Joomla User Registration form with custom fields

How to add custom fields to Joomla user registration with ChronoForms.

Overview

The issue occurs because the user ID is not available to save custom field data after user registration.
Add a Save Data action after the Save User action, using the variable from the Save User action to reference the new user ID for the custom field entry.

M. M.Abletech 04 Apr, 2018

Hi,

I wish I can add also custom fields ( as Company ) in Chronoform ( v5 or v6) to Joomla user registration.

Any tips?

Miriam

he healyhatman 04 Apr, 2018

Answer

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In your joomla menu, go Users->Fields and add the fields you want. Take note of the id of the field, on the right.

It's stored in [prefix]_fields_values.
field_id: the id number I told you to look for
item_id: the user's id
value: the value you want to save.
In your chronoforms submit event, AFTER you have saved the user, you need a save data action - database table [prefix]_fields_values, data override on Insert field_id:id_you_want
item_id:{user:id}
value:{data:fieldyouwant}

And do it in CF6

M. M.Abletech 04 Apr, 2018

Thanks!

I've done as you said: only on issue.
item_id:{user:id} is not getting any value.

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I'm probably missing something... How can I pass it ?
I've put the SAVE DATA action after SAVE USER action

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Thank you @healyhatman !

he healyhatman 04 Apr, 2018

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Maybe Save User, then Log In user, THEN save data?

OR: {var:joomla_user2.id} replacing "joomla_user2" with the name in the black label of your save user action? (looking at your screenshot, should just be joomla_user2). Put a debug after Save User and see if there's a user id in the data.

M. M.Abletech 04 Apr, 2018

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GREAT healyhatman!!!!!!

I've used {var:joomla_user2.id} because users are not unable by default but they need admin validation, so no login is possible.

Thank you so much, you helped a lot!

me mediandmore 23 Apr, 2018

Hi there,
I have the same problem.
Can't figure out how to put the custom fields in the Data Override -> Save User Action.
And, the activation link/user, how to add on the email the activation link?

Thanks and best regards

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