Links work when logged in, broken when logged out

jhelms

This page:
http://www.johntookmypicture.com/Web-Pages/What-We-Do/n-MgBVF

Should link to two hidden pages when corresponding phrases are clicked on; my 'commercial' and 'events' pages.

I even tried to utilize the full link to those pages http://www.johntookmypicture.com/Web-Pages/Commercial/n-BXPwF in the text/html hyperlink feature but only the truncated link http://www.johntookmypicture.com/Web-Pages/Commercial/ seems to be saving, and that link when clicked for a logged out user sends them to my 404 page.

My commercial and event pages are setup as unlisted pages under a folder entitled 'web pages'.

WinsomeWorks

jhelms wrote: »

This page:
http://www.johntookmypicture.com/Web-Pages/What-We-Do/n-MgBVF

Should link to two hidden pages when corresponding phrases are clicked on; my 'commercial' and 'events' pages.

I even tried to utilize the full link to those pages http://www.johntookmypicture.com/Web-Pages/Commercial/n-BXPwF in the text/html hyperlink feature but only the truncated link http://www.johntookmypicture.com/Web-Pages/Commercial/ seems to be saving, and that link when clicked for a logged out user sends them to my 404 page.

My commercial and event pages are setup as unlisted pages under a folder entitled 'web pages'.

When I click on the phrases with "commercial" and "events", a 404 page flashes by, but I'm immediately taken to a page with photos (large thumbs with a title "Folders" above it) that explains the case sensitivity thing & suggests what to do. I'm not sure if that's what you're wanting to happen, but just wanted to let you know.

jhelms

WinsomeWorks wrote: »

When I click on the phrases with "commercial" and "events", a 404 page flashes by, but I'm immediately taken to a page with photos (large thumbs with a title "Folders" above it) that explains the case sensitivity thing & suggests what to do. I'm not sure if that's what you're wanting to happen, but just wanted to let you know.

I've customized my 404 page (since I have THOUSANDS of cards in clients hands that direct them to a non-case-sensitive link like /weddings or /local-events, etc.) but that's not what I want to happen.

I have specific pages built for commercial and events (with short descriptions and slideshows) and they work when I'm logged in.

They are also unlisted, would that matter?

WinsomeWorks

jhelms wrote: »

I've customized my 404 page (since I have THOUSANDS of cards in clients hands that direct them to a non-case-sensitive link like /weddings or /local-events, etc.) but that's not what I want to happen.

I have specific pages built for commercial and events (with short descriptions and slideshows) and they work when I'm logged in.

They are also unlisted, would that matter?

Well, to my knowledge, the only way a person who's UN-logged-in can see a page, is if they're given the direct link to the page, either via email or what-have-you & they type it in, or they actually click on the direct link from somewhere else. For instance, if I'd copy the URL off my browser when I'm on one of my Unlisted Gallery pages & paste it here, you'd still be able to click on it & see my Unlisted Gallery because I'd given you the URL. However, if I told you to try & find it, you couldn't unless you happened to guess the precise URL. Hope that helps. I know... testing this stuff is tricky because of not wanting to give the wrong people the link you're trying to check. I guess it's a question for the Heroes as they can see more than I'd be able to.

Allen

As I understand it direct links to unlisted galleries work but it has to be a gallery and not a folder.

jhelms

Thanks for the info so far; just to clarify - what I want to link to (commercial and events) are actually pages, in an unlisted folder called 'web pages'. And I'm pasting the exact link here - but it goes to a 404 right?

http://www.johntookmypicture.com/Web-Pages/Commercial/n-BXPwF

WinsomeWorks

jhelms wrote: »

Thanks for the info so far; just to clarify - what I want to link to (commercial and events) are actually pages, in an unlisted folder called 'web pages'. And I'm pasting the exact link here - but it goes to a 404 right?

http://www.johntookmypicture.com/Web-Pages/Commercial/n-BXPwF

No, that doesn't go to a 404 that I see. It goes to a webpage looking like your homepage, starting with this: "Corporate clients trust John's ability to efficiently produce their vision by doing whatever it takes to generate the perfect image. Recent projects have been completed for:....." and there's a slideshow & your Navigational stuff. Looks quite excellent, in fact! (you can delete this stuff in my post if needed)

jhelms

WinsomeWorks wrote: »

No, that doesn't go to a 404 that I see. It goes to a webpage looking like your homepage, starting with this: "Corporate clients trust John's ability to efficiently produce their vision by doing whatever it takes to generate the perfect image. Recent projects have been completed for:....." and there's a slideshow & your Navigational stuff. Looks quite excellent, in fact! (you can delete this stuff in my post if needed)

Whew.... ok, it's working now. For some reason when I edited the hyperlinks on the 'what we do' page, it wasn't changing them when I saved/done/published. So I deleted that entire text box and then added it back in, pasting the correct hyperlinks in for events and commercial, and then resaved/done/published and now it's working.