Hack: Hide any module for logged in users ONLY

Catzwolf · **Joined:** Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:47 pm **Posts:** 25

No need to use the

Code:

if (!($my->id)) 
{    echo "<a href='<?php sefRelToAbs("index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=registers"); ?>' class='help'>Become a member for FREE! </a>"; }

[/quote]

to

Code:

if (!($my->id)) 
{    echo "<a href='".sefRelToAbs("index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=registers")."' class='help'>Become a member for FREE! </a>"; }

I know, small little issue

ATB

Catz

mgclimber · **Joined:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:54 pm **Posts:** 3

This extended Hack is fantastic, great job!

Totally satisfies my need for more permission flexibility. Hope it makes the core program sometime

Keep em coming

Mike

Lottario · **Joined:** Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:42 pm **Posts:** 204

Is there a way to make this hack work for Joomla! 1.5, as there is no frontend.php file?

phlux0r · **Posted:** Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:32 am

Lottario wrote:

Is there a way to make this hack work for Joomla! 1.5, as there is no frontend.php file?

Possibly... looking at the /libraries/joomla/application/module/helper.php file, in class JModuleHelper there is the _load() method.

I haven't time to play around with this at the moment but this could be a good starting point...

Lottario · **Joined:** Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:42 pm **Posts:** 204

phlux0r wrote:

Possibly... looking at the /libraries/joomla/application/module/helper.php file, in class JModuleHelper there is the _load() method.

I haven't time to play around with this at the moment but this could be a good starting point...

Well, I took a look at it, and all I've been able to determine is that I'm nowhere near as good at this as you. Putting things in if statements that are always true (so that the if statement should have no effect) causes blank pages, but commenting out the same section of code allows the site to load fine....

Anyways, if/when you do get a chance to play with it and get it to work, could you PM me and let me know?

Thanks,
Lott

nityareddy · **Joined:** Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:29 am **Posts:** 50

thanx

aesthitic · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:02 am **Posts:** 33

awesome!

sessus · **Joined:** Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:10 am **Posts:** 4

Thank you.

It is a mystery why this is not implemented in the core code.

saetveit · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:38 pm

This is great! Has anyone put it on the wishlist? (1.0.x or 1.5).

lilesjd · **Joined:** Wed May 09, 2007 6:16 pm **Posts:** 10

I have tried it out on two modules and cannot get it to work. Does it work with 1.013? Thats the only thing I can think of. I have followed everything else to the T as far as I know. I am trying to do it on the cb login and the polls.

Thanks

Jay

saetveit · **Posted:** Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:22 pm

Yes, it works with 1.0.13 for the two modules I've tried it with. (a mainmenu and a Yanc Newsletter signup module).

lilesjd · **Joined:** Wed May 09, 2007 6:16 pm **Posts:** 10

well then what am I doing wrong...lol! how do i figure that out?

saetveit · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:22 pm

Did you check in the module settings to see if you've set "Show menu when logged in" to "No"?

If this option is showing up and you've set it correctly to "No," then it looks like your modification to includes/frontend.php is not correct.

If this option doesn't show up in the module settings, then you have a problem with modification to the module.xml file.

Also make sure you're using the correct hack, as there are more than one given in this thread.

Good luck.

lilesjd · **Joined:** Wed May 09, 2007 6:16 pm **Posts:** 10

I did not check but it WAS set to NO. But once I opened the module then saved it upon exiting the module it began to work fine. This is so AWESOME! Thanks GUYS!

saetveit · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:35 pm

Great! I'll have to remember that you have to open and save the module settings when you implement this hack so I don't get tripped up sometime.

I wish this hack were incorporated into the core (if not this hack, then another way to give this functionality)! It's such a useful feature.

trek66 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:04 pm

This is a absolutely brilliant, works like a charm. thanks!!

amotaz · **Joined:** Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:24 am **Posts:** 4

Exactly what I needed! Worked perfectly on J! 1.0.13.

Thanks!

ThePiston · **Joined:** Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:45 am **Posts:** 447

this is awesome - if you need it to work for a custom module, then edit the custom.xml file in modules.

joomlamoves · **Joined:** Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:29 pm **Posts:** 109

Has anyone hacked J1.5 to hide public access menu items when a user logs in?

Will this functionality be included in the eventual ACL updates to 1.5?

scleaves · **Joined:** Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:37 am **Posts:** 6

Just wanted to add my TREMENDOUS thanks for this AWESOME Hack. Another vote for the wishlist - feature request - whatever etc to make this part of the core!

scleaves

darkhelmet · **Joined:** Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:58 pm **Posts:** 88

Thanks to everyone that contributed to this hack. Unfortunately while it works exactly as written, we still get the annoying IE pop-up, "This page contains both secure and nonsecure items."

