Change menu item title according to login status

Question

I am using T3 Framework blank template. In the megamenu I have inserted the login form as a submenu, so it shows up when the user hovers over the menu item.

I would like to change the menu item title (or the text that shows there), depending on if the user is logged in e.g. 'Login' if they are not and 'hi (username)' when they are.

Is this possible, maybe by adding some php in the template, without creating 2 different menu items, one for guest users and another one for registered?

Answer 1

This is what I did:

Create a Template Override for mod_login

Once done, open the following file:

templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/html/mod_login/default_logout.php

and add the following:

$doc = JFactory::getDocument();
$doc->addScriptDeclaration('
    jQuery(document).ready(function($){ 
        $(".menu").find("a.something").empty().text("Hi ' . $user->username .'");
    });
');

Answer 2

If I am understanding your question you want to hide/change the menu item depending on whether or not a person is logged in or not?

OK this is how I managed to how to hide content from guest users or logged in users.

Create a new 'Guest' group;

• Create a Guest Group in the User Manager
• Add a new Guest Viewing Access Level
• Change the default guest group in the User Manager options

There's a detailed guide here.

Then;

• Find the module you want visible for Guests > Edit > Set the Access to Guest
• Find the module you want visible for Registered Users > Edit > Set the Access to Registered

This should solve your access level issues.

In order to add the 'Hi {Username}' what I did was use NoNumbers Sourcerer and simply echo the $user->username in the module title.

Sourcerer checks your php code to see if you are referencing any commonly used Joomla objects / variables, and then creates them for you. This means you don't have to create these variables yourself every time.

Perhaps not the cleanest method (compared to @Lodders) however it does work and is easily replicated for other modules etc...

Hope this helps!