On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 12:35:39PM -0000, Crisp, Steve [UK] wrote: > Redirect to an external URL sounds too easy for PmWiki, can it already be > done with the core PmWiki or perhaps a plugin? Ideas solicited...
PmWiki doesn't provide redirect-to-external-url in the core because of the security risks associated with it. We might be able to come up with a (:redirecturl ... :) recipe. Pm > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Crisp, Steve [UK] > Sent: 11 January 2007 23:40 > To: pmwiki-users@pmichaud.com > Subject: [pmwiki-users] Redirect to URL (not existing Wiki Page) - > possible? > > > > Quick one for all you knowledgable ones ... using the latest beta of > Pmwiki how can I redirect a Wiki Page to another (external) URL - not > another Wiki Page? > > > > the markup below is conceptually what I'm after: > > > > (:redirect http://another.site.co.uk :) > > > > Can this be done? > > > > Why do I want to do it? Well I'm running a random banner ad (on an > OpenSource software project site) using 'RandomPage'. This rotates > through a few banner graphics. If someone clicks on one it goes to a Wiki > page which I want to redirect to the external ad page. I want to go via > an intermediate Wiki page because I want to register a hit on my Wiki page > so I can look at my web logs to get a quick click count for each banner. > I'm sure there are better ways to do this. > > > > -Steve. > > P.S: Obviously there is a small security concern here however I did intend > to password protect the couple of pages that would redirect to an external > web site. > _______________________________________________ > pmwiki-users mailing list > pmwiki-users@pmichaud.com > http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users _______________________________________________ pmwiki-users mailing list pmwiki-users@pmichaud.com http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users
