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| author | Louise Crow <louise.crow@gmail.com> | 2014-09-26 16:35:24 +0100 |
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| committer | Louise Crow <louise.crow@gmail.com> | 2014-10-09 15:53:06 +0100 |
| commit | 4b2de63262f1db7b9f8a22f9df551a358c3a6f2a (patch) | |
| tree | edf5b07778284e1929c5a2be874cc51ea0fc486c | |
| parent | 39205b2879c99aab4da3d5d6624664bc4a2b40e4 (diff) | |
Add some more details to the instructions for adding censor rules.
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/running/admin_manual.md | 21 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/running/admin_manual.md b/docs/running/admin_manual.md index 2aefe6365..e135e30a8 100644 --- a/docs/running/admin_manual.md +++ b/docs/running/admin_manual.md @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ Then on the next page you will be able to edit the message accordingly and save ### Hiding certain text from a request using censor rules -Censor rules can be attached to a request or to a user and define bits of text +Censor rules can be attached to a request or to a user. These rules define bits of text to be removed (either from the request (and all associated files e.g. incoming message attachments) or from all requests associated with a user), and some replacement text. In binary files, the replacement text will always be a series @@ -439,4 +439,23 @@ hanging the application altogether), so please: * Restrict your use of them to cases that can't otherwise be easily covered. * Keep them as simple and specific as possible. +<strong>To attach a censor rule to a request</strong>, go to the admin page for the +request, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click the "New censor +rule (for this request only)" button. On the following page, enter the +text that you want to replace e.g. 'some private info', the text you +wish to replace it with e.g. '[private info has been hidden]', and a +comment letting other admins know why you have hidden the information. + +<strong>To attach a censor rule to a user</strong>, so that it will be applied to all +requests that the user has made, go to the user page in the admin +interface. You can do this either by clicking on the admin heading +'Users' and browsing or searching to find the user you want, or by +following an 'admin' link for the user from the public interface. One +you are on the admin page for the user, scroll to the bottom of the page +and click the 'New censor rule' button. On the following page, enter the +text that you want to replace e.g. 'my real name is Bruce Wayne', the +text you wish to replace it with e.g. '[personal information has been +hidden]', and a comment letting other admins know why you have hidden +the information. + |