Allow user to select/edit role
pbland - August 22, 2008 - 02:13
I'm wondering if there's a way to allow a user to select a role during registration and then have the ability to edit their role on the My Account page. I've found modules Apply For Role, Auto Assign Role and Role Control, but the first 2 don't allow the user to edit their role on their My Account and Role Control doesn't allow the user to choose between multiple roles, just one. In my instance, I've created 4 roles which are really types of customers someone may be. I want the user to choose what type of customer they are when they register and then depending on their role, show certain data. I would then like the user to be able to change their role on their My Account page. Is this possible?
Thanks,
Paul
user-defined role(s)
Funny, your question reminds me of an old topic I created way-back while working on a client project using Drupal 4.6 (ack!)
I ended up creating a small custom module that inserted a dropdown into the registration form, populated with user-selectable roles. The module included an admin page where the user-selectable roles could be checked for inclusion.
If you're interested, I would be willing to revise the module for 5.x (and eventually 6.x) and release it to the community.
For maximum flexibility, I could also include an admin option to allow either single or multiple role selections in the user registration.
I don't want to duplicate the efforts of others though so just be sure that the other modules you mentioned don't already provide this ability.
custom module
Bacteria Man, thanks for your response. I've spent the last 2 days looking for a module and reviewing the 3 I listed, but not unless I'm missing something (which is possible), these modules don't provide the ability for the user to change their role on My Account. I am interested in you updating your custom module. I don't need the option to allow multiple role selections, but if you are going to release it to the community, then someone else may need this. I'd be willing to pay you a small token for your time to update this. Do you know when you'd be able to work on it?
Thanks very much.
user-selectable roles module
pbland,
Sure, I'm willing to update my module. As you suspected, I thought adding in the option for multiple role selections might be useful to others.
I have a client project obligation for the next several days, but I should be able to complete the conversion by the end of next week.
Sponsorship for the development is always appreciated, but not required.
Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.
John
Looking for this but with multiple role selection
Looking forward to this updated module, Hope it comes through soon.
Thanks,
Parag
user-selectable roles module
After numerous other professional and personal obligations, I finally released the user-selectable roles module.
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Thanks
Hi,
Thanks for the module! Before this I was to prove people wrong, but after I gone through auto assign role (which I installed it earlier ago), I found out instead I was proving myself wrong. Auto assign role actually not allow user to edit role after they've registered.
I have one question, can I post here? I've installed all 6 modules, node family, node profile, pageroute, subform element, account types, and registration modifier. But at the end I don't actually get what I want.
What I want is the user can select role at registration page, and different role will lead them to different page fill up different set of forms. e.g., job seeker will have to fill up resume form; and employer will have to fill up company profile form.
I know this can be achieve, just I haven't found the solution. May I know that is it possible for me to combo this module to work together with other modules which I've installed to get what I want?
For the time being, my temporary solution is the user register first, then only fill up form, BUT I know the user might not fill up form.
Any reply, or hints, or hammering, or solutions I'll appreciate very much! Thanks a million!
Best regards,
kailoon
profiles by roles
What you want can be achieved by creating the necessary profile forms and assigning them to each appropriate role. So if a user selects the "plumber" role, they get the plumber application form and so on. You might also use the Profile Complete Percent to inform the user of their profile's completeness.
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Another option would be to
Another option would be to have each role be actually 2 roles (Editor-Limited / Editor, Contributor Limited / Contributor, etc). When the user first fills out the registration they are assigned to the limited role and only have access to the appropriate profile form for their role. Then you could use workflow_ng to change their role to the full version of the role once they submitted the completed profile form.
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Thanks if I understand yours
Hi,
Thanks John and Joann!
If I understand yours suggestions, yours would mean I create profile form using content type right? And I HAVE TO assign role to them after they've registered right? And I set permission or so called access control to each role to have fill up different set of form right?
Alright, thanks both of you I'm almost there, this is what I currently practice. BUT the user will have to register then only fill up form, I would prefer if they can fill up form via registering, is that possible?
John, thanks for the profile complete percent, but for now, I think is considerable and additional, what I need to do for my client is to make the registering and profile works first, right?
John and Joann, the default Drupal mass register form isn't it generic and global? How can I make it different role can see and fill up different form? Correct me if I'm wrong, HAMMER me!
As per my client request, the site is to be high traffic, and don't need admin to assign role nor approve, and the user are free to select role, but the content they posted have to be filtered by admin staff. I have no idea...
Thanks again, I wish you all can guide me closer to the solution :)
Best regards,
kailoon
Drupal 6
Hi,
When is Drupal 6 module coming along? I used it very effectively in my Drupal 5 site.
Imran Khan
Project Manager
New Earth Marketing
Do you mean...
... the user-selectable roles module?
I hadn't planned to port it due to low usage statistics.
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Count me In
I would like to see Drupal 6 version of User Selectable Role module.
Imran Khan
Project Manager
New Earth Marketing
It's complete
The User Selectable Role module conversion to Drupal 6 is complete. I will be posting a release hopefully within the next few days (as time permits.)
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Thanks for your work!
Just wanted to say thank you for your work. I am using your module on our site and it works great.
good to hear
Jamison, it's good to hear you found the module useful and thanks for taking the time to post.
Cheers,
John
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