How do I getView() or tell If I am at the home page - SOLVED

[jbdev]

so without checking $_GET(), how do I find out if I am on the home page? I need to have code execute only on home page... any ideas

Thank you 

[matthewhayashida]

Here is a way to tell if you are on the frontpage

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<?php if ( $_REQUEST['option'] == "com_frontpage" ) {
echo '<div id="main">';
Text
echo '</div><div id="right">This code displays if page is the frontpage</div>'; 
}
else { 
echo '<div id="main">';
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echo '</div>';
}?>

I hope this helps.

[Chris Davenport]

http://dev.joomla.org/component/option, ... ront_page/

Regards,
Chris.

[matthewhayashida]

Cool. I was wondering how to do that in 1.5 Ive been converting a new templates. Thanks!

[mike_dowler]

However, this doesn't really answer the OP's question.  The 'frontpage' view does not need to be used on the home page (it can be used anywhere on the site) and the home page does not need to show the 'frontpage' view (it can show a single article if desired).

So, is there a way to check that a user is on the home page, i.e. the page at the top of the main menu (J!1.5) and the one shown when someone goes to http://www.mysite.com ?

[jbdev]

Thanks  for the help.

This does not work as well because there is not always a request or "view" is not set. Unless I am missing something

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<?php
if (JRequest::getVar('view') === 'frontpage') {
   echo 'This is the front page';
}
?>

here is what I did for now

I created a custom module position and set a empty module for display on the home page in that position.  I do not have any calls in the template for the module position but I can use the countmodules() funtion to determine if I am on the home page and fire off what ever code I need.

so if $this->countModules('homefakeid') then else ... etc etc etc

Works for now

[CirTap]

Hi,

someplace else I recommended to ask the Menu instance.
*IF* your homepage has a link in the mainmenu and *IF* this page is shown == active, you can use this code as well:

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 $jmenu = &JMenu::getInstance();
 $menu  = $jmenu->getActive();
 // return ($menu->query['view'] == 'frontpage');
 return ($menu->home);

Have fun,
CirTap

[louis.landry]

Try something like:

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<?php
$menu = &JMenu::getInstance();
if ($menu->getActive() == $menu->getDefault()) {
  // The default menu item is the active one .... otherwise said, we are on the front page of the site
}

Something like that should get it done.

Louis

[jbdev]

Thank you that worked perfectly

Try something like:

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<?php
$menu = &JMenu::getInstance();
if ($menu->getActive() == $menu->getDefault()) {
  // The default menu item is the active one .... otherwise said, we are on the front page of the site
}

Something like that should get it done.

Louis