dougo

Yikes! That looks ugly. Let me repost the code so it’s more readable:

If “knowscouple” cookie has not been set
---{If form has been submitted,
------{If the values for bride and groom do not match the
-------actual names of bride and groom
---------{Set “knowscouple” cookie to null and redirect to
----------some other website (maybe a search-engine page
----------with “wedding” and chosen names as arguments).
----------HOW???}
------Else (values do match)
---------{set the “knowscouple” cookie, and continue
----------processing header or go back to start of file.
----------HOW???}}
---Else (form has not been submitted)
------{display the form, which looks like a wedding
-------invitation, with two popup menus in place of the
-------bride & groom’s names. Stop all further processing
-------of index.php. HOW???}}
Else (“knowscouple” cookie has been set)
---{continue with rest of header}

Any tips?

Thanks! That would mean index.php would become a giant if-else statement, with most of the page stuck after the else, right?

That solves only half the problem, though. How do I deal with the redirects required by the ProcessInvitation page? One goes back to the index.php page; the other sends users elsewhere.

Okay, here’s a rough outline of the PHP programming I think would be necessary to accomplish what these people want. I apologize in advance for the pidgin flowchart language. As I look at it, the problem seems pretty trivial. So I’d appreciate some help: would this work? Any logic or coding help would be appreciated.


In Header of every page (WordPress header file for template):
PHP code that asks:
Is “knowscouple” cookie set?
If no, redirect to Invitation page.
If yes, proceed with serving this page.

Invitation page:
This page is a form, which sends results to a page called ProcessInvitation.
Form looks like a wedding invitation, but in place of bride & groom’s names are two popup menus.

ProcessInvitation page
PHP code that asks:
Do the values for bride and groom match the actual names of bride and groom?
If no, redirect to some other page (maybe a search-engine page with “wedding” and chosen names as arguments).
If yes, set the “knowscouple” cookie, and redirect to home page.

I think that’s it. Am I missing anything?

Those are both great suggestions. Unfortunately, the clients would prefer a solution that doesn’t *look like* a password — also I think they’re afraid requiring one might scare off some of the less-sophisticated guests, since password popups still ask for “Username” and “password,” not “bride” and “groom.” They thought a simple mock-wedding invitation where you chose the name of the bride and groom from a popup menu wouldn’t make them look needlessly fussy (most wedding sites are public, after all). And silly me, I thought it wouldn’t be too difficult . . .

I’ll take a look at the Angsuman’s Authenticated plugin. Maybe it could be altered to have the authentication served up by a PHP page? Or is there a simpler way?