I have statically defined user groups with statically defined access rights.
And I want to be able to change the user group for given user from the front-end using some module.
Reason: users can register by themselves, and automatically go to group "registered". After some time they can be promoted and moved to group "member". But I don't want to do this from back-end, bcs e.g. promotion can be done by any another already member. So I need this in front-end.
I haven't found any mention about this in Google. Maybe this is just something obvious? Are there any module/plugin perfoming such task?
The Joomla core components don't allow this. But you can search on http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/clients-a-communities/user-management if there is something that fits your needs.
Maybe this one: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/clients-a-communities/user-management/13753
You could make a module with a button and have the button use JUserHelper::addUserToGroup.
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Im evaluating orchard cms for my employer and just wanted to ask a question about login and membership.
Our users and their roles are in another database which are exposed via an API and i would need to just get pointed in the right direction if it is possible to solve this in orchard.
The users must be able to login on the orchard site and it will display different content depending on their role. The admins and editors will use the built in user db.
What would be the correct way to solve this? Some kind of module or custom membership provider?
Also, is it possible to set visibility rules in orchard admin for content based on the roles from the other external DB?
Please do ask if you find something in my question confusing.
There were not that many modules in the orchard gallery but have been playing around with a few so i am now answering my question and hope it helps others looking to build their own custom login.
The one which helped me most was the windows authentication module which was really easy to rewrite to work against an external service.
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Currently I am creating a custom component for Joomla 2.5.
In this component I need to create users that are assigned to particular user group, say 'Test'.
If any user assigned to 'Test' is loggined from the back-end (i.e. admin login), then I need to hide all admin menus and redirect the user to a particular page inside my component.
In other words that user is restricted from other admin areas.
The problem is that I have to perform all of these actions from my custom component. Is there any way to achieve this? Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
You can use this Joomla - ACL and download source code from bottom of the page.
I am developing a website where I need to create two user types. One is "member" and the other is "merchant". Both have different areas to be accessed. I am really confused on how can I achieve this.
Also I am trying to add my custom fields of First name and Password in the default Joomla registration form. As soon as I add a new TR with field first name the registration form stops working.
Can you guys help me in doing this?
If you have some troubles with default Joomla registrtion, you could use Community Builder. It is pretty easy to add fields to users profile and users registration. To separate members and merchants you could add field to the registration form called for example Account type. And then according to its value assign new user as registered(members) or author(merchant).
First, adding user types in 1.5 is not going to accomplish the access requirements you have described. You would need to install an access control component to control different user types accessing different content.
Next, Joomla 1.5 is nearing end of life, April 2012 to be exact. Version 1.7.x released last week so you should very seriously consider moving the site to the latest version. An added bonus is that Joomla 1.7.x has built in access control levels that would accomplish what you are trying to do.
Regarding different access levels best thing to do would be upgrade to Joomla 1.6/1.7 It has this functionality built in. It may be possible to achieve this in 1.5 with third party components, but I don't have any experience with this.
Regarding custom registration fields, again, if you upgrade to 1.6/1.7 it has User - Profile plugin which allows to add additional fields to your registration form.
In 1.5 you can use third party components such as ExtendedReg (commercial).
Or alternately edit core files: http://www.mysysadmintips.com/index.php/web/100
I am looking for a module/extension, or something that can help me to
make a page/item that only one specific user registered can see.
I would like also create a space dedicated to this user, where i can publish there pages and aticles.
Maybe using php and the variable that contains the username and an iframe, but I dont know how to doit.
Thank for the help
GMAccess is a Joomla! component that makes managing groups and access permissions easy, you will be able to create a special group and add your user (via Joomla's user management) to it and manage which pages can be viewed by that group.
Does it affect the way joomla authenticate users if I add a custom user groups in the Joomla 1.5.15 and does it make it less secure?
I'm planning to add a custom group using the table jos_core_acl_aro_groups as described at http://docs.joomla.org/Custom_user_groups.
But someone told me that if I add a new user group and the group_id is greater than 25 (this is the ID of the Super Administrator), that new group will have the same access as the super admin in the default joomla core files without changing anything just the additional user group. Is this true?
Don't you have a local instsall of Joomla to try this?
Anyways, it's not true because it can't be, why should the group_id define the access rights? That would be a terrible ACL implementation. But please try it, before you actually use it live.
In Joomla 1.5 you can make user groups but they will have one of the existing role patterns. In Joomla 1.6 (alpha) there will be full flexibility in defining your groups, roles and granular ownership settings for each article, module, etc.
There are several extension you can find at:
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security
Which enhance the core ACL functions. Give them a look and you'll probably find the solution without hacking the core files.