Search page logs me out

[panamaniac]

The one in the top menu bar? I'm not seeing that behaviour here. The URL for that is https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/...on=unreads which should be correct.

It's the one in the home screen where it's the big banner above the articles and ion/cycling threads 
https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/portal.php and at least for me it appears to still be behaving the way the others were. It also appears that everything on that screen is broken and logging you out such as clicking on the cycling thread/ion thread and the articles but it could just be doing that for me.

Is the problem I am experiencing the same as what is being discussed?  I have changed my password half a dozen times and I seem to be logged in and logged out at the same time.  I am not able to open threads in the usual fashion.

[tomh009]

It's the one in the home screen where it's the big banner above the articles and ion/cycling threads 
https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/portal.php and at least for me it appears to still be behaving the way the others were. It also appears that everything on that screen is broken and logging you out such as clicking on the cycling thread/ion thread and the articles but it could just be doing that for me.

Is the problem I am experiencing the same as what is being discussed?  I have changed my password half a dozen times and I seem to be logged in and logged out at the same time.  I am not able to open threads in the usual fashion.

This is not a password issue. Can you please give details on what is logged in and what is logged out (what link you clicked, and what URL you are on)?

[tomh009]

The one in the top menu bar? I'm not seeing that behaviour here. The URL for that is https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/...on=unreads which should be correct.

It's the one in the home screen where it's the big banner above the articles and ion/cycling threads 
https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/portal.php and at least for me it appears to still be behaving the way the others were. It also appears that everything on that screen is broken and logging you out such as clicking on the cycling thread/ion thread and the articles but it could just be doing that for me.

Ah, the actual site home page! I never go there myself.

We will need to wait for Spokes to updates those links.

[panamaniac]

Is the problem I am experiencing the same as what is being discussed?  I have changed my password half a dozen times and I seem to be logged in and logged out at the same time.  I am not able to open threads in the usual fashion.

This is not a password issue. Can you please give details on what is logged in and what is logged out (what link you clicked, and what URL you are on)?

Not sure what is logged in and what is logged out, that is the problem.  I normally go to the home page and then click on Check out new posts.  When I do that this week, it prompts me to log in but won't allow me to do so, except that I seem to be logged in.  It's all very confusing.  At the moment, I can look for new posts by reviewing what comes up when I click on "Forums" (sic), which is a cumbersome way of doing it.  At the moment, I seem to be logged in, but I have no idea how or why.

[jamincan]

It seems to be that some links are using http instead of https. If it uses http, users appear to be logged out. Logging in as usual at that point should work, but if you then follow an http link, you will appear to be logged out. Until Spokes is able to fix the links, the What's New page can be reached with this link: https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/...on=unreads

[tomh009]

This is not a password issue. Can you please give details on what is logged in and what is logged out (what link you clicked, and what URL you are on)?

Not sure what is logged in and what is logged out, that is the problem.  I normally go to the home page and then click on Check out new posts.  When I do that this week, it prompts me to log in but won't allow me to do so, except that I seem to be logged in.  It's all very confusing.  At the moment, I can look for new posts by reviewing what comes up when I click on "Forums" (sic), which is a cumbersome way of doing it.  At the moment, I seem to be logged in, but I have no idea how or why.

I never go to the home page ... there is rarely new content there so I don't use it. I effectively use the "what's new" page as the home page for the forum.

So, it looks like the remaining issues are with the home page and the links thereon. Unfortunately I don't have access to edit that so we need to wait for Spokes on that.

[ijmorlan]

Changing the server configuration to redirect http://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/X to https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/X for every X would be helpful. If the site is using Apache, put the following (and almost nothing else) in the HTTP virtual host:

Redirect permanent / https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/

Put all the actual site configuration (including document root, etc.) in the HTTPS virtual host only.

Also, links within the site don't need to mention either the protocol or the hostname - just use root-relative links (e.g. href="/asdf", not href="https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/asdf").

[ZEBuilder]

It's the one in the home screen where it's the big banner above the articles and ion/cycling threads 
https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/portal.php and at least for me it appears to still be behaving the way the others were. It also appears that everything on that screen is broken and logging you out such as clicking on the cycling thread/ion thread and the articles but it could just be doing that for me.

Ah, the actual site home page! I never go there myself.

We will need to wait for Spokes to updates those links.

Okay thanks I'll just use the link that you provided a few posts back now.

[panamaniac]

Ah, the actual site home page! I never go there myself.

We will need to wait for Spokes to updates those links.

Okay thanks I'll just use the link that you provided a few posts back now.

I've never tried it before, but when I went to "What's New" this morning, it directed me to a search page.  What's up with that?

[tomh009]

Okay thanks I'll just use the link that you provided a few posts back now.

I've never tried it before, but when I went to "What's New" this morning, it directed me to a search page.  What's up with that?

Where was the "What's New" link, and what URL did it send you to?

[panamaniac]

So, here's where it gets embarrassing. What is "URL"? My computer literacy stops and starts with the On switch. If I can't do things as I always do them, I am lost.
Re "What's New", I clicked on the banner across the top of the home page.

[tomh009]

So, here's where it gets embarrassing.  What is "URL"?  My computer literacy stops and starts with the On switch.  If I can't do things as I always do them, I am lost. 
Re "What's New", I clicked on the banner across the top of the home page.

The URL is the address you will see in the browser's address bar.

Anyway, I checked the home page, and the "What's New" link in the black menu bar is fine. What is not, is the large "Check out new posts" link below it -- it goes to http instead of https, so it thinks you are not logged in -- and, as a result, shows the search page rather than the latest posts.

So, please use the "What's New" link in the black menu bar (between "Forums" and "Articles" links) instead, until Spokes is back and can fix these links on the home page.

[plam]

So, here's where it gets embarrassing.  What is "URL"?  My computer literacy stops and starts with the On switch.  If I can't do things as I always do them, I am lost. 
Re "What's New", I clicked on the banner across the top of the home page.

The URL is the address you will see in the browser's address bar.

Anyway, I checked the home page, and the "What's New" link in the black menu bar is fine. What is not, is the large "Check out new posts" link below it -- it goes to http instead of https, so it thinks you are not logged in -- and, as a result, shows the search page rather than the latest posts.

So, please use the "What's New" link in the black menu bar (between "Forums" and "Articles" links) instead, until Spokes is back and can fix these links on the home page.

Good detective work! The templates had hardcoded the http://waterlooregionconnected address. Spokes: I modified them to instead use "{$mybb->settings['bburl']}", which will point to the right place.

[tomh009]

Good detective work! The templates had hardcoded the http://waterlooregionconnected address. Spokes: I modified them to instead use "{$mybb->settings['bburl']}", which will point to the right place.

Thanks! I had forgotten that you were also able to fix these.

[plam]

Good detective work! The templates had hardcoded the http://waterlooregionconnected address. Spokes: I modified them to instead use "{$mybb->settings['bburl']}", which will point to the right place.

Thanks! I had forgotten that you were also able to fix these.

Just got back to my home base in Wellington yesterday. Could technically have fixed it earlier but was on the move here within NZ.

There's also interesting stuff going on here with respect to out of control house prices. Seems complicated.