Question Backend users shown as 'online'

I couldn't find anything on that subject yet, hence this post.

I noticed that users are displayed as being online although they are only logged on in the backend. Since Joomla! itself doesn't show backend users in the frontend I would like Kunena to do the same.

Is there anything I can do to have backend users not to be flagged as 'online'?

Yes, this is rather irritating. If I haven't logged into the front-end but I'm working in the Joomla site administration area, say, then when I browse the front-end I am shown as being logged-in. That's a Joomla problem. It's irritating, I haven't found the answer to it (and there probably isn't an answer, either) because the table jos_session doesn't differentiate between front-end and back-end users, but I've learned to live with it.

At the risk of putting my foot in deeper into my mouth and demonstrate my complete ignorance about this mystery :pinch: , I think it's reliable to say that Kunena uses whatever Joomla uses to show who's logged-in and who isn't. What does the Joomla forum have to say about this subject?

I haven't asked in the Joomla! forum yet, because I didn't know or expect this to be an issue with Joomla!.

In Joomla! I'm using a module called mod_whosonline, and this module shows the users logged on to the frontend correctly. Backend users don't show up there.

There you go! :laugh: Please allow me a few more seconds to open my mouth long enough to change feet.

Not sure I understand, to be honest.

Why does this here provide the correct users logged on to the frontend but Kunena doesn't?


<?php
/**
* @version $Id: helper.php 10381 2008-06-01 03:35:53Z pasamio $
* @package Joomla
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2008 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
* @license GNU/GPL, see LICENSE.php
* Joomla! is free software. This version may have been modified pursuant
* to the GNU General Public License, and as distributed it includes or
* is derivative of works licensed under the GNU General Public License or
* other free or open source software licenses.
* See COPYRIGHT.php for copyright notices and details.
*/

// no direct access
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

class modWhosonlineHelper {

// show online count
function getOnlineCount() {
$db =& JFactory::getDBO();
$sessions = null;
// calculate number of guests and members
$result = array();
$user_array = 0;
$guest_array = 0;

$query = 'SELECT guest, usertype, client_id' .
' FROM #__session' .
' WHERE client_id = 0';
$db->setQuery($query);
$sessions = $db->loadObjectList();

if ($db->getErrorNum()) {
JError::raiseWarning( 500, $db->stderr() );
}

if (count($sessions)) {
foreach ($sessions as $session) {
// if guest increase guest count by 1
if ($session->guest == 1 && !$session->usertype) {
$guest_array ++;
}
// if member increase member count by 1
if ($session->guest == 0) {
$user_array ++;
}
}
}

$result = $user_array;
$result = $guest_array;

return $result;
}

// show online member names
function getOnlineMemberNames() {
$db =& JFactory::getDBO();
$result = null;

$query = 'SELECT DISTINCT a.username' .
' FROM #__session AS a' .
' WHERE client_id = 0' .
' AND a.guest = 0';
$db->setQuery($query);
$result = $db->loadObjectList();

if ($db->getErrorNum()) {
JError::raiseWarning( 500, $db->stderr() );
}

return $result;
}
}

Excuse me, I had my mouth full - eating breakfast. Where is this PHP source code? What, specifically, is the difference between the coded example and how Kunena works? :dry: