PP521 - adding more fields in user profile

[snoopy5]

PP521 - adding more fields in user profile

Hi

1. I would like to add more fields into the suer profile, so that they can enter even more information there. Where do I insert this (which file and where/what code exactly)?

2. What determines the lenght of a profile field (the size of the text box)? How can I adjust this for the new fields?

Thanks in advance

[Michael P]

1. Assuming you are using the internal registration system, there is no option for additional fields at this time.

2. You can modify the template for register.tmpl which would allow you to change the size of the input boxes.

[snoopy5]

Hi

thanks for teh quick reply.

Yes, I use internal registration. I am looking for a way to hack the code in the files to have more user profile fields.

Do I do this also in register.tmpl?

I see there for example this code:

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<tr>
<td class="{$Style['tddetails']}"><span class="{$Style['medium']}"><b>{$Globals['pp_lang']['icq']}:</b></span></td>
<td class="{$Style['tddetails']}"><span class="{$Style['medium']}"><input type="text" name="icq" size="25" maxlength="20"></span></td>
</tr>

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Can I just copy & paste this code and replace i.e. ICQ with "cars used" and change the size and max length from 25 to 250 in the copy?

(I would obvioulsly also add this new name in the language file)

[snoopy5]

Originally Posted by seffern2

Hi

thanks for teh quick reply.

Yes, I use internal registration. I am looking for a way to hack the code in the files to have more user profile fields.

Do I do this also in register.tmpl?

I see there for example this code:

------------

<tr>
<td class="{$Style['tddetails']}"><span class="{$Style['medium']}"><b>{$Globals['pp_lang']['icq']}:</b></span></td>
<td class="{$Style['tddetails']}"><span class="{$Style['medium']}"><input type="text" name="icq" size="25" maxlength="20"></span></td>
</tr>

--------------

Can I just copy & paste this code and replace i.e. ICQ with "cars used" and change the size and max length from 25 to 250 in the copy?

(I would obvioulsly also add this new name in the language file)

update:

I have found out, that the same code is also in member.tmpl

A. Is it enough if I only modify the appropriate code above in both files (register.tmpl and member.tmpl)?

There are also some fields in mysql database in the table "_users".

B. If I would add there the appropriate fields, would that make any future upgrades of PP impossible or cause errors?

C. Would any information added in these fields be damaged or deleted after an upgrade?

[snoopy5]

Any hints?

[rbl]

This is an old post but if you still need info, there is no way to add new fields without changing the user database table and a lot of php files (so that they can handle these new fields).

I wouldn't advise it unless you know what you are doing.

[Chuck S]

You can change the names of certain existing fields but if you need to add anything you would need to modify the register.php file register.tmpl member.php and profile.tmpl and also modify the users table to add those new fields.

[snoopy5]

mmmhhh....

how about incorporating more fields and a place for a picture within the user profile in the next release?

[snoopy5]

Hi

I upgraded in the meantime to PP 5.3

unfortunately my suggestion was not incorporated. Any hope for this in the next release? I would especially like to have a picture of the user in his profile.

Thanks in advance