I am trying to create vendor panel.
In that I need to identify the user is vendor or normal user.
For that I need to add session variable or variable in user object.
But how can I achieve that.
Help me to solve this issue.
1 Answer
According to this tutorial https://docs.joomla.org/How_to_use_user_state_variables it is quite simple
$mainframe = JFactory::getApplication();
$mainframe->setUserState("$option.state_variable", "state1");
Documentation of this function can be found here https://api.joomla.org/cms-3/classes/JApplicationCms.html#method_getUserState
Maybe for your case it's better to use set and get functions on the user's object. I've never used them, so I don't know if they are permanent or how exactly they behave. Check them here https://api.joomla.org/cms-3/classes/JUser.html#method_set
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1This is more for setting a userState variable. I think what the OP is looking for is how to get a users specific group. Feb 10, 2017 at 20:59
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1Yes you are right, the best solution would be to create "Vendor" group and then the specific access level, doesn't need to play with any state variables.– Adam M.Feb 13, 2017 at 7:26
<?php $user = JFactory::getUser(); if(in_array(11,$user->groups)) /*Do something...*/; ?>where "11" is the ID of the group in question. The ID of the groups you are using can be found in the Administrator under Users > Groups.