Drupal uses persistent session storage -- in the database -- which is what lets your login persist. Session data is stored too.<br><br>The simple way around this is to also store a session expiration time for your display. If that time has passed, clear both session variables and reset them.<br>
<br>From a security and best practice standpoint, please don't put this logic in a tpl file. It belongs in a module or theme preprocess function. Set $show_animation as part of the variables you pass to the template.<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:12:03 +0200<br>
From: Bert Van Kets <<a href="mailto:mailing@vankets.com">mailing@vankets.com</a>><br>
Subject: [themes] session variable in page--front.tpl.php<br>
To: <a href="mailto:themes@drupal.org">themes@drupal.org</a><br>
Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:4F8FBAC3.8000903@vankets.com">4F8FBAC3.8000903@vankets.com</a>><br>
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Hi,<br>
<br>
I'm using D7 and need a way to show an animation only once when a<br>
visitors comes to the site.<br>
I am using a session variable in my page--front.tpl.php file and if it's<br>
not set, it shows the animation. Code snips below.<br>
For some reason though once the animation is shown on a PC, it is not<br>
shown again at all. Even when the browser is closed and I wait a day.<br>
When I log into the site and log out, the animation is shown fine. I<br>
assume the session is reset to clear all the authorization data and<br>
that's why the animation is shown.<br>
<br>
I thought it was the caching that kept the animation from showing, but<br>
even setting the cache lifetime to 1 minute does not solve the problem.<br>
There must be something else going on. Does anybody have an idea on what<br>
may be blocking the animation?<br>
<br>
Is there an alternative way to get this conditional presentation going?<br>
I have read cookies are not recommended.<br>
<br>
Thanks for any help.<br>
<br>
Bert<br>
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Code snip:<br>
<br>
<?php<br>
if(! isset($_SESSION['showAnimation'])):<br>
?><br>
<br>
<javascript block containing the animation. Everything is in javascript so the animation does not block the site if JavaScript is not supported./><br>
<br>
<?php<br>
endif;<br>
$_SESSION['showAnimation']=1;<br>
?><br>
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