Add extended fields on user creation

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guitarcrazy44 Reply #1, 13 years, 2 months ago

I am trying to write a plugin that adds custom extended fields when a new user is created...This is what I have. What am I doing wrong?

MODX Revolution 2.2.8-pl (traditional)

onUserSave

<?php
$id = //get the id of the newly created user somehow
$modx->query('UPDATE modx_user_attributes SET extended=`{"mailchimp":{"mailing_list":"","event_list":"","template_list":""}}` WHERE internalKey=$id');

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donshakespeare Reply #2, 13 years, 2 months ago

The Login extra has that feature already, unless you want something more.
http://rtfm.modx.com/display/ADDON/Login.Extended+User+Profiles

Use the Register snippet. New users will have the extended fields you specify.

Maybe you are manually creating the users?

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BobRay Reply #3, 13 years, 2 months ago

If you do need to add extended fields when creating a user manually, this should do it. Your method, if it worked, would wipe out any existing extended fields that might have been created by an extra.

If you're creating the users in the Manager, I would use OnUserFormSave.

/* only act for new users */
if ($mode != modSystemEvent::MODE_NEW) return;

$profile = $user->getOne('Profile');
if ($profile) {
    $extended = $profile->get('extended');
    $extended['mailing_list'] = '';
    $extended['event_list'] = '';
    $extended['template_list'] = '';

    $profile->set('extended', $extended);
    $profile->save();
}

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