This sounds like a good solution. Just curious, would this be a plugin or a module? Can you direct which pages you want a plugin to be enabled like a module? Might want to do this for more than one page with different passwords perhaps? (Sorry if it sounds like I'm creating more work for you. :-) )
David Roth On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 1:02 AM, Chris French <cont...@chrisfrench.me>wrote: > My vote would be a content plugin. > > if what you are trying to do hide a com_content article you could also do > the same thing with menu items. > > You could in the content plugin check for a session variable.if it doesn't > check if there are POST items. > > If so it checks if the post items are the assigned username and password. > If so it creates the session and loads the content item if not it either > loads a form instead of the content, or it redirects to something else. > > I would be willing build this plugin for a donation to some charity or > something probably take an hour. > On Jul 27, 2012 9:36 PM, "David Roth" <davidalanr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> My vote would be for .htaccess too. I use it to protect /administrator. >> I'm wondering though, with turning on SEO, can that still be used if there >> is no real directory to put the .htaccess in? For example, you create a >> Joomla Article with an alias of foobaz. So that the URL of >> domain.com/foobaz finds the Article. But since there is no actual >> directory called foobaz, mot sure if .htaccess would be helpful in this >> regard. Or am I overlooking something? >> >> Maybe something with ACL could be done for a specific page or two? So >> that only registered users can access it? But doing that might be too high >> of a bar for some users for Kenny's purposes? >> >> David Roth >> >> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Scott Wolpow <sc...@wolpow.com> wrote: >> >>> .htaccess is a great way >>> SW >>> On 7/27/2012 9:53 AM, Kenny Berwager wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Everyone, >>>> >>>> What is the best way to password protect specific pages in Joomla 2.5.6 >>>> without using the default Registration system within Joomla? >>>> Since I really don't need to collect user data I'm fine with not using >>>> the Registration system of Joomla. >>>> >>>> I found MosPasswort Joomla plugin but its old. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> Kenny >>>> >>>> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >> New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List >> http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla >> >> NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online >> http://www.nyphpcon.com >> >> Show Your Participation in New York PHP >> http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >> > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >
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