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#1 2006-08-21 14:53:14
- deronsizemore
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I've seen txp's password protect tag, but...
I’m wondering if I password protect a section of my site, does textpattern have a way for people without a password to apply/sign-up for one? The sites I’ve seen using the txp password protect function, have a “username” and “password” input box on the site, but no where to “register” or “sign-up” or anything like that. Is that functionality still in the making or am I missing it?
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Re: I've seen txp's password protect tag, but...
Textpattern’s own password-protection tag does not work on a per-user/useraccount basis, so what you suggest would not fit the existing tags. Instead the current tags work on a “per-use” basis: when you place the tag in your templates/articles you set the user/pasword as an attribute for the tag. So the use-case for the currently available tag is quite different from what you seem to have in mind.
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#3 2006-08-21 17:05:28
- deronsizemore
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Re: I've seen txp's password protect tag, but...
So essentially, if I use the password protect for a section of my site, if I want people to be able to access it, I’ll just need to tell them what the user/pass is?
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#4 2006-08-21 23:57:36
- Mary
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Re: I've seen txp's password protect tag, but...
Alternatively, you can use ign_passsword_protect and create your own signup mechanism.
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#5 2006-08-22 01:22:18
- deronsizemore
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Re: I've seen txp's password protect tag, but...
Thanks Mary. I don’t see anything on that link about a signup mechanism though? Or were you just saying that it IS possible, not that the plugin acutally has the capability built in?
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#6 2006-08-22 02:01:19
- Mary
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Re: I've seen txp's password protect tag, but...
The plugin allows you to use a custom database table (named “ign_users”) to check against (“ign_usr_mgmt” tab under “extensions”). Hence, you could create a plugin to allow users to signup (or, you can simply add your users by hand with it), and then ign_password_protect can use it.
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#7 2006-08-22 02:28:35
- deronsizemore
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Re: I've seen txp's password protect tag, but...
Ok, so just to clarify for my own good (because I know I can’t create a plugin, as I’m no programmer at all). Essentially, all I would need to do is create some basic contact form, just as zem_contact asking for name, email, etc. I manually insert each person into the ign_users table and create a password for them, then email this information back to them. Wouldn’t all be automated and would be a little work on my part, but this would work right?
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#8 2006-08-22 02:36:19
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Re: I've seen txp's password protect tag, but...
Wouldn’t all be automated and would be a little work on my part, but this would work right?
Yes.
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