LoginPageUrl issue

[janimal]

Hi All,
I developed a site at www.temperature-indicators.co.uk but I have noticed a strange issue with the login url.

The URL returned by

<a href="<actinic:variable name="LoginPageURL" />" target="_self"><span><actinic:variable name="LoginText" /></span></a>

is http://www.temperature-indicators.co...NID=index.html and this works fine

However on certain pages (http://www.temperature-indicators.co...or_Labels.html for example)

the Login URL is http://www.temperature-indicators.co...NID=index.html which gives a 404 error

the difference being the ss000001.pl changing to ss900001.pl on the none working link.

in Fact the login url is using the ss900001.pl script for every product under this section http://www.temperature-indicators.co...nd_labels.html

I just can't understand why it is different. The same layout is being used for all and the layout references the LoginPageUrl variable as they should.

I apologise if I have missed any previous posts/solutions for this issue

thanks,
Jan
www.rebelit.co.uk

[Duncan Rounding]

The 9 in s900001.pl shows that the site may be in test mode - is it?

[janimal]

no it is definitely in live mode. I do sometimes use test mode to test new stuff, but currently it is definitely set to live mode. The url changes to /acatalog/test/acatalog when in test mode

[janimal]

Refresh site?

Can anyone tell me if the catalog stays available online when performing a refresh?

thanks,

Jan
www.rebelit.co.uk

[janimal]

ignore that last question, should have RTFM eh?

[Goz]

It's not just the login link on those pages. The View Cart, Checkout and Mailform links are also using the test scripts (as indicated by the 9 at the begininning of the numeric section of the script name).

You probably have different layouts for your home page (which is where it is working) and your catalog pages (where they are not).

Check the layout in the catalog pages - are they hardcoded?

[janimal]

Thanks for having a look.

"You probably have different layouts for your home page (which is where it is working) and your catalog pages (where they are not)."

It is only the Industrial/Irreversible Indicators section where all the actinic generated links are linking the test script urls - the rest of the catalog pages are linking the correct script. also the breadcrumbs 'online catalogue' link is also linking the ss9 script - but only for that one section

The layout to use is defined right at the root level of the online catalogue with all subsections set to 'use parent' I have just double checked.

I am the author of this template and know I didn't hardcode anything except the left hand side menu.

Every page uses a custom "Two Header Bars - One Sidebar - Horizontal Menu layout" which in turn uses a custom header area layout, which in turns uses a custom "Horizontal Nav Bar Text Links" layout styled with css.

That layout uses the standard actinic code, except for the Faq link which is hardcoded in the layout.

<ul id='SecondMenu'>
	<li id='mnuHome'>
		<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22HomePageType%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20%270%27" >
			<actinic:variable name="NavigationIcon" value="Home Text Link" />
		</actinic:block>			
	</li>
	<li id='mnuFaq'>
		<span><a href="faq_ti2.html">Faq</a></span>
	</li>
	<li>
		<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22InformationType%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20%270%27">
			<actinic:variable name="NavigationIcon" value="Terms Text Link" />
		</actinic:block>	
	</li>	
	<li id='mnuSearch'>
		<actinic:variable name="NavigationIcon" value="Search Text Link" />
	</li>
	<li id='mnuViewCart'>
		<actinic:variable name="NavigationIcon" value="View Cart Text Link" />		
	</li>
	<li id='mnuCheckOut'>
		<actinic:variable name="NavigationIcon" value="Checkout Text Link" />
	</li>
	<li id='mnuContact'>
		<actinic:variable name="NavigationIcon" value="Contact Us Text Link" />
	</li>	
	<li>
		<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22AreRegCustomersAllowed%22%20%2f%3e">
			<Actinic:NOTINB2B>
			<actinic:variable name="NavigationIcon" value="Login Text Link" />
			</Actinic:NOTINB2B>	
		</actinic:block>
	</li>
</ul>

I have never touched the breadcrumbs layout at all.

It seems as if that one section and subsection is getting a completely different set of values returned for the actinic variables?

[janimal]

Resolved

I just realised what the problem is

it was this thought that made me realise
"It seems as if that one section and subsection is getting a completely different set of values returned for the actinic variables?"

I was asked to move some sections around & change some urls so I set up some redirects to avoid 404s

The pages being shown are orphan pages no lponger updated by actinic!

D'oh!!!

Thanks for your help people.

[Goz]

What happens when you do an Offline Page Preview for the offending section? Hover over the links and see if they show up in the status bar at the bottom of the browser at 9 or 0.

At this stage, I would also change some text on the section and do another upload. this will force the page to be uploaded again.

[janimal]

Thanks for your time Goz, I was right it was the issue with some redirects & orphan pages.

It is now fixed on the live site.