Monday, 12 October 2009 15:20
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 November 2009 10:57
Question: I would also like to have a menu module that shows different menus to different users. Is this possible? How would I do this?
Step 1. Installing the Menu Module and Menu Control plugin
- Installing the menu module: go to your Joomla Backend --> Extensions --> Install / Uninstall --> Browse --> Select the file "Menu Module\mod_osemscmainmenu_ddmmyy.zip" (dd/mm/yy represents date/month/year respectively).
- Beta Testing Stage: Installing the menu control plugin: go to your Joomla Backend --> Extensions --> Install / Uninstall --> Browse --> Select the file "Access Control Core Plugins\plugin_osemscmenu_ddmmyy.zip" (dd/mm/yy represents date/month/year respectively). Please remember to enable the plugin.
Step 2. Choose the Menus for the user
- In the Menu section, select he menu items for the group users. Please note that once the menu item is selected, this menu item will be under controlled by OSE Membership Control (MSC) and only group members can see the menu items.
Step 3. Configure the Menu Module
- Go to Joomla Backend --> Module Manager --> OSEMSCMenu,
- In the Module Parameters, change the module name, then turn on the menu module, and select the menu name.
- That's it. Save the module and go to frontend to see how it looks.
Stricly Restricting Menu Items
For users who would like to NOT ONLY hiding menus BUT ALSO strictly restrict menu items so that non-group users cannot access the menu items, please do one more step:
1. Install the Updater component in the folder "Patch Pack\Updater"
2. After installing the Updater component, please go to Components --> Updater --> Browse the file "\Patch Pack\Patch Pack\menu_sef.zip". After installing this patch pack, please tick the pack and click the upgrade button to upgrade the system. That's it. Non-group users will see a 404 component not found error when they browse these group menus.
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