Redirect to Admin URL

I’ll take a look at see why that incorrect redirect is happening in the first place.

You can use the filters here to control the redirect location: https://github.com/johnbillion/user-switching/blob/28b8034c5a30c30188404966632c13d582bcd9b1/user-switching.php#L263-L289 but bear in mind that these are the same filters used by WordPress core when any user logs in or logs out, not just when a user switches to another account.

John

Yes, I did see that before, but I’m not smart enough to understand it. I’m a monkey-see-monkey-do level code destroyer.

That’s why I was hoping for a pre-packaged filter for dummies, that I can simply add to my functions file.

One bracket or semi-colon wrong and I can bring my site to a crashing halt in one foul swoop.

I see around line 166 you have this:

# Redirect to the dashboard or the home URL depending on capabilities:
					$args = array( 'user_switched' => 'true' );
					if ( $redirect_to ) {
						wp_safe_redirect( add_query_arg( $args, $redirect_to ) );
					} else if ( ! current_user_can( 'read' ) ) {
						wp_redirect( add_query_arg( $args, home_url() ) );
					} else {
						wp_redirect( add_query_arg( $args, admin_url() ) );
					}

Why does it need to ask if the user can read? Is that the question that causes the wrong redirect?

Just guessing.

Disregard my last suggestion. I installed your plugin and capability manager on one of my standard WordPress sites and the problem didn’t occur. All users have the “Read” box ticked by default.

It seems BuddyPress is probably introducing the error. Maybe the extended profile fields or it is hijacking something else.

All I do know for sure is, giving the user the ability to list users, fixes the error. Hope that helps you narrow it down.

@johnbillion

Thought I’d just update you on what I’ve found.

I had been going to the All Users page and clicking on Switch-To. I have since found that while in the user’s actual profile, switching works fine.

It also works correctly when used in the BuddyPress pages themselves.

So it is only in the first case that I get the invalid redirect. That doesn’t happen until I install BuddyPress. A normal WP installation works.

So there is no real problem to worry about.

Thanks for the updates! I’ll take a look and see what I can find.

Okay this looks like a side effect or bug caused by BuddyPress being active on the site. BuddyPress overrides the redirect destination when you log in and sends you back to the page you were on. If you’re on a page which the user you’re switching to cannot access, then you’ll get the Cheatin’ uh? error.