Testing for exact URL / Home page? (SOLVED)

[inspired333]

Hi Folks,
I have a module I only want to display if the user is looking at the home page.
Now I managed to sort of do what I want by setting the module to only load for the "mainmenu: home" location in the "Menu Item Link(s): " in the module set up.

But this does not prevent the module for loading when a 404 error is generated, and when the register and login pages are loaded. All of these seem to utilise the "homepage" so the module loads in these instances. I need it to load ONLY when on the actual homepage as if the user just came to the site or has clicked a HOMEPAGE link on the site.

Is there any way I can test for this and then use some sort of IF statement in the template to not display that POSITION I have set up specifically for this module... or even better, to just keep the position there (as I may want other things to display there at some point) but to prevent the module for loading when it's the actual homepage?

With thanks,

Jonathan

[inspired333]

Okay... managed to figure this one out.

Achieved it by using this:

$here = $currentpage = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
//echo $here;
if ( $here == "/" or $here == "/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1" or $here == "/index.php")
{
if (mosCountModules('boxmenu')>0) mosLoadModules('boxmenu',0);
//designate tech.php#tech02 as currentlink
}
?>

Perhaps this'll help someone else wanting to do something similar.

Regards,
Jonathan

[ercilia]

I am using Joomla! 1.0.15 with rocketheme catalyst. There is a module assigned to the frontpage only( assigned mainmenu:home). But it shows up also in registration page and lost password page as well as ads from ads manager "latest ads" module.

I think this is the same issue you describe. I would like to try your fix. Which file did you add this code to?

Thank you for your help.

[mhunkler]

where was this code added??

[SeRiAl_H]

This problem is Solved here on this page with a VERY simple solution that doesn't require hacking code or changing any core code

http://www.joomlabamboo.com/blog/tutori ... emid-issue