Super Admin Chat Control for NodeBB

A professional administration plugin for NodeBB that allows administrators to monitor, manage, and interact with any chat room on the forum, regardless of membership.

Main Features

• Global Chat Access: Administrators can view any private or group conversation.
• Management Privileges: Grants admins the ability to edit or delete any message in any room.
• Profile Integration: Adds a "View Chats" button to the user profile menu for administrators to quickly audit a user's interactions.
• Non-Intrusive Monitoring: Admins can load and view room history without being added as permanent members, maintaining a clean member list.
• UI Enhancements: Replaces generic "no chats" messages with helpful instructions for admins and supports both English and Hebrew interfaces.

Technical Overview

Plugin Information

• Name: Super Admin Chat Control
• ID: nodebb-plugin-admin-chats
• Compatibility: NodeBB versions ^3.0.0 or ^4.0.0

Implemented Hooks

The plugin utilizes several filters to elevate administrator permissions:

Hook	Method	Functionality
filter:messaging.isRoomOwner	isRoomOwner	Treats admins as owners for permission checks.
filter:messaging.canReply	canReply	Allows admins to send messages in any room.
filter:messaging.canGetMessages	canGetMessages	Allows admins to fetch chat history.
filter:messaging.loadRoom	onLoadRoom	Manages room loading logic for non-member admins.
filter:user.accountMenu	addProfileLink	Injects the admin link into the profile menu.

Function Overrides

The plugin overrides core messaging functions to ensure full administrative control:

• Edit/Delete: Messaging.canEdit and Messaging.canDelete are bypassed for administrators.
• Visibility: Messaging.canViewMessage is modified to always return true for admins.

Installation

1. Install the plugin via terminal:

   npm install nodebb-plugin-admin-chats

2. Activate the plugin in the NodeBB Admin Control Panel (ACP).
3. Restart NodeBB.

Client-Side Support

The plugin includes a client.js script that:

• Detects the system language (English or Hebrew).
• Dynamically injects action buttons into the account sub-links menu.
• Cleans up the chat UI empty states for a better admin experience.

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Developed by palmoni5.