We only have five 'modules' published, I have unpublished all of them, set all of them to using the hacks, yet the pop-up continues.

Using Joomla 1.0.13 with Virtuemart 1.0.13a.

saetveit · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:09 pm

darkhelmet wrote:

...we still get the annoying IE pop-up, "This page contains both secure and nonsecure items."

Simple solution! Don't use IE!

darkhelmet · **Joined:** Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:58 pm **Posts:** 88

Quote:

Simple solution! Don't use IE!

That helps us, and I am sure anyone else with a similar issue, very little.

This is a business Web site, internally we use Firefox, and I cannot imagine posting a message on the site that our viewers must not use a specific browser or else. We test all our Web sites across a wide range of browsers to ensure compatibility, and as usual Internet Explorer ranks the highest on the non-compatibility scale.

Your comment however is a 'simple' solution - I was hoping for something far more useful.

saetveit · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:12 am

it was a joke... come on...

rgoldin · **Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:19 pm **Posts:** 1

darkhelmet wrote:

...the annoying IE pop-up, "This page contains both secure and nonsecure items."

I have used this on 1.0.13 and also say THANKS it works great.

darkhelmet, this is usually caused by http:// and https:// on the same page. Look in your source code (view source) to see if that is true. It doesn't sound like it would have anything to do per-say with this hack.

darkhelmet · **Joined:** Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:58 pm **Posts:** 88

You are correct - we had to hire someone to make some changes to the code in order for the pop-up to go away. Almost everything is working properly now.

miked333 · **Joined:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:10 am **Posts:** 5

This hack works perfectly! Thank you for making it. Is there any way to do the same thing for mambots?

fbaragona · **Joined:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:48 pm **Posts:** 3

Tested on a custom module for Joomla 1.0.14, works great. If you are using Joomfish, dont forget to go to your language translations and tick the radio button on the module for the translation as well.

I am using this hack with the latest version of DOCMAN, as there have been complaints that docman does not permit admins to allow non-registered users to only view documents, where only registered users can download. This is not entirely true, docman does allow a VIEW ONLY feature, but it does not include a message that informs users they need to register to download, which can be confusing for users. The solution is to use this hack, create a custom module informing users they need to register to download, and once logged in the module disappears. Thanks!

radicalz · **Joined:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:13 am **Posts:** 5

phlux0r wrote:

To add the possibility of hiding modules for a certain user group (i.e. Authors, Publishers, Managers etc.) this is what is needed:

1) In your /modules/[whatever_module].xml you need to add the following somewhere within the section:

Code:

      <param name="show_registered" type="radio" default="1" label="Show Menu When Logged In" description="Show the menu also when a registered user is logged in">
         <option value="0">No</option>
         <option value="1">Yes</option>
      </param>
      <param name="hide_for_gid" type="list" default="0" label="Hide Module for this User Type Only" description="If above is set to 'No', you can specify which registered user type you want to hide this module for. Default hides the module for any logged in user.">
         <option value="0">Default</option>
         <option value="18">Registered</option>
         <option value="19">Author</option>
         <option value="20">Editor</option>
         <option value="21">Publisher</option>
         <option value="23">Manager</option>
         <option value="24">Administrator</option>
         <option value="25">Super Administrator</option>
         <option value=">19">Author and above</option>
         <option value=">20">Editor and above</option>
         <option value=">21">Publisher and above</option>
         <option value=">23">Manager and above</option>
         <option value=">24">Administrator and above</option>
         <option value="<19">Author and below</option>
         <option value="<20">Editor and below</option>
         <option value="<21">Publisher and below</option>
         <option value="<23">Manager and below</option>
         <option value="<24">Administrator and below</option>
      </param>

Hi guys.. I'm new in this Joomla coding thing. I tried to put it in the .xml file of any module (including Joomla's default module), and I can't get the new parameters out in the module setting. I'm using Joomla v1.0.12.

phlux said, "add the following somewhere within the section". What section is this? I tried to edit installed module, and put it between <params> </params> and it didn't work. I tried editting a module and installed it to Joomla, it said "not Joomla xml format".

Can anyone help me pls? I don't know what to do.

timdavies · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:10 pm

Personally I would just build it into the template. Customise the template not the core code. Use php in the template to decide whether or not to hide the module to logged in users. use code like this for example in the template

Joomla 1.0
if( !$my->id )mosLoadModules ( 'left' );

Joomla 1.5
<?php
$user =& JFactory::getUser();
$user_id = $user->get('id');
if (!$user_id)
{
?>
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="left" />
<?php
}
?>

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