Front Page module

The Front Page module allows user to specify splash pages or front pages to their site that are different in layout to the default theme/style and also offers the option to display different front pages to Authenticated Users (logged in) and Anonymous users (not logged in). It is very simple to install, no SQL fiddling required and step by step instructions are provided in the README.TXT file in the download.

example application

Using a music site as an illustrative example; it's quite common for bands and record labels to have a high impact splash page promoting a new album or tour, often containing flash or a splash image and nothing else, for when visitors land on their website.

The front_page.module allows you to manage full page/flash splash pages efficiently and simply with the added bonus of redirecting HOME links from within your site to a different page. So users aren't always redirected back to the splash page each time they click on a HOME link.

Added control options include presenting a different home page to Logged in (Authenticated Users) and users not logged in (Anonymous Users).

key features

The front_page.module is very useful if you want to do the following:

• Have a splash front page to your drupal site that is different from your default layout you can have a full HTML/Flash/PHP splash page that points to a different stylesheet/layout from the default theme you are using. Or you can simply display a special message within your default theme.
• Automatically display a different front page for Anonymous and Authenticated Users. You can specify a special front page for visitors to your site who have not logged in or registered, while users who have already registered (Authenticated Users) automatically either get a different page or are redirected to a specific area/section/page within your site.)
• Easily update/change the contents or the redirects of your front page(s) from within the Drupal Administration area. The Front Page module, once installed, is easily accessible from the Drupal Administration Module Settings page, so you can update and modify your Front Page(s) very simply and easily. Some find it useful to simply alternate between UNDER MAINTENANCE/BACKUP in PROCESS type notices for users and their normal front pages.
• Include PHP code in your Front Page(s) (Thanks Scott for the patch!) Create dynamic and more sophisticated front pages to your site using PHP. Click through to the Sliced Bread PHP Snippets handbook page for some ready made snippets you can paste/tweak for your front page(s).
• Override the HOME links on your site Useful if you have a SPLASH page or FLASH intro to your site that you don't want users going back to each time they click on your HOME link or the HOME breadcrumb links throughout your site. The front_page.module can tell whether the person is coming from within the site or from elswhere. So visitors and users are handled accordingly.

new features (Drupal 5.x and Drupal 4.7.x version of the module only)

• Specify a different front page based on Role. You can specify a special front page for each role type
• Display a custom mission statement for registered users who have not visited the site for a while You can specify the special mission and the 'time away' setting.

Note: This module is under ongoing development. (latest update - January 2007) Please submit feature requests, questions, bugs, issues or patches so we can try and improve the module.
Hope you find it useful.

Releases

Official releases	Date	Size	Links	Status
6.x-1.2	2008-Apr-29	17.77 KB	Download · Release notes	Recommended for 6.x