Using the LoginStatus and LoginName Controls

Now we have a login page we can use the LoginStatus and LoginName controls to provide the additional membership-related functionality in our templates. Let's go ahead and add these controls to our master page.

1. 1. Open TropicalGreen.master in Design view.

2. 2. From the Login tab of the toolbox, drag a LoginStatus control to the right-hand table cell above the existing menu control (MenuRight).

3. 3. Click the LoginStatus control (LoginStatus1) and the events icon in the Property window.

4. 4. Double-click the LoggedOut event to add the Login1_LoggedOut event handler and jump to it in Code view.

5. 5. Add the following using statement:

   using Microsoft.ContentManagement.Web.Security;
   

6. 6. Implement the following directly beneath the Page_Load method:

   protected void LoginStatus1_LoggedOut(object sender, EventArgs e) { CmsFormsAuthentication.SignOut(); }
   

7. 7. Save your work, and from the Build menu, choose Build Web Site.

We can now test the LoginStatus control by...