[support] Development Site -- Keep the Public Out

[Laura Scott]

Some different ideas:

front page module to create different front pages for anon vs  
authenticated users.

htaccess to set up a password required to even get at the front page.

There also was once a module that would make that username/password  
be the same as the user's Drupal username/password. I don't recall  
the name - I used it in 4.6 days. Is it still alive?

Laura

On Oct 28, 2007, at 10:01 AM, Shai Gluskin wrote:

> So I'm working with an organization on a site rebuild. I have a  
> test site set up on my domain.
>
> My problem is that the "Welcome to your New Drupal Site" page is  
> showing up on the home page for anonymous users.
>
> I've installed the Content Access module (http://drupal.org/project/ 
> content_access) to make it so that the staff and I can all work on  
> the site and the content won't be available to the public till we  
> launch (and change the access settings).
>
> I created a block with permissions set to "anonymous" and display  
> set to "only on <front>"; it displays in the center of the page  
> (thanks to LiteJazz Theme) telling anonymous folks that this is a  
> development page, with a link to the old/live site.
>
> When I (role=webmaster) or staff (role=staff) log in, everything is  
> fine, just like I want it -- the block disappears and all the  
> content appears.
>
> I just want the "Welcome to your New Drupal Site" to disappear for  
> anonymous users.
>
> I tried making the "You are on a test site" a node instead of a  
> block. That makes the "Welcome to your New Drupal Site" dissappear  
> for anonymous users, but the "You are on a development site" node,  
> continues to appear after staff or I have logged in. I've tried in  
> Content Access to just check "anonymous" -- but it seems that  
> module doesn't work the same way as the blocks code does.
>
> Is this a bug in the Content Access module?
>
> Any other ideas on how I can get what I want?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shai
>
>
>
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