Joomla Search yields not authorised links: Difference between revisions
New page: ===The problem=== A link to a public article returns "You are not authorised to view this resource. You need to login." This problem goes back to Mambo days, and it still being fought with... |
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This problem goes back to Mambo days, and it still being fought with in new Joomla installations. | This problem goes back to Mambo days, and it still being fought with in new Joomla installations. | ||
===What's going on=== | |||
The issue comes down to the Itemid getting lost. The itemid for an article lets Joomla know where in | The issue comes down to the Itemid getting lost. The itemid for an article lets Joomla know where in | ||
the menu tree this article is being pointed to, and what the bread crumb path should look like, if you're | the menu tree this article is being pointed to, and what the bread crumb path should look like, if you're | ||
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it gets set to null, or 0. Then you'll start seeing the 'not authorised' message. | it gets set to null, or 0. Then you'll start seeing the 'not authorised' message. | ||
===The Work Around=== | |||
This may happen if you have static content that isn't linked from any of your menus. A work around for this | This may happen if you have static content that isn't linked from any of your menus. A work around for this | ||
problem is to turn off 'Static Content Non-Menu' in your search content mambot/plugin, then create a non-published | problem is to turn off 'Static Content Non-Menu' in your search content mambot/plugin, then create a non-published | ||
menu and add all static content items to this menu. | menu and add all static content items to this menu. | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 11 December 2008
The problem
A link to a public article returns "You are not authorised to view this resource. You need to login." This problem goes back to Mambo days, and it still being fought with in new Joomla installations.
What's going on
The issue comes down to the Itemid getting lost. The itemid for an article lets Joomla know where in the menu tree this article is being pointed to, and what the bread crumb path should look like, if you're displaying it. If this item is missing, it should get set to the default itemid for your home page. Sometimes it gets set to null, or 0. Then you'll start seeing the 'not authorised' message.
The Work Around
This may happen if you have static content that isn't linked from any of your menus. A work around for this problem is to turn off 'Static Content Non-Menu' in your search content mambot/plugin, then create a non-published menu and add all static content items to this menu.
