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rustyDusty
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7 years 6 months ago - 7 years 6 months ago #160852 by rustyDusty

how to make item viewing require login but category public? was created by rustyDusty

I need visitors to be able to see items on the category page but upon clicking they are told they have to login.
I set my category access to public and I set my items in category to registered. Now my category page loads but I don't see any items unless I'm logged in.

I created a sub-template and set my category to this sub-template but I am lost as to how to set up this feature so that item images and intro texts are visible to the public on category page but can only be fully viewed to registered members.

Thank you.

Last edit: 7 years 6 months ago by rustyDusty.

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7 years 6 months ago - 7 years 6 months ago #160856 by rustyDusty

Replied by rustyDusty on topic how to make item viewing require login but category public?

I searched in my sub-template file item.php for this line:

<?php if($this->item->params->get('itemFullText')): ?>

I added this code on top of that line:

<?php $user = JFactory::getUser();
        if ($user->guest) {
                echo "<p>You must login to see the content. I want your email address.</p>";
        } else { ?>

underneath

<?php endif; ?>

I added this code:

<?php else: ?>
<?php } ?>

so that the whole thing looks like this:

<?php $user = JFactory::getUser();
        if ($user->guest) {
                echo "<p>You must login to see the content. I want your email address.</p>";
        } else { ?>
               <?php if($this->item->params->get('itemFullText')): ?>
		<!-- Item fulltext -->
		<div class="itemFullText">
			<?php echo $this->item->fulltext; ?>
		</div>
		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php else: ?>
<?php } ?>

I set my items to guest access but they were still not visible in the category page. So I set them to public and while they were visible clicking on an item resulted in this error message:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'else' (T_ELSE) in /home/myAccount/public_html/ns/templates/purity_iii/html/com_k2/members/item.php on line 250

So I removed the:

<?php else: ?>

line on 250.

Now the code looks like this:

<!-- Item introtext -->
		<div class="itemIntroText">
			<?php echo $this->item->introtext; ?>
		</div>
		<?php endif; ?>
		
<?php $user = JFactory::getUser();
        if ($user->guest) {
                echo "<p>You must login to see the content. I want your email address.</p>";
        } else { ?>
		<?php if($this->item->params->get('itemFullText')): ?>
		<!-- Item fulltext -->
			<div class="itemFullText">
				<?php echo $this->item->fulltext; ?>
		</div>
		<?php endif; ?>
		
		<?php } ?>
		<!-- Item text -->
		<div class="itemFullText">
			<?php echo $this->item->introtext; ?>
		</div>

		<?php endif; ?>

		<div class="clr"></div>

		<?php if($this->item->params->get('itemExtraFields') && count($this->item->extra_fields)): ?>
		<!-- Item extra fields -->

I have included some of the preceding code and aft code so you can see how they flow into each other now.
I get no error message.

The problem is this code does not work.
When I set the items of the category to guest access I still can't see them on the category page.

How can I get the items to display in category yet demand that user login when they click the item to view full text.

Thank you

Last edit: 7 years 6 months ago by rustyDusty.

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7 years 6 months ago #160857 by rustyDusty

Replied by rustyDusty on topic how to make item viewing require login but category public?

Actually I was wrong about there being no error. When I login to view items the page loads without error message but unfortunately the written text in the article becomes invisible. The item image is there but NO TEXT!!??? So I just copied the item.php file from default to my sub-template folder to correct this problem.

This situation is NOT working out! Too frustrating!

Is there a way to make a request so that future k2 versions include the option of making items visible to the public in their category page yet restrict actual articles to registered members?

Thank you (pulling hair out!!!)

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Krikor Boghossian
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7 years 6 months ago #160873 by Krikor Boghossian

Replied by Krikor Boghossian on topic how to make item viewing require login but category public?

You have broken code.
As I have already mentioned, this requires basic coding skills.
I have provided examples but if you do not know how to properly open and close if/else statements I recommend contacting a developer.

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7 years 6 months ago - 7 years 6 months ago #160881 by rustyDusty

Replied by rustyDusty on topic how to make item viewing require login but category public?

As I have already mentioned, this requires basic coding skills.

Well that was useful and supportive.

Last edit: 7 years 6 months ago by rustyDusty. Reason: Because sometimes you have to spell it out.

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7 years 6 months ago #160991 by Krikor Boghossian

Replied by Krikor Boghossian on topic how to make item viewing require login but category public?

There are several threads within the same page which provide complete instructions and code.
We are here to assist users not build entire sites.
As I have already mentioned there are unclosed elements.

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