[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Password protect category pages customisation ## - **[dunxmax](/forum/user/9795-dunxmax "View dunxmax's Profile")** - [![dunxmax's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/9795-dunxmax "View dunxmax's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/9795-dunxmax) Less More - Posts: 82 - Thank you received: 6 - - - - [](http://www.aquamandesign.co.uk) - 13 years 6 months ago [\#101761](#101761) by [dunxmax](/forum/user/9795-dunxmax "View dunxmax's Profile") *[Password protect category pages customisation](/forum/9-commercial-jobs/81241-password-protect-category-pages-customisation#101761 "Hi all, I have been posting in another thread regarding a customisation of Hikashop. Xavier of Hikashop suggested I come here for my answer. Here's the thread so far: But to summarise, here's what I'm after: I am setting up a shop that will sell photos taken at sports events. Some of the photos will be of children, so I want to protect these from the general public as much as possible. At each event where photographs are taken a passkey will be published. This will enable registered users to the site to access the selection of photos from that event. I know this is not a super secure way of protecting the photos, but I think at least it will provide some security. So when the user gets to the site they will first have to register - then they will be given a list of events. When they click on their specific event they will have to enter the published passkey before they see the photos from that event. This will be a category within Hikashop. In the previous thread, Xavier from Hikashop, gave me the following advice: So I have added a custom field called "passkey". He then told me to add the following code: And he told me to add it here: I've done this, but got the following error: Xavier said: That's when he told me to post here, in the commercial jobs. I am not a coder so I don't understand how to use the $app solution. Can anybody help, please. Regards Duncan McFarlane")* was created by *[dunxmax](/forum/user/9795-dunxmax "View dunxmax's Profile")* Hi all, I have been posting in another thread regarding a customisation of Hikashop. Xavier of Hikashop suggested I come here for my answer. Here's the thread so far: [ ](http://www.hikashop.com/fr/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/79732-password-protect-category-pages.html#101663) But to summarise, here's what I'm after: I am setting up a shop that will sell photos taken at sports events. Some of the photos will be of children, so I want to protect these from the general public as much as possible. At each event where photographs are taken a passkey will be published. This will enable registered users to the site to access the selection of photos from that event. I know this is not a super secure way of protecting the photos, but I think at least it will provide some security. So when the user gets to the site they will first have to register - then they will be given a list of events. When they click on their specific event they will have to enter the published passkey before they see the photos from that event. This will be a category within Hikashop. In the previous thread, Xavier from Hikashop, gave me the following advice: > I think that you have to use the custom fields on the table category to set a password by category. > Then edit the view which is listing the products, generally "product / listing\_img\_title" and in this view add a check for the password. So I have added a custom field called "passkey". He then told me to add the following code: Code: if(!empty($this->element->passkey) && $app->getUserState( HIKASHOP_COMPONENT.'.passkey') != $this->element->passkey){ // Display only a form to enter the passkey // > when pressing submit, save the value in session, and reload the page. // To save in session, you can use: $app->setUserState( HIKASHOP_COMPONENT.'.passkey',JRequest::getVar('passkey','')); }elseif(empty($this->element->passkey) || $app->getUserState( HIKASHOP_COMPONENT.'.passkey') == $this->element->passkey){ // Display the the code } And he told me to add it here: > Add it in the view "product / listing" before: > if(($this->params->get('show\_image') && !empty($this->element->file\_path))\|\| ($this->params->get('show\_description',!$this->module)&&!empty($this->element->category\_description))){ I've done this, but got the following error: > "Fatal error: Call to a member function getUserState() on a non-object in mysite/templates/js\_memo/html/com\_hikashop/product/listing.php on line 117" Xavier said: > That's probably because $app is not declared, you can use '$app = JFactory::getApplication();' That's when he told me to post here, in the commercial jobs. I am not a coder so I don't understand how to use the $app solution. Can anybody help, please. Regards Duncan McFarlane --- DunxMax The more we learn the less we know. 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Xavier of Hikashop suggested I come here for my answer. Here's the thread so far: But to summarise, here's what I'm after: I am setting up a shop that will sell photos taken at sports events. Some of the photos will be of children, so I want to protect these from the general public as much as possible. At each event where photographs are taken a passkey will be published. This will enable registered users to the site to access the selection of photos from that event. I know this is not a super secure way of protecting the photos, but I think at least it will provide some security. So when the user gets to the site they will first have to register - then they will be given a list of events. When they click on their specific event they will have to enter the published passkey before they see the photos from that event. This will be a category within Hikashop. In the previous thread, Xavier from Hikashop, gave me the following advice: So I have added a custom field called "passkey". He then told me to add the following code: And he told me to add it here: I've done this, but got the following error: Xavier said: That's when he told me to post here, in the commercial jobs. I am not a coder so I don't understand how to use the $app solution. Can anybody help, please. Regards Duncan McFarlane")* Hi Duncan. I have the same needs, to protect categories and/or products with a password. Did you find someone the solve the problem ? Thank you. Regards Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzktY29tbWVyY2lhbC1qb2JzLzgxMjQxLXBhc3N3b3JkLXByb3RlY3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktcGFnZXMtY3VzdG9taXNhdGlvbj90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[dunxmax](/forum/user/9795-dunxmax "View dunxmax's Profile")** - [![dunxmax's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/9795-dunxmax "View dunxmax's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/9795-dunxmax) Less More - Posts: 82 - Thank you received: 6 - - - - [](http://www.aquamandesign.co.uk) - 13 years 1 month ago [\#127475](#127475) by [dunxmax](/forum/user/9795-dunxmax "View dunxmax's Profile") Replied by *[dunxmax](/forum/user/9795-dunxmax "View dunxmax's Profile")* on topic *[Password protect category pages customisation](/forum/9-commercial-jobs/81241-password-protect-category-pages-customisation#127475 "Hi all, I have been posting in another thread regarding a customisation of Hikashop. Xavier of Hikashop suggested I come here for my answer. Here's the thread so far: But to summarise, here's what I'm after: I am setting up a shop that will sell photos taken at sports events. Some of the photos will be of children, so I want to protect these from the general public as much as possible. At each event where photographs are taken a passkey will be published. This will enable registered users to the site to access the selection of photos from that event. I know this is not a super secure way of protecting the photos, but I think at least it will provide some security. So when the user gets to the site they will first have to register - then they will be given a list of events. When they click on their specific event they will have to enter the published passkey before they see the photos from that event. This will be a category within Hikashop. In the previous thread, Xavier from Hikashop, gave me the following advice: So I have added a custom field called "passkey". He then told me to add the following code: And he told me to add it here: I've done this, but got the following error: Xavier said: That's when he told me to post here, in the commercial jobs. I am not a coder so I don't understand how to use the $app solution. Can anybody help, please. Regards Duncan McFarlane")* Hi Gazweb, Contact Xavier at Hikashop, he helped me through it in the end in his spare time. Works fine. Duncan --- DunxMax The more we learn the less we know. The following user(s) said Thank You: [glazweb](/forum/user/2408-glazweb "View glazweb's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzktY29tbWVyY2lhbC1qb2JzLzgxMjQxLXBhc3N3b3JkLXByb3RlY3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktcGFnZXMtY3VzdG9taXNhdGlvbj90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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