How to make simple setting for editor to redirect parent to it's first child page?

Kirby 3 Solved ✅
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Hi, I can make redirect with php or in .htaccess of course, but would like to let editor have control over it.

What I need:

So that instead of seeing parent page, user would go to first child.

I would like to have toggle setting in panel in parent page:
(1) show by default, like now
(2) redirect to first child

I know how to do setting itself, just a filed in blueprint, but can you guide me how to make this kind of redirect?

2

Maybe it could even better be “replacement” of parent link, so that parent would show first child. To avoid redirection. But it would probably need more programming?

3

You could have a redirect toggle field in your blueprint, then in your page’s controller:

// site/controllers/page.php

<?php 

return function($page) {
    // check if the visitor should be redirected
    $redirect = $page->redirect()->isTrue();
    // get your listed children collection
    $children = $page->children()->listed();

    // only redirect if $redirect is true and there's at least one listed child
    if($redirect && $children->count()) {
        go($children->first());
    }
};

edit: logic would be the same to echo the link of the child instead of its parent, something like:


$url = $redirect && $children->count() ? $children->first()->url() : $page->url();
echo $url;
4

Thank you! If I already have some rules in that template controller, where should new code go? Now I have:

<?php
return function($kirby, $page) {

    if ($kirby->request()->is('POST') && get('submit')) {
..etc..
5

Ah, sorry, it’s actually different template :slight_smile: still would be good to know :slight_smile:

6

If you want to completely skip the parent page and all its logic, before your existing code. Else, it depends of what your existing code does.

7

It’s checking and sending webform http://metalista.lt.grikis.serveriai.lt

8

In such a case if you want to redirect only after successfully sending the form, place the code where you check for the success of whatever you’re doing with the form data.

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9

That seem to be a different template? Or are they all using the same template/controller

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11

Tried your first solution, works perfect, thank you!