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I'd like to add this requirement to some static pages I've been creating and I am including the links in a block, such as including a Photos & Videos page link in an "About Us" block. How do I go about implementing this into the pages so that they will be taken to the standard GL "Login Required" page when they are an Anonymous visitor? I definitely want them to still see the links, because I am trying to encourage registration to my site, plus I'd rather not allow any webcrawler do their thing, thinking it is a free-for-all. I want the same thing for a menu item that I've created. Is there some code that checks login that I can embed into the static pages themselves? Thanks, Matthew

This should be possible if you use the extended version 1.2 of the static pages plugin (see under "Plug-ins" above). bye, Dirk

Its also possible using my menu plugin. Thats the sort of thing it was designed for. Tom

I'm using this plugin, in fact, I'm the one who found the form bug that Tom has been working on. I don't see any options to make the page a required login. When removing read permissions for an anonymous user, it only makes the entire page blank (everything including the sides and menus). It does not bring the user to the standard "GL Login Required" page. Maybe I'm doing something wrong here or missing an option along the way. Thanks, --Matthew

Hey Tom, I've got the 1.5 plugin installed, but am trying to figure out how to use it. Also, I love the Stats plugin you came up with. I've been able to track and ban quite a few search engines from my site already. Thanks, --Matthew

It also removes the link from the menu, which I don't want it to do. I want my links to act just like the main ones up on top when an anonymoust user is on the site. The links need to be visible, but also need to redirect them to the Login Required Page.

It can get rather confusing until you get your head around how it works. Post specific questions and I will answer them -- Though it would be better to post a new article and start a new thread, this is rather off topic.

I went back and tried some things to address your exact situation and it didn't work exactly as I thought it would. But it should, I will fix that, get back to me later. Tom

Just a thought...couldn't you create a php static page and embed the logic to check if a user is logged in?

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Fixed it so that it works like it should. Here is how to do it. One Caveat, This will not work like this if you have user menus turned on. 1) Make a menu entry with only anonymous access (root will still be able to edit it). This should point to a page telling them they have to log in to get access. 2) Make another entry with member access and no anonymous access. This should point to real place. Then anonymous users will see 1 and members will see 2. I have made the change to the distributions on my site or you can make it manually. In functions.inc the last function MNU_getPerms on line 11 of that function is a line that reads: $where = "((" . $table . "perm_anon >= $access)"; Change that to read: if ($uid <= 1) { $where = "((" . $table . "perm_anon >= $access)"; } else { $where = "((" . $table . "perm_anon >= 3)"; } Tom

Hey Tom, This workaround seems to work very well. I've set it up and tested it and so far so good. Ultimately it would be nice to just have an option (like a checkbox in the permissions area) on each of the items requiring a Login to the Website to view, like each of the block items or static pages. That way, it would really eliminate the cluttered layouts when logging into the Web site as the main admin. I've got duplicate blocks and menu items with each thing I've set up this way. Maybe this can be on the wish list for the next major version of Geeklog? Anyway, thanks again for coming to the rescue. Also, any ideas yet on what might be preventing the javascript from functioning with the static pages after your fix to the form issue? --Matthew http://www.MAUSdesign.com