Show content if logged in user is in userGroup1 OR userGroup2?

Question

This is so simple in ExpressionEngine and yet I've tried everything for several hours and can't find a way to get it working in Craft???

I have 2 User Groups: userGroup1, userGroup2

If the currently logged-in User belongs to either of those groups, show them "==SECRET CONTENT==" that guests (not logged-in users) do not see.

The following IF will only show "==SECRET CONTENT==" to userGroup1:

{% if currentUser and currentUser.isInGroup('userGroup1') %}
    ==SECRET CONTENT==
{% endif #}

Now, based on everything I've found and read, it would seem the following SHOULD show ==SECRET CONTENT== to Users belonging to EITHER userGroup1 OR userGroup2:

{% if currentUser and currentUser.isInGroup('userGroup1','userGroup2') %}
    ==SECRET CONTENT==
{% endif #}

But it only shows ==SECRET CONTENT== to userGroup1. And if I switch the isInGroup values to the following, only userGroup2 see the ==SECRET CONTENT==

{% if currentUser and currentUser.isInGroup('userGroup2','userGroup1') %}
    ==SECRET CONTENT==
{% endif #}

I've tried Group IDs. I've tried every variation of formatting, array syntax, etc. I've searched the docs and StackExchange dozens of times...

How can I display "==SECRET CONTENT==" to users belonging to userGroup1 OR userGroup2 ??

Answer 1

Going to chime in here as I ran into a similar issue, and solved it a bit differently.

Instead of using group handles I was using a dynamic set of Group IDs. However, the problem still remains that isInGroup() doesn't support an array of handles or ids. So you gotta run some checks.

And, I think you can be little more dynamic using IDs.

{% set coolArrayOfGroupIds = [2, 4, 5, 400] %}

{% if currentUser %}
    {% set allowedAccess = false %}

    {% for group in currentUser.getGroups() %}
        {% if group.id in coolArrayOfGroupIds %}
            {% set allowedAccess = true %}
        {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}

    {% if currentUser.admin or allowedAccess %}
        {# You win! Secrets Time #}
    {% endif %}

{% endif %}

Answer 2

According to the docs, the userModel.isInGroup() method takes a "user group model, its handle, or ID" – in other words, it can only test for membership in a single group, not several.

What you want in this case is the or operator:

{% if currentUser and (currentUser.isInGroup('userGroup1') or currentUser.isInGroup('userGroup2')) %}
    {# secret content #}
{% endif %}