Display Unaccessible Categories

[chrisklinger]

2.1.0 RC Joomla 1.5

In the menu module, when I select "hide inaccessible", no categories appear at all.

I have read everything I could find, and have not seen this issue mentioned. De-selecting "hide", all categories appear, and works properly, in that I can only access the categories I have access to; others give me a "no access" page.

I have also tried changing "display unaccessible categories" in parameters, but this seems to have no effect at all.

Have also tied several different Joomla templates (and Phoca Gallery templates).

Any advice greatly appreciated.
Chris

[Nukem36]

High Chris!

could you please post a screenshot of a category? How are the rights set there? I think there could be the solution of your problem

Regards

Nukem36

[chrisklinger]

Hi Nukem, thanks for the assistance... here are the screenshots.

Phoca0.jpg

Phoca1.jpg

Looking forward to your insight. Rgds,

Chris

[Nukem36]

High!

ok. Acces Level should be set to "Public" otherwise only registered users can see the category ! This setting is for the frontend side.

Please try that first!

[chrisklinger]

Thanks for the reply, but these are not public categories. These are photos of clients of my photo studio, and each has access to only his own category.

In Phoca Category, I grant only the model's userID with access/delete rights, so that she can see her proofs, but no one else's (and no one can see hers).

If not hiding inaccessible categories, there will be hundreds (or thousands) of categories to choose from, and the model would have to know her Service Order # (which is what i use for my own sanity when uploading and naming).

Ideally, at least as i understand it, hiding inaccesible = showing only accessible, but in reality it shows none. User rights are correct, as when i don't hide inacceible categories and click on a category to which i have no acess rights, i get a "you are trying to access a private area of this site" screen, but clicking where I do have acess rights brings the category up perfectly.

[Nukem36]

High!

ok, got you. In this case this setting is ok and a must for your needs. What happens, when you create a folder for this user and add this folder to the category?

Regards

Nukem36

[chrisklinger]

Hi Nukem36

I noticed the problem is only with mod_phocagallery_menu. I've disabled that module, and created a regular menu link to a Phoca Gallery Category List Layout. Far more expedient (if not quite as pretty , and works perfectly.

I'll keep an eye on the forum, in case a cure is mentioned, but for now I'm going to quit worrying and get on with the rest of my site.

Thanks for all the help!

Chris

[caro84g]

Hi Chris,

now you have created such a link, could you try enable the module again? Sometimes modules or plugins need menu items to display correctly.

If it still doesn't work, you maybe post a topic about it in the modules forum section (if it's the PG tree module in that forum, otherwise in Phoca modules forum)

Regards, Carolien

[chrisklinger]

Module still doesn't cooperate. But since I'm trying (not always succesfully) to overcome my perfectionism, I'll continue going with expediency and keep just the menu link. Who knows, maybe soon it'll start keeping me up at night

Thanks for the input; it was worth a shot.

Thanks Carolien

Chris