The module seems to install fine, but I'm having trouble getting my head around something and I don't know it's just me or the way it's designed.

On installation it creates a content type called Nodeprofile. It also created nodes with this type for each of the users on the site. Now, I can't seem to do anything with this content type, as far as adding fields or anything like that, so I created another content type with CCK and marked it as a nodeprofile.

My question: Is the module supposed to auto generate a node for each user from my custom content types, or is it up to each user to create their own?

I want to use this to help managed a church directory, and I don't expect every member to use the site, let alone be active enough to take care of their own profile.

So, am I missing something here?

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fago
Primary language German
Location Vienna
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Status: Active » Fixed

it doesn't create automatically any profile for a user, it creates only a usernode for each user, what is something like the user itself, but a node. So it's correct to create a CCK node and mark it as nodeprofile.

If you have a nodeprofile, which consists only of one content type you can use the following URL provided by nodefamily for creating/editing the profile:

Go to 'nodefamily/CONTENT_TYPE' for adding/editing your node of the content type.
Go to 'nodefamily/CONTENT_TYPE/USER_ID' to edit nodes of this type of other users.

You may also use the pageroute module for this and more complex nodeprofiles. Make sure to read the READMEs.

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tgecho commented

Hey, thanks a lot, that's exactly what I was looking for. I can't seem to find a mention of using 'nodefamily/CONTENT_TYPE/USER_ID' to edit a specific user's profile in the readme or anywhere else. Guess it's kind of implied, but it's not obvious to a newbie like me. Might I suggest you add that to the relevant docs (assuming I didn't miss it).

Thanks for a great set of modules, you've saved me a lot of custom coding I thought I was going to have to do myself!

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fago
Primary language German
Location Vienna
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you 're welcome.

It's mentioned in the nodefamily README.

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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)