Registered users only site

[tricked]

Is there a way in Joomla 3 so the whole site can be accessed only by registered users? As per my reading on this topic, it seems it is adviced to create a menu/contents set only to registered. I'm wondering if this method has changed in Joomla 3.

What I have tried is set the site offline, so it requires everyone to login, and in global configuration > permission > Registered > offline access set to allowed.

Can someone please give me best implementation of this scenario or the above is the way to go?

Edit: Re-phrase question.

Thanks!

[waarnemer]

All articles, modules and menu items you want available for the public remain "public"
All that is "registered" only you assign "registered".

Of course you will need a public accessible login (module or page)

It works the same in 3 as it did in 2.5..

[rcarey]

Here is how I would handle it. I would write a simple Systems plugin. The plugin runs for the access level Guest (i.e., the user is not logged in). The plugin simply redirects to the login page (unless it sees that the page being requested is the login page). That should be all it needs.

I understand that not everyone knows how to write a plugin, but this is a simple plugin and using it is much easier than setting all of the site's items from Public to Registered.

Another solution is to code this logic into the template. In the template's index.php file, check to see if the user has an id (or if the page being asked for is the login page). If not, redirect to the login page.

[Webdongle]

Global config >>> Site offline

[Webdongle]

Or
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions ... us/offline

[tricked]

As I've said above, what I did was set the site to offline and then just set Registered Users offline access to allowed. Somehow, it works just as what I want to achieve. So the question now would be, what will be the downside of this implementation because if none, I think this is the easiest solution. Please enlighten me if I'm missing something. Thanks.

[waarnemer]

If you don't need a public page it is enough.. if you do you need a public page you need to set ACL access levels and groups..

[tricked]

@waarnemer, thanks for the reply.

[Templatemesh]

please read this - http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?t=321258