Answered Can pdoUsers pull in data from custom user fields?

I am using pdoUsers to create a members list - it works great pulling the basic user fields (e.g. [[+username]], [[+phone]] etc), but it can't seen to pull in any custom fields I have created - e.g. [[+favcolour]] - it will not fetch them...

Is it possible to fetch this data? It is in the Database as when I inspect the user within the Manage Users section of the CMS it's all their in the extended fields - and also fetched when I use [[+profile]] on the members own view profile page... It seems like pdoUsers does not pull the data though???

You will need to extend modUser in order to search easily in custom fields.

http://modx.com/extras/package/classextender
http://bobsguides.com/classextender-class.html

Quote from: absent42 at Oct 17, 2014, 09:37 AM

You will need to extend modUser in order to search easily in custom fields.

http://modx.com/extras/package/classextender
http://bobsguides.com/classextender-class.html

Dan - will this work with the pdoTools' pdoUser addon I am using?

Yes. Extending modUser creates new database fields which act just like the standard ones.

OK thanks, any chance of some guidance on how to get things working using this class extender? I have the addon installed, I assume there must be a specific tag/syntax to call the none-standard user fields data now?

Looks like using this approach means the Extended Fields I have already created will no longer be needed? Does this replace use of the Extended Fields then?

OK thanks - was hoping to find a solution without having to remake all the custom fields truth be told... If this is the better way than using the base Extended fields then I will give it a go.

+extended.newfieldname

THANKS! that works no need to re-create anything... that's what I was looking for