Skip to main content

skip "choose a default webmail application" screen - log directly into webmail

USA_Webmaster
How do I force-skip the "choose a default webmail application" splash landing page and just make cPanel user go directly to RoundCube? If a cPanel user goes to Email Accounts and tries to access webmail (from the more dropdown box), they are redirected to a "Choose a Default Webmail Application" splash page. There is technically only one webmail client enabled. Only Roundcube is enabled, both Horde and Squirrel webmail clients have been disabled. Home "Server Configuration "Tweak Settings" Mail - Removed - p.s. - it doesn't have to be RoundCube, maybe, instead it is just Horde Webmail (or SquirrelMail).

Comments

5 comments

Date Votes
  • Infopro
    Please attach images to your posts instead of linking from outside resources. When you click the link to make Horde your default client, the system adds a file here: /home/username/.cpanel/youremail@domain.com_default_webmail_app It has one entry in it: horde If that file exists for that email account, you're sent directly to the horde interface.
    0
  • USA_Webmaster
    Please attach images to your posts instead of linking from outside resources. When you click the link to make Horde your default client, the system adds a file here: /home/username/.cpanel/youremail@domain.com_default_webmail_app It has one entry in it: horde If that file exists for that email account, you're sent directly to the horde interface.

    Odd, that file does not exist. The only link(s) I clicked, as a WHM root admin, was setting default client according to WHM Server Configuration "Tweak Settings" Mail Here is a user walk-thru, for I what I desire:
      ]
    • Tom logs into brand new cPanel account
    • Tom creates new email account using "Add Email Account" form on ".../mail/pops.html" page
    • After Tom clicks "Create Account" button he scrolls down the page, and clicks the "more" button and than clicks again "access webmail"
    • Tom is not redirected directly to default webmail client that is configured in WHM Mail Tweaks, instead, he lands on a splash page.
    • Tom is confused, he just wants to log directly into webmail, no splash pages and no more clicking.
    How do I skip splash page? must I edit theme file \cpanel\base\frontend\paper_lantern\mail\archive_list.html.tt ?
    0
  • cPanelMichael
    Hello, The functionality you are seeking isn't offered, however I encourage you to vote and add feedback to the existing feature request for this at: default webmail without prompt Thank you.
    0
  • USA_Webmaster
    Hello, The functionality you are seeking isn't offered, however I encourage you to vote and add feedback to the existing feature request for this at: default webmail without prompt Thank you.

    What a waste of time, voting. It's like asking for a feature, that'll never get integrated and if it does, it'll take months. All because of slop code. Learn to code and make things do what they should do and this "feature request" wouldn't be required. Think about it. I set default client, in WHM, there is only one client.. why wouldn't that the default webmail client? Trash code.
    0
  • cPanelMichael
    Hello @USA_Webmaster, Thank you for taking the time to offer feedback. This was reported as a flaw in the past as part of internal case CPANEL-2106, however it was determined the behavior was by-design because it's possible to configure more than just webmail clients for the default page that opens when accessing the Webmail interface for an email account. For instance, some users may prefer "Configure Mail Client" or "Password and Security" as the default page that initially loads: That said, I do see the benefit to adding an option to automatically load a specific Webmail application by default for all email accounts. I've voted for the feature request: Since this would be a cPanel function, you may also find these document helpful: Thank you.
    0

Please sign in to leave a comment.

Didn't find what you were looking for?

New post