Create a registration form with ChronoForms

Replace the default Joomla registration form with a custom ChronoForms form.

Overview

The default Joomla user registration form lacks custom fields for additional user questions.
Create a custom CF form to save user accounts and use a system plugin or redirect extension to set it as the default registration form. To enhance security, add a PHP action after the 'Save user' action to clear sensitive field data like passwords from the session.

zi zingdad613 13 Nov, 2023

Hi

I am creating a new Joomla5 website.

I want to be able to ask a number of questions of people who are newly registering on my website.

I'm not a professional web developer. I'm doing my own site. I have limited coding skills.
Is it fairly simple to have a ChronoForms form replace the default "User - Profile" plugin? If so, how?
Or if there is a better way to achieve this goal please do tell me!

Thank you!

Max_admin 14 Nov, 2023

you can create a form to save the user account, but to make joomla use this form as the default joomla registration form requires some kind of redirect, can be done by a system plugin or a redirect extension

Max, ChronoForms developer
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rb rbock 15 Nov, 2023

Max, is it correct that the password is stored in plain text in the session?

Max_admin 15 Nov, 2023

all fields values are stored in the session until the form is "finished" (reaches the last page submit)

if you do not like this then I can try to add a new setting to skip a field from getting stored in the session

Max, ChronoForms developer
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rb rbock 16 Nov, 2023

At the moment I'm trying to clear the session after logging in!

However, I don't feel comfortable with the password being in plain text in the session.

Max_admin 17 Nov, 2023

Answer

try to add a PHP action AFTER the "Save user" action and reset the field data in the data array:

$this->data["password_field_name"] = "";

Max, ChronoForms developer
ChronoMyAdmin: Database administration within Joomla, no phpMyAdmin needed.
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