Adding and pulling extended fields in modx Revo

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grabenfub Reply #11, 14 years, 1 month ago

The solution I use to get around this on the register page:

Create a custom snippet named 'setExtReg'.

/* grab the profile */
$profile = $hook->getValue('register.profile');
$extended = $profile->get('extended');
/* grab the value of the select or checkbox input on the register page */
$checkbox = $hook->getValue('checkboxname');
/* place it in the container hierarchy I want and save */
$extended['containername'][checkboxname] = $checkbox;
$profile->set('extended', $extended);
$profile->save();
return true;

Then list the checkbox or selects in the &excludeExtended param and run the snippet as a post hook. This should work with the updateprofile snippet as well with a couple changes to the profile get. Hope this helps someone.

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DeMented1 Reply #12, 14 years, 1 month ago

I will have to give this a shot once I get the chance. Looks like this may work.

I am a bit concerned though that I am not using this on a registration page. It is just being used like a store situation. In which you have to have an account and be logged in to get to. I am assuming that the registration hook could be just placed for this page as well. But i will know more once I get the chance to test this.

Thank you all for your help.

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Mark Hamstra Reply #13, 14 years, 1 month ago

Looks like a syntax error on line 7 there, grabenfub:

$extended['containername'][checkboxname] = $checkbox;

should probably be

$extended['containername']['checkboxname'] = $checkbox;

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grabenfub Reply #14, 14 years ago

@Mark

If I put single quotes on it like you have there it creates a container named checkboxname inside a container named containername.

I want the checkboxname to be an 'item' placed inside a container.

So yes if you want a folder inside a folder do it your way.