joshjosh

Hi. Thanks so much for getting back to me. I really appreciate your assistance.

My site is https://masoneducation.com/wordpress

It’s not active to the public yet or anything. Just a new design I’m working on. It is a theme that is a front page that will show posts with a sidebar. So, not a static front page.

I have the search set up as a widget on the sidebar that only shows if a user is logged in. So, I have created a user account “seacoast” with the same as the password, so that you can log-in and check it out.

The search returns entries in the same way that posts are listed. If you want to see what it looks like when results are found, just search for the term “quickread.”

I have configured it to say “There are 0 results for your search. Enter a different word or phrase and search again.” So, when you search for almost any term using the search box, that’s what you’ll see, as there isn’t actually any real content linked yet. I just have a bunch of dummy posts configured so as to work on the design, and they all have very little text. In addition, there is a “No Results Found” in white text above that that is obfuscated by the fact that the background is the same color.

What I’d really like to be able to do is just redirect this to a WordPress page I create, that is stylized like my other pages, so that I could provide a list of tips for searching that is specific to the type of content I’m offering, rather than just the page now that explains there are no results.

Here’s the pastebin code:
https://pastebin.com/Yt8jC07b

I do so a lot of plugins for 401 redirects and what not, but that doesn’t help me.

I have tried inserting a simple php redirect script on the no-results.php. But, that didn’t work.

Any suggestions you have would be sincerely appreciated.

Hi. Thanks for replying!

When a search term is entered that produces no results, my theme seems to prompt “no-results.php.”

So, I’m not sure the 404.php would relate, would it?

I’m specifically looking for a redirect from the no-results page to one I create separately.

Here are some screen shots so that you can see what my issue is for certain:

This is what the post looks like on my website. I am logged-in as merely a subscriber, and when I hover over the link to download, it is clearly showing the entire pathway for the document, and where it is hosted on the server. So, it is clearly unmasked:

Website Post With PDF file download I’m trying to mask:

Here’s what the settings look like for the post when creating it:

Here are the specific settings in the media library for the PDF file itself, which I am trying to protect:

These are my permalink settings:

WordPress media settings:

Every screen and section of the Membership Plugin Settings:

Will you kindly take a look at what I’ve got here, and let me know what can be done? When logged in a simple subscriber, with no admin function, I view this page and the actual link is not masked, but is rather exposed.

I’m trying to figure out how to get the masking to work.

If you need any other info from me, please do not hesitate to ask.

Thanks so much in advance for your input!

Josh

Hi Mike. Thanks so much for responding.

I have actually tried all 3 protection options. But, none of them seem to mask the URL.

I don’t actually set the spelling of the folder in the media library. I actually will give me the option to select that group when I go to insert a link to the media in one of my posts, thus asking me if I’d like it be protected. I also have the option to assign that protection group to the media when viewing it in the media library. So, I don’t see how I could adjust the spelling outside of the Membership plugin.

I did try to set another protected group, titled “documents,” but I am still getting the same result.