Start with the options below, then follow the…