Sidebox Visible to Logged in Members Only

[jeskremer]

I have already tried the tutorial located at: https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=279, but can not get this to work for the "Information" or "More-Information" sideboxes.

I am assuming the these must also be turned on Left or Right in the Layout Boxes area, but do they need to be turned on for Single Column also?

[Ajeh]

You need to "clone" the method of using the code to fix the settings of the sidebox you are working with ...

/includes/modules/sideboxes/information.php

Can be customized using the code:

<?php
/**
 * information sidebox - displays list of general info links, as defined in this file
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: information.php 4132 2006-08-14 00:36:39Z drbyte $
 */

  unset($information);

// test if box should display
  $show_information= false;

// test if box should display based on customer is logged in
  if (!$_SESSION['customer_id']) {
    $show_information= false;
  } else {
    $show_information= true;
  }
  
  if ($show_information == true) {

  if (DEFINE_SHIPPINGINFO_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_PRIVACY_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_CONDITIONS_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_CONTACT_US_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a>';
  }

// Forum (phpBB) link:
  if ( (isset($phpBB->phpBB['db_installed_config']) && $phpBB->phpBB['db_installed_config']) && (isset($phpBB->phpBB['files_installed']) && $phpBB->phpBB['files_installed'])  && (PHPBB_LINKS_ENABLED=='true')) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link($phpBB->phpBB['phpbb_url'] . FILENAME_BB_INDEX, '', 'NONSSL', false, '', true) . '" target="_blank">' . BOX_BBINDEX . '</a>';
// or: $phpBB->phpBB['phpbb_url'] . FILENAME_BB_INDEX
// or: str_replace(str_replace(DIR_WS_CATALOG, '', DIR_FS_CATALOG), '', DIR_WS_PHPBB)
  }

  if (DEFINE_SITE_MAP_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SITE_MAP) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SITE_MAP . '</a>';
  }

  // only show GV FAQ when installed
  if (MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_GV_STATUS == 'true') {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_GV_FAQ) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_GV . '</a>';
  }
  // only show Discount Coupon FAQ when installed
  if (DEFINE_DISCOUNT_COUPON_STATUS <= 1 && MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_COUPON_STATUS == 'true') {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DISCOUNT_COUPON) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_DISCOUNT_COUPONS . '</a>';
  }

  if (SHOW_NEWSLETTER_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK == 'true') {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_UNSUBSCRIBE) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_UNSUBSCRIBE . '</a>';
  }

  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_information.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_information.php');

  $title =  BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION;
  $title_link = false;

  require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
}
?>

[jeskremer]

Excellent. It works. I just couldn't figure out where to put the code. It wouldn't work correctly, but yours works beautifully!

[Ajeh]

Thanks for the update that this was able to work for you ...

[jeskremer]

Does this mean that none of the items in that menu will be able to be indexed by search engines? I need these to be absolutely secure from any prying eyes.

[Ajeh]

Unless the spider has learned to login and can obtain a customers_id then nothing can show ...

No customers_id is the same as a guest ...

Have you tested this as a guest and tested this as a logged in customer?

[jeskremer]

This is the customer's site: www.welslflmilw.com. I have set up a login form. You can test it out with username: jeskremer and password: 022877. After logging in, there is a Volunteers Section menu that pops-up (An overriden "Information" menu).

Unfortunately each of the newly created Define Pages addresses are able to be placed in the browser bar and can be opened even when not logged in. I am sure that there is a way to do this on the "Information" override, but I can't quite figure it out.

Here is my current override:

<?php
/**
 * information sidebox - displays list of general info links, as defined in this file
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: information.php 4132 2006-08-14 00:36:39Z drbyte $
 */

  unset($information);

// test if box should display
  $show_information= false;

// test if box should display based on customer is logged in
  if (!$_SESSION['customer_id']) {
    $show_information= false;
  } else {
    $show_information= true;
  }
  
  if ($show_information == true) {

  if (DEFINE_MEMBER_INFO_STATUS <= 1) {
$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_MEMBER_INFO) . '">' .
BOX_INFORMATION_MEMBER_INFO. '</a>';
}
if (DEFINE_CALENDAR_STATUS <= 1) {
$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CALENDAR) . '">' .
BOX_INFORMATION_CALENDAR. '</a>';
}
  if (DEFINE_SHIPPINGINFO_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_PRIVACY_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_CONDITIONS_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a>';
  }
 
  				
// Forum (phpBB) link:
  if ( (isset($phpBB->phpBB['db_installed_config']) && $phpBB->phpBB['db_installed_config']) && (isset($phpBB->phpBB['files_installed']) && $phpBB->phpBB['files_installed'])  && (PHPBB_LINKS_ENABLED=='true')) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link($phpBB->phpBB['phpbb_url'] . FILENAME_BB_INDEX, '', 'NONSSL', false, '', true) . '" target="_blank">' . BOX_BBINDEX . '</a>';
// or: $phpBB->phpBB['phpbb_url'] . FILENAME_BB_INDEX
// or: str_replace(str_replace(DIR_WS_CATALOG, '', DIR_FS_CATALOG), '', DIR_WS_PHPBB)
  }

  if (DEFINE_SITE_MAP_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SITE_MAP) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SITE_MAP . '</a>';
  }

  // only show GV FAQ when installed
  if (MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_GV_STATUS == 'true') {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_GV_FAQ) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_GV . '</a>';
  }
  // only show Discount Coupon FAQ when installed
  if (DEFINE_DISCOUNT_COUPON_STATUS <= 1 && MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_COUPON_STATUS == 'true') {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DISCOUNT_COUPON) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_DISCOUNT_COUPONS . '</a>';
  }

  if (SHOW_NEWSLETTER_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK == 'true') {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_UNSUBSCRIBE) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_UNSUBSCRIBE . '</a>';
  }

  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_information.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_information.php');

  $title =  BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION;
  $title_link = false;

  require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
}
?>

[Ajeh]

I cannot get any login to work and create account goes to another site or something ...

Maybe tomorrow when I am not asleep ...

[jeskremer]

Oops. I meant [email protected] and 022877

[Ajeh]

You would want to add a check to the header_php.php for the define page in the:
/includes/modules/pages/page/header_php.php

Something like:

// if the customer is not logged on, redirect them to the login page
  if (!$_SESSION['customer_id']) {
    $_SESSION['navigation']->set_snapshot();
    zen_redirect(zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, '', 'SSL'));
  }

NOTE: this will only control those pages that are using the "page" in the URL meaning:
index.php?main_page=page