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==Overwiew==
 
==Overwiew==
Being aJoomla component, JomSocial does not have its own user object and many users can't figure out why sometimes registration and login form lead to native Joomla forms.<br/>
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Being a Joomla component, JomSocial does not have its own user object and many users can't figure out why sometimes registration and login form lead to native Joomla forms.<br/>
 
This can cause users to be out of the sync which usually reflects with missing custom profile fields, or avatars.<br/>
 
This can cause users to be out of the sync which usually reflects with missing custom profile fields, or avatars.<br/>
 
You can easily access these pages via these links:
 
You can easily access these pages via these links:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
 
http://yourdomain.name/index.php?option=com_users&view=login
 
http://yourdomain.name/index.php?option=com_users&view=login
</syntaxhighlight>
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</syntaxhighlight><br/>
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If you visit your site using this link, you will be presented with the following screen
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:::[[File:Joomlalogin.png]]
 
* For registration page
 
* For registration page
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
 
http://yourdomain.name/index.php?option=com_users&view=registration
 
http://yourdomain.name/index.php?option=com_users&view=registration
</syntaxhighlight>
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</syntaxhighlight><br/>
If you visit your site by using this link, in most cases you will be presented with the following screen
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Using this link will allow all users to register with Joomla and completely avoid the JomSocial registration flow.  
:::[[File:Joomlalogin.png]]
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If you login using this form, you will most likely see something like this
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::: [[File:Joomlaprofile.png]]
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If you click on the registration link, you will be redirected to native Joomla registration form
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:::[[File:Joomlaregistration.png]]
 
:::[[File:Joomlaregistration.png]]
This is intended behavior, because Joomla is an user-based CMS, designed to work without JomSocial installed, and after all, we are currently on the '''com_users''' component, which is not JomSocial, and have nothing to do with it.
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{{alert|<center>'''This is expected behavior, because Joomla is an user-based CMS, designed to work without JomSocial installed'''</center>|alert-info}}
  
==JomSocial Redirect Plugin==
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==How to Remove These Pages==
Since many users do not know or do not want to bother with minor customization and hacking, we provided the [[JomSocialRedirect|Redirect Plugin]] which should redirect all registration requests to JomSocial's form.<br/>
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You can't. <br/>
This plugin however, won't do anything if user use Joomla login form to access the site. It will still be presented with native Joomla user page.<br/>
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As mentioned earlier, these pages are standard part of Joomla and they are always available on every single Joomla-based website but, you can utilize the [https://docs.joomla.org/How_to_override_the_output_from_the_Joomla!_core template overrides] which is also a built in feature of Joomla. <br/>
Therefore, one can simply create template override, which is more efficient as you don't have to load additional plugins.<br/>
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We have prepared the override for Joomla users component which will show a '''HelloMe''' module replacing native Joomla login and register forms. <br/>
remember - Less plugins = faster site load time
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All you have to do is to follow this simple three-steps guide:
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* '''Step 1:''' Download [http://documentation.jomsocial.com/downloads/hellomeoverride.zip this zip file] and unzip it to your desktop
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* '''Step 2:''' Upload extracted files to JOOMLAROOT/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/html folder. If '''html''' folder is not there, feel free to manually create it.
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* '''Step 3:''' Create a new Hello Me Module and publish it in the position '''hellome_override''' on all pages. You must enter that position name manually
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:::<img src="http://documentation.jomsocial.com/downloads/manually_type_position.gif" />
  
==Using The Joomla Override==
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==Finalizing==
-- SOON --
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If everything went well, you will now see the HelloMe module instead native Joomla, but if using the template with [https://docs.joomla.org/Component wide component area] the design might be a little '''off'''
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:::[[File:Hellome joomla.png]]
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In such cases, you will most likely want to edit these two files and add your custom styling to these pages.
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# JOOMLAROOT/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/html/com_users/login/default.php
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# JOOMLAROOT/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/html/com_users/registration/default.php
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
* [[Customizing Template|Customizing JomSocial Template Using Joomla Overrides]]
 
* [[Customizing Template|Customizing JomSocial Template Using Joomla Overrides]]

Latest revision as of 04:10, 26 May 2016

Overwiew

Being a Joomla component, JomSocial does not have its own user object and many users can't figure out why sometimes registration and login form lead to native Joomla forms.
This can cause users to be out of the sync which usually reflects with missing custom profile fields, or avatars.
You can easily access these pages via these links:

  • For login page
http://yourdomain.name/index.php?option=com_users&view=login

If you visit your site using this link, you will be presented with the following screen

Joomlalogin.png
  • For registration page
http://yourdomain.name/index.php?option=com_users&view=registration

Using this link will allow all users to register with Joomla and completely avoid the JomSocial registration flow.

Joomlaregistration.png
This is expected behavior, because Joomla is an user-based CMS, designed to work without JomSocial installed

How to Remove These Pages

You can't.
As mentioned earlier, these pages are standard part of Joomla and they are always available on every single Joomla-based website but, you can utilize the template overrides which is also a built in feature of Joomla.
We have prepared the override for Joomla users component which will show a HelloMe module replacing native Joomla login and register forms.
All you have to do is to follow this simple three-steps guide:

  • Step 1: Download this zip file and unzip it to your desktop
  • Step 2: Upload extracted files to JOOMLAROOT/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/html folder. If html folder is not there, feel free to manually create it.
  • Step 3: Create a new Hello Me Module and publish it in the position hellome_override on all pages. You must enter that position name manually

Finalizing

If everything went well, you will now see the HelloMe module instead native Joomla, but if using the template with wide component area the design might be a little off

Hellome joomla.png

In such cases, you will most likely want to edit these two files and add your custom styling to these pages.

  1. JOOMLAROOT/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/html/com_users/login/default.php
  2. JOOMLAROOT/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/html/com_users/registration/default.php

See Also