CiviCRM Community Forums (archive)

We seem to be having an issue with the PCP Tell-a-Friend Make a Contribution link.  Clicking on the link results in the "friend" getting the login screen.  Here are the examples:

https://dsapgh.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/contribute/pcp/info&Itemid=97&reset=1&id=26
This is the link sent when the user Tells a friend and their friend get this link as Make a Contribution from the auto email.
 
https://www.dsapgh.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/contribute/pcp/info&reset=1&id=26
This is direct the direct link to the PCP.  The only difference I see is "Itemid=97" is in the other one.

How can I fix the Tell-a-Friend Make a Contribution Link in the email to correctly point to the second one above?  Thanks for any assistance.

this seems related to the ItemID fix which we did for joomla. i've asked our joomla expert to take a look at it and see if we can figure out a quick fix

thanx

lobo

yes -- your assessment looks correct.

in general, when working in Joomla, we want to retain the Itemid through multipage processes, as the itemid (which is associated with the menu item) is how you assign module positions and such. that's why the contribution page Itemid is passed to the PCP page. in your case -- if i understand correctly -- your contrib page is restricted access, but the PCP page signup should be public access. thus the permissioning attached to the menu item is clashing.

if you're not overly sensitive to the exposure of the originating contrib page, you could try this workaround:

* create a new "link setting" menu (this is common -- basically a menu for the purpose of generating links but which won't be visibly exposed to your site; that means the links are accessible, but you're not advertising them)
* create your link to the contrib page here, set to public access
* in the location in your menu where you actually want the contrib page link, create a menu item of type alias, select your new item from the link setting menu, and set this to registered visibility

an alias menu type just points to another menu item. but what is nice is that your alias can have a different access level than its linked menu item. so you are effectively allowing your contrib page to be publicly access, but hiding the link behind the registered access alias. make sense?

you'll want to test it. but this should meet your need without requiring any code changes. however -- your contrib page itself is technically publicly accessible. the link is hidden, so practically speaking, its unlikely anyone will get to it. but if the url was copied and emailed or otherwise distributed, it's not going to prevent public access.

if that's not suitable, I can take a look at a possible code alteration. i'm hesitant to modify code in core because i think the normal usage of the contrib page > pcp functionality is to retain the same menu item.

hmmm.... you're using the widget. so it may be picking up the Itemid from whereever the widget is placed.
well, give it a try. if you want to include links, or PM me the links, i can take a closer look at your setup.