Redirect not working

thanks for spotting that Ac. I'll get right on it.

Dub

I've fixed the redirect problem and updated the module. Apologies for taking so long.

Download the updated module using this link. I can't assign the correct tags for the CVS at the moment...

http://cvs.drupal.org/viewcvs/drupal/contributions/modules/front/front_p...

dub

Sorry Ac. I left in a typo.

use the link below to download the latest version

********************************************************
IF YOU ARE USING DRUPAL 5 PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE LATEST
VERSION OF THE FRONT PAGE MODULE FROM THIS LINK:
********************************************************

After you have downloaded the daily snapshot tar.gz file, overwrite the module file with the latest version at this link:

http://cvs.drupal.org/viewcvs/drupal/contributions/modules/front/front_p...

Apologies for the inconvenience. The CVS system keeps returning error messages and I'm unable to tag the module properly with the new updates.

try this version:

http://cvs.drupal.org/viewcvs/drupal/contributions/modules/front/front_p...

Dub

it's working for me at this end Ac. try the attached file instead. I think there are problems with the CVS system - I wasn't able to tag the file properly earlier.

I'm not sure Ac. I have it working on a fresh install of Drupal 5 beta 2, with custom roles and I've tried almost every variation of redirects and mixed themed/redirects for alternate roles and it works fine.

Drop me an email with a login so I can see how you have setup the front page...maybe you have overlooked something simple.

Dub

I may see the issue here but need to debug a little more - but if you look at

if ((array_key_exists($role_id, $user->roles)) && (trim(variable_get("front_". $role_id ."_text", "")) != "")){ // if the current visitor has a role type that matches and if the front page setting for that role type is not empty.

you'll see that statement encapsulates the case statement where a redirect would be fired. The issue is, unless you have something in _text (something in the textarea for the given role) it will not get to the case statement - because the if statement says && ... != "" for the given _text area.

Make sense?

Ian

well spotted Ian. I'm up to my eyes at the moment, but, I think you're right about the way the logic is put together.

Will have a more in depth look at it when I get a chance.

thanks for flagging that.

Dub

I can confirm these observations and the root cause analysis.

Simply put, if a text/body field for a role is empty, "redirect" will not work.

Me too.
No role-depending redirection without text in the body-field.
I'm lucky that I found this thread here.

I updated the module last night with a fix for the redirect problem when the text field is empty.

Download from here:

http://cvs.drupal.org/viewcvs/drupal/contributions/modules/front/

I've tested it on the latest version of Drupal 5 (Jan 18th) and appears to work fine.

Marking as fixed. Reopen if you have any problems with it.

Cheers

Dub

Sorry to say, just tested the latest version on a brand spanking new install of Drupal 5 and the redirect is still not working.

Make sure you're downloading the latest version:

http://cvs.drupal.org/viewcvs/drupal/contributions/modules/front/front_p...

I've tried it on a fresh install of Drupal 5 and it works as expected..including the redirects.

Dub

I have attached the very latest version to this post...

I notice the .info file is not being picked up by the normal download, so make sure you download both files..i.e. front_page.module and front_page.info

Dub

here's the .info file. (the normal download isn't including this for some reason)

Dub

Just correcting the link to download the latest version

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A ZIPPED VERSION OF THE MODULE FOR DRUPAL 5.X (IN ZIP FILE FORMAT) - January 22nd

Apologies for the inconvenience. The CVS system keeps returning error messages and I'm unable to tag or branch the module properly with the new updates.

Dub

I'm also having the redirect problem. Quicklogin on the front page doesn't work at all, but the login at /user works fine (or ?q=user). I downloaded both files from the comments in this thread and updated my drupal install (latest version of 5.0), but it is still not working.

there's a newer update of the module on the main page for this project.

You could try that, but, I don't think that will solve your problem. The redirects are working fine for me using Drupal 5.x.

Are you having the same problem to what Pknag experienced at this thread?

http://drupal.org/node/111828#comment-192461

Phil

just a quick note regarding using redirects on the front page for anon users:

In previous versions, the front page redirect would automatically pick up those redirect settings, but, there have been changes made to the Drupal core that affects the login process which means that it doesn't work as it used to:

http://drupal.org/node/83822

those changes to core have thrown up a lot of problems in other areas, that are probably more pressing than the impact on the front_page.module, so I haven't been screaming about it. Once those problems are sorted, I'll revisit the front page redirects to see how I can get the front_page to work with the new changes.

In the meantime, use the Front_page setting for ANONYMOUS USERS to setup your anonymous node. In other words, don't use direct for anonymous users.

i.e. what will work is the following:

(a) for your 'Anonymous User' front page go to ADMINISTER -> SETTINGS -> FRONT PAGE and in the text area setting for anonymous users, paste in the content you want anonymous users to see and select themed.

(b) Redirecting for authenticated users (assuming they are able to login) will work as it should.

I hope that helps and makes sense. I'll revist the front_page.module redirects when the login issues are sorted. In the meantime, just use the procedure outlined.

Dub

p.s. I'm closing off this issue as it's a duplicate of others. open this issue back up by posting a reply and selecting ACTIVE in the status option if you're still having problems after following the procedure outlined.