How Do I Hide Menu Item After Logging In?

[Jay313]

Greetings,

I've been studying this since yesterday evening and I'm still at a lost.

Simply, I have the Login Module as a menu item. After the user logs in, I want the menu item called MEMBERS ONLY, that has the login module as a menu item listed, to disappear.

I read two tutorials that instructed me to use the Guest User Group to accomplish this.

I set the menu item to Guest, I set the default user group, under User Group--> Options to Guest and the actual User's are assigned to Guest and Registered.

When I log in under those settings, the menu item is still there.

What am I doing wrong?

I'm using Joomla 3.4

[Webdongle]

Registered Users should not be selected in the Guest view/access level

[Jay313]

Ok, so I removed Registered from User Assigned Groups set to only Guest - and now when I attempt to log in, I get the following message:

"Warning

You can't access the private section of this site."

I have everything set to Guest:

Menu Item is set to Guest
Under Guest User Group --> Options I have set to Guest
The actual User I created has only access to Guest
Viewer Access Level for Guest is set to Guest.

James

[Webdongle]

Ok, so I removed Registered from User Assigned Groups set to only Guest -...

You got it backwards. Registered users should NOT be in Guest user/access level.

[Jay313]

Ok, so I added Registered back to the users Assigned Groups, if I'm following you correctly. I went under View Access Level , under Guest, and Registered is not checked.


I went to the front end and can now login however that menu item is still present in the main menu - its not hidden.

[Jay313]

What will help me is for someone to tell me how the access levels should be set for the following -for a menu item to become hidden after a User logs in:

User
UserGroup
Access Control Level
Default User Group
Menu Item Access Level


So that when a user logs in, I want that particular menu item MEMBERS ONLY to become hidden.

Thanks

[Webdongle]

For a menu item to become hidden after login then set its view/access level to 'Guest'
In the 'Guest' leave it default ie. only Guest and Super User selected.

My guess is you have been testing by logging in as Super User instead of using a test account set at Registered.

[Jay313]

Actually, the User is assigned to Registered only. The menu item is set to Access Level Guest. Under User-->Access Level Control - under Guest - Guest and Super User are selected and under User Groups - Guest has Public as its Parent.

And with those settings, after logging in, the menu doesn't go away.

it seems straight forward, its just not working for me...its very frustrating....


Thanks,
James

[Webdongle]

Actually, the User is assigned to Registered only. The menu item is set to Access Level Guest. Under User-->Access Level Control - under Guest - Guest and Super User are selected and under User Groups - Guest has Public as its Parent.

And with those settings, after logging in, the menu doesn't go away.
...

What user group are you loggin in on the front end ? What user group ?

Also please http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=621&t=582860

[Jay313]

If you're asking what group is the user assigned to, that would be Registered.

[Webdongle]

PM me a SU login if you wish or http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=621&t=582860

[Webdongle]

OK ... had quick look and you have K2. methinks you need to configure that

[Jay313]

I don't get it....why would I need to configure K2? The menu item has nothing to do with K2. Please advise.

Thanks!

[Jay313]

I did notice that my test user DetroitJay is not listed under K2 Users.

[Jay313]

I found the issue. Under User Group - Registered had Guest as its Parent - I changed it to Public and VOILA...the menu is hidden after a user logs in. I knew it was something simple.

Thanks for your help!

[sovainfo]

So you made the following mistakes:
- Move the group Registered below Guest.
- Fail to mention that in the list of things you did
- Place users in group Guest.