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barbary
Block for Guest Users (ONLY)

  • 2005/4/5 4:10

  • barbary

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I'm working on an installation of XOOPS which is meant for a private community of members only. I've spent hours banging my head on the wall trying to enable a "block" that will ONLY be displayed to GUEST USERS (basically a welcome page telling guests how to apply to join).

What I am getting is this BLOCK is also being displayed to all REGISTERED USERS.

Do registered users get access to all guest users blocks by default? Does anyone know how to achieve this?

Thanks,
Barbary
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brash
Re: Block for Guest Users (ONLY)

  • 2005/4/5 4:18

  • brash

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Easy

1) Create you custom block with the message you want to appear for anonymous users.

2) Go into the XOOPS control panel, and select the groups option from under the System icon.

3) Modify the anonymous group so that it has permissions to the custom block you created.

4) Remove permissions to this custom block for all other groups.

That should do it
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barbary
Re: Block for Guest Users (ONLY)

  • 2005/4/5 5:16

  • barbary

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One would think that would work... but NOPE... not even close. My new block shows up when I'm logged in as "registered user" and when I logout and am anonymous... or guest.

It's very strange.. and driving me nuts!

-NORTH
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brash
Re: Block for Guest Users (ONLY)

  • 2005/4/5 5:20

  • brash

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It should work, I've used this exact method many times. Do you find you are having permission related problems with anything else?
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mactoeknee
Re: Block for Guest Users (ONLY)

I have a "welcome guest user" custom block on one of my XOOPS sites, and it is set up exactly as Brash describes, and it works great.

Double check the groups again-- some other group must have access.

Mac T

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