Geek Moot '09 -- FrontendUsers/CustomContent
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FrontEndUsers (FEU) and CustomContent (CC) are modules that allow for user login/authentication and checking user status on the frontend of a website. FEU manages users, groups, and user properties while CC provides smarty access to the login status of visitors. These modules have an easy installation process and setting up users involves creating properties, groups, and user accounts. Templates can utilize the $ccuser smarty object to control content based on login status and retrieve user property values. The modules also have APIs to extend their functionality and be integrated into other modules.
Geek Moot '09 -- FrontendUsers/CustomContent
- 1. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Introduction
- 2. Installation
- 3. Setting up properties, groups and users
- 5. Slightly more advanced template work
- 7. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Introduction FrontEndUsers (FEU) Manages users, groups and userproperties
- 8. Allows users to log in and out
- 9. Allows users to edit allowed properties CustomContent (CC) Sets up smarty access to FEU-status of visitor
- 10. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Installation Easy installation using ModuleManager or FTP
- 11. Dependencies: FEU ← CC
- 12. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Setting up FrontEndUsers Set up order: properties -> group(s) -> user
- 14. At least one property needed, email there by default
- 15. Properties can be user-editable, read-only etc.
- 16. Users can be members of several groups, FEU handles props nicely
- 17. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Simple content work Calling the module
- 18. Using the $ccuser smarty object
- 19. Cache-control on CC pages
- 20. WYSIWYG's kills stuff {cms_module module='CustomContent'} {if !$ccuser->loggedin()} You are not logged in.<br/> Please do so now. {FrontEndUsers form='login'} {else} You have entered the secret area. You are know as {$ccuser->property('name')} {/if} Code Examples
- 21. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Advanced template work 1 - statusheader Showing statusheader
- 22. Do hidden pages for login and logout {cms_module module='CustomContent'} {if !$ccuser->loggedin()} <a href='index.php?page=login'> Login </a> {else} You are logged in as {$ccuser->property('name')} <a href='index.php?page=logout'> Logout </a> {/if} Code Examples {FrontEndUsers form='login'} {FrontEndUsers form='login' returnto='secret'} {FrontEndUsers form='logout' returnto='home'}
- 23. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Advanced template work 2 – using extrafields Setting the extra field
- 24. Checking the extra field in the template
- 25. Cache control -> off {if $content_obj->mProperties-> mPropertyValues.extra1=='topsecret'} {cms_module module='CustomContent'} {if !$ccuser->loggedin()} You have reached a topsecret page and you are not logged in {else} {content} {/if} {else} {content} {/if} Code Examples
- 26. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Advanced template work 3 – hiding pages in menus Modifying the {menu-tag}
- 27. Accessing the extra field in menu template {cms_module module=CustomContent} {foreach from=$nodelist item=node} {if $node->extra1!='topsecret' || $ccuser->loggedin()} <a href="{$node->url}"> {$node->menutext} </a> {/if} {/foreach} Code Examples {menu loadprops='1'}
- 28. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Other interesting $ccuser-functions Testing for groupmembership {cms_module module=CustomContent} {if $ccuser->loggedin() && $ccuser->memberof('geekmoot')} Wow, you are the proud member of The GeekMoot group {/if} Code Examples Testing for IP-addr {cms_module module=CustomContent} {if $ccuser->loggedin() && $ccuser ->ipmatches('192.168.0.0/24')} You are even a local user {/if} More functions on the CC help page
- 29. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Modules extending/using FEU functionality Extending FEU: Selfreg – allowing users to register themselves
- 30. FEUserEdit – a bit easier editing for simple setups
- 31. FrontEndUser mailer – mail FEU groups
- 32. Using FEU:
- 33. ForumMS, eCommerce-suites, Download Manager and a lot of others
- 34. FrontEndUsers and CustomContent Using FEU from other modules Very few lines of code needed
- 35. Extensive API
- 37. Check API section of FrontEndUsers.module.php Function CheckLogin() { $FEU=$this->GetModuleInstance( 'FrontEndUsers'); if ($FEU) { return $FEU->LoggedIn(); } //FrontEndUsers not installed return false; } Code Examples