Redirecting after login based on user group

Question

I'd like to control where a user gets re-directed after login based on the user group. That is, userGroupA logs in and is sent to /templateA/_entry, while userGroupB logs in and is sent to /templateB/_entry.

I understand that postLoginRedirect can be used dynamically. Are there any examples of this?

Thanks!

Answer 1

To set the setting dynamically, you’ll need to create a new plugin, which just has an init() method with this:

public function init()
{
    // Is this a login request?
    if (
        craft()->request->getActionSegments() === array('users', 'login') &&
        ($loginName = craft()->request->getPost('loginName')) !== null &&
        ($user = craft()->users->getUserByUsernameOrEmail($loginName)) !== null
    )
    {
        if ($user->isInGroup('userGroupA'))
        {
            craft()->config->set('postLoginRedirect', 'path/a');
        }
        else if ($user->isInGroup('userGroupB'))
        {
            craft()->config->set('postLoginRedirect', 'path/b');
        }
    }
}

If none of the conditions match, then Craft will stick with whatever’s in your craft/config/general.php file.

Answer 2

You could set the template they get redirected to after successfully logged in, then in there, redirect them based on the user group they belong to.

{% if currentUser.isInGroup('userGroupA') %}
    {% redirect 'path/a' %}
{% elseif currentUser.isInGroup('userGroupB') %}
    {% redirect 'path/b' %}
{% else %}
    {% redirect 'path/c' %}
{% endif %}