Add a select field to the profile

Hey there

I'm still trying to learn all of this and damn this is cool ****. Anyway, I installed the gender hack and was going to use it to install another profile select box. Then I saw the very cool CP tool for adding a field to the profile. It currently only allows you to add a input box. I decieded to modify it so I could add my select box from there. It wasn't very hard and the hack is pretty short.


Here it is in a nutshell
I added a textarea field to the add/edit profile field
if you want the new field to be a dropdown, you enter the dropdown values. each line represents a new option tag.

Ex. you want a new field called "sex" that is a drop down with
the choices male,female, and other.

Make the new field as usual.
Set Field Length. (1 would be a standard dropdown)
Set Maximum Input (I'd leave it at 250)
In the Select Box Items text area type

Male
Female
Other

each on it's own line.


UPDATED for v224 with vbHacker
Click thru for the updated version

[caislander]

Mutt,

Very cool hack, now if someone would just make it so these fields are searchable

Later

Is what is happening to VirtueTech happening to everyone using this?

[Ruth]

did anyone try this with 2.0.3 ?

[Mutt]

works in 2.03

updated to include modifications to user.php
(now works when editing profiles from the cp)

enjoy
Mutt

please post any bugs you find or let me know any ideas for additions


VirtueTech - fixed your problem

[VirtueTech]

Mutt you rule

[Mutt]

VirtueTech

I just changed the download above to include a fix for your error. you better redownload you were just too fast for me

[Ruth]

You are great Mutt

i wonder if you can add a feature like when someone choose OTHER from a drop down menu, they must fill in a near by box.

just a suggestion,

Thanks again

[dxb]

man your great mutt thanks for the hack and the fast update for it

and another thing can you explain the country flag addition again because I couldnt understad what exactly I should do it the other thread

thanks anyway

oops nm I got it

[illogicalx]

waoooow

Mutt nice , it's a great hack

i used it for gender in 2.0.3

it's work gooooood


only i was haveing one problim when i made a field with drop down menu and i made that field a required field in registertion template .

it wasn't work but when i changed it to optional field it's work great

one more thing if i want to use an image instead of a text for exp:

if gender = Male >>>> then i'll have in the member list a male image instead of a text MALE .

how can i do that .


that is all .....

thanks