Redirect users to the last page visited, after login from component

Question

In Joomla 3.5.1, I want to redirect users to the page they were before logging in.

If they login from mod_login, no problem, since the module is pending from the top menu, they just stay at that page.

The problem happens when the users login from the component: they are always redirected to the profile page.

In the menu item index.php?option=com_users&view=login there's an option to redirect users after login.

But how do I tell: "Get them back to the page they were before"?

Certain components are appending something like:

?return=L2YlQzMlQjNydW0tcGVyZ3VudGFzLWUtcmVzcG9zdGFzL2NvbnZlcnNhdGi9yZWFkLmh0bWw/aWQ9MjU=

To the URL, requesting a redirect to a specific page.

But they always go back to the profile page.

Answer 1

Quite simple to do this.

You will firstly need to create a Template Override for the following file:

components/com_users/views/login/tmpl/default_login.php

Once done, open the following file (your override):

templates/MY_TEMPLATE/html/com_users/login/default_login.php

and go to line 81, where you will see the following code:

<input type="hidden" name="return" value="<?php echo base64_encode($this->params->get('login_redirect_url', $this->form->getValue('return'))); ?>" />

and replace it with:

<input type="hidden" name="return" value="<?php echo base64_encode($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']); ?>" />

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Do not create any login menu. This way it redirects automatically to the last page requested and attempts to login. For the same page, then use a guest page to a restricted page or you can use a login redirect to the same page.