Thread: Template switching by auth or not

I would like to not show the menu and cart data (you have# in your cart)before the user logs in, i am wondering if there is a way to have an alt template.ascx used when there is no user session and then switch after they log in?

It's going to take a few modifications to do something like this, but if you look in App_Code/SkinBase.cs(.vb) you can check the customer object for the boolean IsRegistered value (IsRegistered will always be 0 unless the customer is logged into their account) and then based on this change the template that is being used.

ok got it, so i will be able to determine if someone is logged in. How do i then tell the skin to change templates?

This is how I did it.

Add this to your template where you want your cart to appear...

HTML Code:

(!XmlPackage Name="rev.cart.xml.config"!)

...and create this in the appropriate directory...

HTML Code:

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes" ?>
<!-- ###################################################################################################### -->
<!-- Copyright AspDotNetStorefront.com, 1995-2009.  All Rights Reserved.					                -->
<!-- [url]http://www.aspdotnetstorefront.com[/url]														                -->
<!-- For details on this license please visit  the product homepage at the URL above.		                -->
<!-- THE ABOVE NOTICE MUST REMAIN INTACT.                                                                   -->
<!-- ###################################################################################################### -->
<package version="2.1" displayname="Cart" debug="false" includeentityhelper="false">
  <PackageTransform>
    <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:aspdnsf="urn:aspdnsf" exclude-result-prefixes="aspdnsf">
      <xsl:output method="html" omit-xml-declaration="yes"/>

      <xsl:template match="/">
        <xsl:param name="custName" select="/root/System/CustomerFirstName"></xsl:param>
        <xsl:choose>
          <xsl:when test="$custName != ''">
            <div id="cartBtn" style="text-align:center; clear:none; float:left; padding-right:20px;">
              <a class="cart" href="shoppingcart.aspx">
                <img align="middle" alt="Shopping Cart" src="skins/skin_(!SKINID!)/images/icons/cart.gif"  border="0" /><br />View Cart ((!NUM_CART_ITEMS!))
              </a>
            </div>
            <div style="clear:none; float:left; margin-top: 32px;">
              <span id="userName">(!USERNAME!)</span>
              <span id="loginText">
                <a href="(!SIGNINOUT_LINK!)">(!SIGNINOUT_TEXT!)</a>
              </span>
            </div>
          </xsl:when>
        </xsl:choose>
      </xsl:template>
      
    </xsl:stylesheet>
  </PackageTransform>
</package>