Ugh! Customer accounts & links

[pharry]

I've got customers ready to tar and feather me.

I have a What's New section that I just can't get to work with customer accounts.

If I hardcode the links to the new sections, then this causes a problem for registered customers when they try to shop (page not found when they add a product from the page, if they linked to this page from the What's New page).

If I use the template for new products with the link tab completed, this causes a problem for unregistered customers. The click "logon here for unregistered customers" at the logon page, and then go to the What's New page. But then when the click the link, it takes them right back to the logon page.

How can I setup this page so it works for both registered and unregistered customers?? This is becoming a pretty big source of frustration with my customers right now - so I would appreciate any help anyone can give me.

For now I've gone back to the hardcoded links. At least with that, there are no endless loops for anyone.

http://apeekintoyesterday.com

[wjcampbe]

Have you appended &NOLOGIN=1 to the links? This should enable both registered and unregistered customers to navigate without going back to the login page.

[pharry]

No, I haven't.

I just did this, but the page isn't found:

http://apeekintoyesterday.com/acatal...html&NOLOGIN=1

What am I doing wrong? I owe you a beer if I can get this working for both registered and unregistered!!

[pharry]

I changed it to this:

http://www.apeekintoyesterday.com/cgi-bin/bb000001.pl?ACTINIC_REFERRER=http://www.apeekintoyesterday.com/cgi-bin/bb000001.pl&PRODUCTPAGE=Bam_Pop_Collections.html&NOLOGIN=1

Which was a copy/paste of the URL from when I was logged in, but I then added the &NOLOGIN=1

It works if I'm logged in, but if I log out then click it, I get a message saying cookies must be allowed. They are allowed on my browser, so I'm not sure if that's really the issue.

Ideas?

[wjcampbe]

Pat,

Sorry - I assumed wrongly that you were using cgi-bin links. As you say, bb0000x is the script that logged in customers use to stay logged in. Use the ss00000x.pl script with the same parameters for customers who are not logged in - should also work for those who are.

[pharry]

Ugh. I hate to be a nuisance. But when I change the "bb" to "ss", I get:

Missing text search join mode. Please specify AND or OR.

I left everything else exactly as it was.

Here's the link:

<li><a href="http://www.apeekintoyesterday.com/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?ACTINIC_REFERRER=http://www.apeekintoyesterday.com/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl&PRODUCTPAGE=Sweetwater_Albums_Kits.html&NOLOGIN=1">test</a>

[wjcampbe]

try

<li><a href="http://www.apeekintoyesterday.com/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?&PRODUCTPAGE=Sweetwater_Albums_Kits%2ehtml&NOLOGIN=1">test</a>

and if that fails

<li><a href="http://www.apeekintoyesterday.com/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?SECTIONID=Sweetwater_Albums_Kits%2ehtml&NOLOGIN=1">test</a>

[pharry]

The 2nd one works. Thank you. Thank you!!! My customers will thank you, too.

[wjcampbe]

You [and they] are welcome :D