[SOLVED] User Status Tab

Hi,

I am wondering if I can get some advice on how to add a couple of new fields to the User Status tab.

First field: Membership Number
This field would show the users ID number, but obviously I don't want to the user to be able update the field when they click on the Edit -> Update your profile link. Is there any way of doing this.

Second field: Email
I currently have the standard Email field on a tab called Contact Info which is great. But I would really like to be able to replicate the email field and put it on the User Status tab as well so as it is nice and prominent when the user goes to their View Profile page. Obviously again, I wouldn't want the user to be able to update this email field on User Status tab when they click on the Edit -> Update your profile link.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks
Brad

First field: Membership Number
This field would show the users ID number, but obviously I don't want to the user to be able update the field when they click on the Edit -> Update your profile link. Is there any way of doing this.

Their Joomla/CB User ID? Yes, this is doable. Create a new delimiter field with the contents being [user_id]. Delimiter fields are substitution supported text and HTML. They are also not editable so will provide exactly as you're wanting.

Second field: Email
I currently have the standard Email field on a tab called Contact Info which is great. But I would really like to be able to replicate the email field and put it on the User Status tab as well so as it is nice and prominent when the user goes to their View Profile page. Obviously again, I wouldn't want the user to be able to update this email field on User Status tab when they click on the Edit -> Update your profile link.

If you want it displayed on user status, but editable on a different tab then you need to use a delimiter field and substitute it in. Please see my above reply regarding delimiter field usage. Please also see the below tutorial regarding substitution usage.

www.joomlapolis.com/support/tutorials/107-use-cases/18353-using-substitutions-throughout-cb

Ok. I have created the new fields (type: fields delimeter) and given it the title of Member Number, where do I add in the [user_id] so as it comes up on the Tab.

It's Ok, I worked it out, it just goes in the Description area.

Thanks for your advice.

Sorry, one last thing. Both those fields are working, however when I go to the Edit your profile page, the User Status tab now comes up as a selectable tab, the fields aren't editable but it just looks strange having that tab on this edit screen when they can't actually edit those fields. Have I set something up incorrectly?

You can hide profile edit display of any field using CB Privacy and setting it to not have a profile edit display (edit the field within CB > Field Management and see Field privacy preferences on the right).

Have I set something up incorrectly?

No, it's normal for delimiter fields to show in profile edit.