Cannot access custom actions unless logged in

[soderlund]

I added some custom actions (following the instructions on the wiki) but users can only access the custom action pages when they are logged in.

How do i make the custom actions available to users who are not logged in?

[Kindred]

'show' => true,

this line defines when the menu item is displayed...

you apparently have
'show' => $context['is_logged'],

or something like that

[soderlund]

No, show is true.

$buttons = array(

'info' => array(

'title' => $txt['mymenu_info'],

'href' => $scripturl . '?action=about',

'show' => true,

'sub_buttons' => array(

'about' => array(

'title' => $txt['mymenu_about'],

'href' => $scripturl . '?action=about',

'show' => true,

),

'rules' => array(

'title' => $txt['mymenu_rules'],

'href' => $scripturl . '?action=rules',

'show' => true,

),

'terms' => array(

'title' => $txt['mymenu_terms'],

'href' => $scripturl . '?action=terms',

'show' => true,

),

'security' => array(

'title' => $txt['mymenu_security'],

'href' => $scripturl . '?action=security',

'show' => true,

),

'help' => array(

'title' => $txt['help'],

'href' => $scripturl . '?action=help',

'show' => true,

),

),

'is_last' => $context['right_to_left'],

),

# ...

);

The forum is only available for registered users. action=help can be viewed without logging in but my custom actions can't.

[soderlund]

Ah, I see what you mean: show determines whether the menu item shows up in the menu.

It shows up in the menu.

But when you enter the page, you come to the login screen (not on action=help though).

[Kindred]

ah... that;s another issue then...   you would have to check the individual permissions for each of those actions...

URL?

[margarett]

If guest access is off (eg, guests only see the login page), you need to hack your index.php to add your custom action to the list of allowed things guests can do

Code Select Expand

// If guest access is off, a guest can only do one of the very few following actions.
elseif (empty($modSettings['allow_guestAccess']) && $user_info['is_guest'] && (!isset($_REQUEST['action']) || !in_array($_REQUEST['action'], array('coppa', 'login', 'login2', 'register', 'register2', 'reminder', 'activate', 'help', 'smstats', 'mailq', 'verificationcode', 'openidreturn'))))
{
require_once($sourcedir . '/Subs-Auth.php');
return 'KickGuest';
}


[soderlund]

If guest access is off (eg, guests only see the login page), you need to hack your index.php to add your custom action to the list of allowed things guests can do

Code Select Expand

// If guest access is off, a guest can only do one of the very few following actions.
elseif (empty($modSettings['allow_guestAccess']) && $user_info['is_guest'] && (!isset($_REQUEST['action']) || !in_array($_REQUEST['action'], array('coppa', 'login', 'login2', 'register', 'register2', 'reminder', 'activate', 'help', 'smstats', 'mailq', 'verificationcode', 'openidreturn'))))
{
require_once($sourcedir . '/Subs-Auth.php');
return 'KickGuest';
}


Aaaahhhh, there it is! Thank you.