By alandd on

In Drupal 6.x, I'm struggling to get the Front Page module (http://drupal.org/project/front) to behave the way I thought it should.

I thought the following would happen: A user visits site not logged in. The user logs in. The special front page set by his role is now displayed to the user.

It does not do this. After log in, the user still gets the previous page, not the special front page. The special front page only displays if the user re-visits the site already logged in.

Is my configuration of Front Page broken or is this behavior as designed?

⋅ Categories: Drupal 6.x

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alandd commented

Perhaps my original question is getting lost in the stream of information. So, in hope this will not be lost, let me ask a secondary question. How do I get in contact with the developers of the Front Page Module so I can ask them my question directly?

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reinhix2 commented

I had the same situation with Front Page module.
I found that the Front Page doesn't work if I use the redirect option as a Front Page for anonymous user on Advanced front page settings page. When I choose the themed option for anonymous user everything works.
I don't know the reason - it looks like a bug in the module.

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alandd commented

Thanks for the report and the work to figure that out! I'll try that work around tonight!

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alandd commented

I created a front page for anonymous users and that solved my redirect problems. Thanks!

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umina commented

I had the same problem but found the solution in the user roles setup. The front_page module entry says "access front_page" and if you don't have that checked then the role (in this case anonymous) cannot access the module, which means it does not get a specific front page.

It's confusing because accessing the front_page module meant to me initially editing or changing front_page settings, not just viewing them. Now I'm not sure which roles can edit the advanced front_page pages, but it's clear that to make them available for different roles you have to check this box.

/Len