Prompt user to create user profile
scedwar - April 15, 2008 - 19:32
| Project: | Advanced Profile Kit |
| Version: | 6.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | User interface |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
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Description
The user profile edit tab does not jump out at users - is it possible to create a link right in the middle of the profile page with logic such as:
if (current user is looking at their own profile) then display message "You have not created a user profile yet, click here to create one"
OR even a prompt on login to do this. I'm thinking of using Admin Message to prompt users about the new feature, but would rather just have a simple link on their own page.
Thanks, Stephen
#1
I've been wanting to do something when there's no profile node for a while. I finally resorted to putting some fields on the registration page just so it auto creates. That's ok for my site but I'd like something for general use. I wonder if I could maybe create a content type that will only show up when there's no profile node... I'm fairly sure I know how to do that. I'll put it on my to do list and see how it goes.
Michelle
#2
I know you probably want to build this into advanced profile's functionality without the use of other modules, but I was able to achieve something similar by creating a Rule with the workflow-ng module. Pretty much when the user registers, the rule automatically creates a userprofile node with empty fields. When the user sees his/her user profile with empty fields it may motivate them to edit their profile. You can also create an action that shows a message (that you configured) based on whatever conditions you have set (I have not tried this yet so I don't know what conditions are available.)
ash
#3
Hmmm. Interesting - I'm already using workflow-ng.
User registration isn't a problem - I've got a field from user profile on the registration form, so it gets auto created for new users. The issue is for existing users (around 600) who don't have one. A batch script would be sufficient, perhaps on the install of advanced profile?
#4
I'm not sure this is something advprofile should be doing. I think this should be done on the bio/nodeprofile end. I'm not completely opposed to the idea, though, so I won't rule it out entirely. My focus, though, is to find a way to make the profile page not look like crap when there is no node for the user.
Michelle
#5
same objective, different means. Michelle, your approach is far more sensible if only because you don't create unnecessary (empty) nodes for users with no details in their profile.
#6
New features will go in the 6.x version.
Michelle
#7
APK will not be getting new features.
Michelle
#8
Look into the " Profile Complete Percentage " module. Currently it only supports Core Profile Fields, but in the dev. they are working with CCK.
#9
Here is what I did.
I put this in block visibility. This checks to see if the user has created a profile node, or any other node ..if not it displays whatever you put into the block body where you want.
<?php
global $user; // the current logged-in user
$result = db_query(db_rewrite_sql("SELECT nid FROM {node} n WHERE type = 'uprofile' AND uid = $user->uid"));
$rows = db_num_rows($result);
$showit = $rows ? FALSE : TRUE;
return $showit;
?>
And something like this in block body
<?php print l('Create your user profile.', 'node/add/uprofile'); ?>#10
I still want to do somethign with this but it's more likely to happen in 6.x-2.x.
Michelle
#11
This was a suggestion that was misplaced as a comment on a handbook page. Unfortunately, someone was doing a comment cleaning sweep and deleted the comment so I don't have a record of the contributor.
<?phpglobal $user;
if (arg(1) == $user->uid)
{
$nodes1 = db_query("SELECT Count(nid) as count1 from node WHERE type = 'profile' AND uid = ". arg(1));
while ($node1 = db_fetch_object($nodes1)) {
if ($node1->count1 < 1)
{
print "<div style='padding: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size:14px;'><a href='/user/".arg(1)."/edit/profile'>You do not have a profile yet, Click here to create your profile</a></div>Other members will not be able to comment on your wall unless you fill in your profile.";
}
}
}
?>
#12
this is a great idea. I have had difficulty trying to figure out the best way to do this for the content profiles that I have setup
Edit: code did not work
How can I use this
theme_content_profile_display_add_link ($element)
this might be another way to add the link if using content profile. But what is $element? Is it just the content
http://drupal.org/node/455586
#13
Looks like this will be part of this super cool module soon.
As above a block seems like a great workaround
The body code I found was different
<?phpprint l(t('edit profile'), "user/{$GLOBALS['user']->uid}/edit/uprofile");
?>
In block Page Specific Visibility Settings i am still unsure of what the correct method is.