Questions tagged [user]
This tag is for questions about users, user management, access levels and other user related topics.
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Logged in users not logged into Kunena on second site
I have 2 sites, let's call them site1 and site2. They're setup as subdomains such as:
site1.domain.com and site2.domain.com
They're both running Joomla 3.9.24 and I have created a view on site2 ...
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User profile control whether user can adjust their email address
I have a site set up that allows the user to login to a secure area. Everything works.
I'm having a problem with the email address. The user registers with an email address which works fine. ...
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Changing how Fabrik extension lists are displayed
I created a list using Fabrik and used elements to create fields for the list. The result was a form for my Joomla registered users to use to input data such as in fields I created like in the below ...
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Individual user fine grained ACL is it possible in Joomla! 3.x
I was wondering if it was possible in Joomla! 3.x to have permissions down to individual user level.
Eg:
user A can see item X but not user B even if user B is in the same group or have the same ...
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How to customize Joomla registration form?
How to create proper override folder for com_user? Apparently, simply copying it to template/html folder doesn't work
What is displayed on registration page is largely controlled by the .xml file, can ...
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496 views
How to customize user registration in Joomla 3.7?
Now that Joomla 3.7 supports custom fields, can anyone point me to documentation or a YouTube video that outlines how to customize user registration? I assume that additional work is also required to ...
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135 views
Restrict user to only edit its own items in zoo
I'm trying to restrict to each user to only edit its own items created in zoo but I can't achieve that.
My steps was:
Create user group fake group (inherit from public).
Create level access fake ...
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187 views
Session Management Across Multiple Devices
Today users wish to be logged in across multiple devices.
The fact that Joomla signs out a user from all devices when one device was signout is driving users crazy.
Can someone please help me, and ...
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51 views
Custom User plugin for the group
Looking for the info to have a custom User plugin but instead it shows up in the User, it needs to show up in the (User) group (backend Joomla Administrator).
There is a very good example how to ...
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Spam Registration for Joomla 3.6.0
I've just recently started getting a LOT of spam registration on a Joomla! website that my company host for one of our clients. I know they are spam because every single user has "https" in ...
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2answers
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Menu item - Articles List - Filter by user
I'm very new to Joomla (version3).
I have two registered users.
When any registered user is logged in they can see a new menu which contains an item to show the Articles list. This works as expected....
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47 views
Does an AJAX request to a PHP script inherit session context
From JavaScript loaded via a static HTML5 file [loaded from a Joomla page element's onClick event and window.open()], does an AJAX request to a PHP script inherit the session context such that ...
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Only allow user to assign categories and articles to his own usergroup
I have multiple user groups that can only edit and create their own articles and categories. This works fine for existing articles and categories but when someone in that group creates a new article/...
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403 Error Page Alternative for Already Registered Users
Joomla 3.9.24
There's a similar question here but it deals with changing the language string, whereas I'd like to change the page content and / or redirect.
I have allowed user registration on my site ...
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50 views
How to hide specific User activity options in the frontend only?
I want to hide the options "Send notifications for User Actions Log" and "Select events to be notified for Articles" (not disable them completely) in the admin's "edit profile ...
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joomla returning invalid fields for user registration
I've added in custom fields for joomla registration, however it's returning them as Invalid Fields?
$requestData = $this->input->post->get('jform', array(), 'array');
echo '<pre>';...
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2answers
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Redirect users to the last page visited, after login from component
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 ...
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How to display user profile fields on an article?
When using the TinyMCE editor, how can I display the username at the top of an article?
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How to search on user_id in cb user lists?
We want to use the id of users for our invoicing.
I've been able to display the user id field in lists and on the logout screen without any problems.
However, we also need to be able to search users ...
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Password Reset on Login Form
Joomla 3.9.23
I have a meu item type Users » Login Form, this displays;
username
password
remember me checkbox
login button
Should there alslo be links to Forgot your Password? and Forgot your ...
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User creation with PHP : disable sending email
I'm using the User Class to create new users. Here are my fields :
$udata = array(
"name"=>$data['name'],
"username"=>$data['user'],
...
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2answers
139 views
Verification code not found
Joomla 3.9.23
I am also using RSFormPro for user registration (I have opened a ticket with their support also).
When a user registers on my site they receive an email with a link to verify their ...
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New User Activation Permissions
Joomla 3.9.23
I have a user that's in the default Administrator group, I have also created a new group Staff, which is a child group of Registered. See image;
When Staff register on the site ...
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129 views
Problem Displaying User Action Logs in the updated Joomla 3.9. *
I don't remember which version I started with Joomla. However, I have been using it for about 5-6 years. The latest version is 3.9.23.
Due to a problem we are experiencing, I need information on the ...
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Direct logout link
I know I can display the login/logout form with the following link:
http://example.com/index.php?option=com_users&view=login
But once logged in, this link will redirect the user to a page with a ...
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Impossible to create new Joomla User with User Class : Please enter your name
Dont' know why but since Joomla 3.9.22 (or 3.9 ?), when I create a User with User Class, I have the error "Please enter your name". But the name field is not empty.
Here is my simple code :
$...
