Bug: "Redirect after login" not redirecting to localized versions of page

I am currently working on DNN7, on a multilingual site (4 languages). The site has public registration and users must be redirected to a specific page after they complete their registration.

 

I found that DNN would not let me specify a different page for every language - in fact, if I went to Admin -> Site Settings -> User Account Settings -> Login Settings -> Redirect after Registration and selected a specific page in one language, it would give me <None Specified> if I went to the setting using another language.

 

This would probably have no impact if DNN took care to redirect the user to the localized version of the page after registration - which it doesn't (at least until version 7.0.6). So I had to alter a few things, which I'd like to share with you in case you are facing the same problem.

 

The problem seems to be on the \DesktopModules\Admin\Security\Register.ascx.cs file, which fortunately can be directly edited so no recompilation is needed. If you go to line 162 there, (the "else" portion of a rather large if statement), you'll see that it does the following:

 

_RedirectURL =

Globals.NavigateURL(Convert.ToInt32(setting));

 

Where "setting" is the Tab ID of the tab you have selected on the Site Settings section for redirecting after registration. This, of course, is not localized so it'll always take you the the actual page you have specified - regardless of the actual language the user is using to register.

 

In order to fix this, I copied and adapted some code from the language skin object (yes, the language picker) which can always find the right localized version of a page. So here's what I did:

 

I changed the line:

 

_RedirectURL =

Globals.NavigateURL(Convert.ToInt32(setting));

 

to:

 

int currentPortal =

PortalController.GetCurrentPortalSettings().PortalId;

Locale currentLocale =

LocaleController.Instance.GetCurrentLocale (currentPortal);

TabInfo localizedTab =

new TabController().GetTabByCulture(

Convert.ToInt32(setting), currentPortal, currentLocale);

_RedirectURL = Globals.NavigateURL(

Convert.ToInt32(localizedTab.KeyID));

 

And I also had to add two usings on top of the page:

 

using DotNetNuke.Entities.Tabs;
using DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals;

With those changes, I managed to have the page to redirect to specified only once and have DNN redirect me to the page's localized version depending on the language I used to register.

 

Also please see here: http://support.dotnetnuke.com/project/All/2/item/26617 for other issues with Redirect after Login functionality. I applied the change to line 136 of the file mentioned in this issue, too.

 

One caveat: If you upgrade your DNN installation, you will probably lose those changes.

 

Also, have in mind that the same thing probably applies to the "Redirect after Login" functionality - I'll probably post something similar about that soon :). Plus, I have also created an SQL-based adaptation of GetTabByCulture to be used with OWS - I hope I have enough time to post this here too.

 

Standard disclaimer: Keep a backup of your initial Register.ascx.cs file. Don't blame me if this doesn't work for you. This is a solution that worked for my own project and it's not guaranteed to work in every case. Did I mention backup?

 

Until next time!

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Great news on Open Web Studio (OWS)!

 

If you are using DNN, I'm sure you have at least heard of Open Web Studio, (OWS), a RAD development platform for DNN that is open source, free, and lets you create things for which you would otherwise need full-blown module development. For example: Database - bound grids, forms, queries and templates to view results, AJAX calls, conditional display of information and much more.

 

In the past few years, OWS has been stuck to version 2, with frequent updates including updates for working with DNN 7, but no new functionality. Although the community is very active, documentation is still lacking and many people keep asking about the future of OWS, worrying that it may be (or has already been) abandoned.

 

I had a recent chat with Kevin Schreiner, the lead developer for OWS, and with his permission I'm copying here his thoughts and plans on OWS. If you don't want to read all of it, bottom line is that Kevin is actively supporting OWS and preparing for OWS 3!

