Setting up Front End Users module
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To use the Front End Users module you don't need the Custom Content module anymore!
All functionality is built in the FEU module now.
Login page
This is the page where the visitors can fill in their credentials to get access to the private pages.
Create in the Content Manager a new regular page and add in the content the FEU tag:
Error 403 page
This is the page that is shown when somebody opens a private page and isn't logged in.
Create another page and set the "Page Type" to "Error Page", in the Options tab set "Error Type" to "Page Forbidden (403)". In the page content the FEU tag:
You can also choose for redirect not logged in visitors to the regular login page after a few seconds by adding to the "Page Specific Metadata" area in the Logic tab of the page editor.
Change the '5' for the amount of seconds to wait.
Note: the {process_pagedata} tag needs to be in the top of your Core::Page template to let this work.
The protected pages
Create new page and set the "Content Type" to "Protected Content". The *content* in these pages are protected by the FEU module and can only been seen by logged in FEU members.
Logout button in navigation
Create new page and set the "Content Type" to "FEU logout link". The log out button can only been seen by logged in FEU members.
The protected button separator
Create new page and set the "Content Type" to "Protected Separator". The button separator can only been seen by logged in FEU members.
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I've tried just about e erything with this and I'm getting nowhere. I got the login page to work with content type being "Content" added the tag {FrontEndUsers} when I login the stylesheet for the template I'm using doesn't work. The "Protected Page" type of content doesn't show up when after I login. And The logout page is not there either. I think it might be an issue with the way my group is set up. The group permissions make absolutely no sense to me, Off, Required, Hidden etc. Any help would be deeply appreciated.
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