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How to get user object in Ajax call
I want to access the currently logged in user in my Helper function using AJAX.
function editUser(){
runAjax('editUser',"one");
}
function runAjax(type,regHtml){
request = {
'...
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writing my own code to import users
I need to batch create lots of users and I have their emails and some profile details like phone number and address. This data is in a google sheet. I just need to generate usernames and set initial ...
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2answers
145 views
Front End Management of Joomla Users
Joomla 3.9.20
I know there's no default way of managing Joomla users on the front end (a huge drawback of Joomla imo). There appears to be some commercial extensions and components that do this, but ...
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1answer
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Can't display Extra field (Date of birth) when logged in as Registered user
I'm pretty new to Joomla, so sorry if this sounds silly.
I am using Extra Field "Date of Birth" from UserProfile in this code:
jimport( 'joomla.user.helper' );
$user = JFactory::getUser(); ...
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1answer
34 views
Menu Specifically For Super Users
Joomla 3.9.20
I allow users to register on my website, they automatically go into a group called 'Training', their parent group is Registered, see below;
- Registered
-- Training
I have created a '...
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1answer
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Redirect Working on Module Not Menu Item
Joomla 3.9.19
I have a login module and in the Login Redirection Page I have selected a menu item > single article. This redirect works fine.
I also have a menu item type > login form. In the ...
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How can I create multiple users that can only edit and create articles/categories for their own permission group?
I have a website that has lots of companies on it. I want every company to have its own login where they can create categories and articles for themselves but only for themselves, they should not even ...
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2answers
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Redirect if userid is not found in a database table
When users login, I am trying to push them to fill their 3rd party component's Profile form properly.
When they filled the form their user id is added to the "#__rbid_users" table (user id is same as ...
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1answer
74 views
Create a User Area
I'm wondering how i can create a User Area for users to login and gain access to a user panel (where user can update their info and specfic/custom actions). Because the Joomla user login ...
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How to add the current user's user id in query of a custom field for a plugin?
If I hardwire a created_by clause in a joomla sql custom field, the query works as it should (for this specific userid the clause is, and created_by = 305):
SELECT id AS value, title AS text
FROM #...
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Which Event to include in User Plugin that fires on Save button in Plugin manager?
My user plugin, "Myplugin", works. I have extra parameters in the plugin that can be set in the Plugin Manager (Menu: Extensions / Plugins / MyPlugin). Those are stored in the database when using the ...
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Can Joomla send the user an email after admin approves them?
I refer to this ticket:
Can Joomla send the user an email when admin approves them?
hence I can not reply or comment as a new user does anyone know a solution to this issue of mine?
Problem is:
...
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1answer
393 views
User Registration Assign to Specific Group
Joomla 3.9.14
I have a URL example.com/training/register, this displays a default Joomla user registration form.
Within Joomla I have various user groups;
- Guest
- Registered
- - Training
- - ...
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2answers
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How can I display the first name of the currently logged in user in content
Matthew Murphy asks the following on the Joomla Facebook Group:
Anyone know of an extension for content that replaces the name with the person who's logged in?
For example I have been working on a ...
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Create user and immediately log them in
I built a component where a user fills in a form, and on submit it creates an account for them and tries to log them in immediately. The account creation works, but when it tries to log users in, I ...
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Changing redirect login path for guests?
Suppose a menu's (or article's) access is set to registered users only.
Path to the page : http://localhost/menu
when this URL is directly access by any GUEST USER, he's redirected to :
http://...
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What is the correct way to programmatically delete a joomla user and their data?
I want to remove a set of users by id from a Joomla 3.x database. I am trying to figure out from the documentation if this is possible without having to write my own SQL for each database table.
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Users ID numbers messed up - how to change them manually? (urgent)
Background:
I develop my website on my dev. subdomain and when ready and test and clone dev to the live domain. However at the same time my users may change their password or any other profile data, ...
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No longer able to access the User object in Joomla 3.9.3
I built a small website using Joomla 3.4.0./ Wampserver 2.4 on Windows 8.1 Pro.
Now I've upgraded the computer to Windows 10 Pro and Wamp 3.1.7 (64 bit). I've rebuilt the website with latest version ...
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Unable to approve user registrations via email link
Since the latest update of Joomla I can no longer approve a user via the link in the registration approval email.
As of 3.8.13, Joomla is securing the process on approving an user after an email ...
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3k views
How to let users delete their account from the frontend?
How can i let my registered users delete their own account from the front-end?
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2answers
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Searching for users and tagging their name in a post
I've developed a Shoutbox extension and would like to implement a feature, by which you can tag a user in a shout (same concept as tagging a user on JSE) using the @ symbol and then the user's name.
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Bulk delete disabled k2 users Joomla 2.5
I have thousands of spam users. I use K2 and I would want to delete them from "k2_users" and from "users". I want to delete the blocked ones.
I have tried deleting K2_users from the admin, but it does ...
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3k views
Get/set userstate and session variables not working inside for loop
I have a long loading for loop inside a function in one of my model in my Joomla component. In order to gauge the progress, I wanted to make a progress bar using ajax and javascript as the request is ...
