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I'm "trying" to set up two menus

• Public Menu - which all people can see when they visit
• Registered Menu - which replaces the public menu when logged in.

I can get this to work with content modules but not menu modules.

With the content modules I've replicated newsflash and when the public visit they get a welcome message ... when they login this welcome message disappears (the if statement applies) and is replaced by the registered content. I've achieved this by the following code where user3 is the newsflash component copy. It works fine

However I can't achieve the same with the menu modules.
What I've got is as follows with user1 being the public only menu and the user2 beign the registered only menu.


So is there any other way of achieving the outcome?
Does anyone know why the if statement works ok for the content modules but not the menu modules?
I know I can make registered links on a menu but what I want is the public links to disappear when registered members login.

Hi,

I'm no php expert, but am I correct in understanding the following?

if( !$my->id ) = user not logged in (! = NOT)
if( $my->id )  = user is logged in

If so, I would write it like this:



user1 only gets loaded when user is not logged in, hence a public menu. Once logged in, it should disappear.
user gets loaded when a user is logged in, and disappears when not logged in e.g. for public.

Again, I'm no expert so I could be totally wrong 

Edit; it got me curious so I did a quick test on a default sample install. Moved the user menu to position right. Added the first line to pos. left, second statement to pos. right and it worked. Main menu is gone after login, user menu appears after login on the right. So the code should work.

Regards Robin

Thanks Rob will give that a go. 

I'm not a php anything so all contributions accepted.

Not sure why what I did works for content items not menu but I'm not about to waste time finding out.

HI there, I am trying to get some of my "public" modules to disappear when someone logs on as a registered user.

I am using RocketThemes Sporticus V2  which has user 5 in a column and then user 6 and 7 in another column.

I want to 'disapear" the "public" modules in User 5 and replace them with "registered" modules also in User 5..is this possible?

The things i have been reading seem to point to having user module and closing one and opeing another when they log in....

I want to close public in usser 5 and open registered modules in user 5 (i can create another module under user 5 i suppose (but i dont know how to do that either)

I have seen the code below used, thosigh i cant get it to work for me

if ( !$my->id ) {
    mosLoadModules ( 'user5' );
}
}else  mosLoadModules ( 'user5' );


any suggestions would be greatly appreciaed.

Mark
New Zealand

Hi,

The trick I used is based on using 2 module positions, otherwise the code is indeed not working. You could try adding a module position though, see if that works.

Thanks for a prmpt response....looks like i will need to change the scope of my search and learn how to add another module position.

Thanks

Mark
NZ

This page should help you out with adding module positions 

Ye Gods...it's like a whole another language.....

was hoping for a drop and go solution..

oh well....they say learning new skills is beneficial

i am about to find out...................

thanks again

Mark
NZ

Maybe this can help http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,158048.msg779148.html#msg779148 -

Cheers

Wow thats a great little hack ... Ive been wondering how to do this - it really opens up menu flexibility in membership sites.

Cheers
Locii.

Not quite for this application specifically, but to add even more ability segregating content tween visitors and registered users, try searching the extension page for these three mambots:

Rokguest
Rokmember
Rokspecial

I use those in addition to the hack listed above to complete the the sometimes tedious puzzle of user management.

Yes Ive been using the rokguest and rokmember also ... but wasnt aware there was a rokspecial - I imagine these mambots could be changed to add your own user group names also ...

Rokspecial just came out within the past month or two I think, and it answered more than one of my prayers for sure!

As far as editing/creating the mambot to target specific users;  I was pretty unsuccesfull, at best I would get a "you are not authorized to view this resource" when using my customized 'bot

This tells me I was at least in the ballpark, but probably in the bathroom instead of the bleachers

he he ... I might have a go at it and see if I can get out of the house and onto the highway ....

Actually I just tried to find it ... do you mind pointing me in the right direction?

Sorry about the delay in my reply, I was out of town on business.  Much to my suprise, I cannot seem to find it either.  Even a visit to Rockettheme proved unfruitful :/


However, I have provided a copy of it as an attachment below.

(Notice- if this plugin has been deemed unsafe or otherwise is restricted,  It is not my intention to circumvent the sale or license or provide hazardous extensions.. I simply cannot find any information regarding it's existence!)

Hey thanks for that ... Ill take a look at it soon.