 

Here's what I asked, among other things:

 

I am curious (just as so many people) to learn news about OWS's future (if such a future exists). I've used it so much I have lost count - and I'm eager to see it evolve. As far as I understand, you're (or were) the only developer maintaining it. Should I keep my hopes up high or go desperate? :)

 

And here's Kevin's reply:

 

No worries, I understand the anxiety. I created ListX which became OWS while working for Bi4ce - which became R2integrated, and I'm still the only developer maintaining it. This shouldnt be a cause for concern. I've been holding off on releasing OWS3 due to a myriad of complications revolving around the changes to the DNN platform and adjustments to the core libraries needed for the new UI all while keeping the platform releases for OWS2 still working within the latest DNN versions. The issues with the OWS3 UI stem from the fact that DNN which typically struggles to release ANYTHING on newly released technologies, adopted the latest jQuery version in the DNN7 release. Doing this caused the UI Layout Manager plugin which I was relying on for the OWS3 release to malfunction and I've had to resort to building a new logical structure for handling it. Plus, there have been some issues with the logic in use of the UI because it has been confusing while working within multiple configurations and multiple actions simultaneously. You can see from the original comps how this could be confusing, because when you have more than 1 action opened, you dont know which action is linked to which configuration.

Hopefully something that should make the community rest easily, I rely on OWS for 99.9% of my own livelihood, using it as my core development platform, extending its core functionality and keeping it up to date for the latest DNN releases. Obviously, this being the fact means that OWS isnt going anywhere ;)  (...) Once I feel comfortable with the OWS3 release stability, I will most assuredly release it to the general public. It has always been and will always be primary in my focus to release something that is solid and stable as it is so important to all of our runtimes.

 

In the meantime, rest assured that nothing is going to happen to my baby :) It's a labor of love, and something that I personally rely on.

 

I am extremely happy with his answer! What about you?

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Bug: Custom profile properties cannot be selected for custom registration form (DNN 7)

DNN 7 allows customization of the registration form via an easy interface, with intellisense. You just select "Custom" for Registration Form Type in Admin - Site Settings - User Account Settings tab and you can add all the fields you like to your registration form.

 

At the moment of writing, this doesn't seem to work well with custom registration properties (i.e. fields you have created yourself via the "Profile Settings - Add New Profile Property button below on the same tab). If you try to type a custom property's name on the Registration Fields box, it just won't come up (although it's been reported that properties of datatype "Text" do come up).

 

In order to make these properties available to your registration form until a fix is applied to this, you can use SSMS (provided that you have access and experience using it) and do the following:

• Go to your DNN database
• Open the "PortalSettings" table for edit and find the record that has the value "Registration_RegistrationFields" in the "SettingName" field
• You'll see that the "SettingValue" field is a comma-delimited list containing the field aliases of the properties that are to be displayed on the custom registration form. Add the aliases of your own fields in the list.
• Update the table and go to your DNN installation (as the Host user), and click on Tools - Clear Cache
• If everything goes well, you'll see that the "Registration Fields" box now contains your properties too, and they will appear normally on the registration form.

Another way to do this is to use the Host - SQL section on your DNN installation. To see the current profile properties that are displayed on the custom registration form, type this into the Script box and click "Run Script":

 

SELECT
SettingValue 
FROM  {databaseOwner}{objectQualifier}PortalSettings
WHERE
SettingName = 'Registration_RegistrationFields'

 

In order to add one or more fields at the end of the list, you must run something like this (where 'MyField' is your custom field's alias). Remember the comma and use no spaces.

 

UPDATE  

{databaseOwner}{objectQualifier}PortalSettings
SET
SettingValue = SettingValue + ',MyField'
WHERE
SettingName = 'Registration_RegistrationFields'

 

After you run it, go to Tools and click Clear Cache and you will see your fields on the "Registration Fields" box in the Admin - Site Settings - User Account Settings tab.

 

If you still need more power and customization with your custom registration page, take a look at the Dynamic Registration module from Datasprings - at the moment of writing this, version 5.0 has just been released for DNN 7.x.

 

Standard disclaimer: When you do stuff like the above on your database, you do it at your own risk, and I have no responsibility should you damage your database, your computer, or the universe. Always have a backup handy! :)

 

Until next time!

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