Additional Customers Fields

[hayden]

assuming you have followed the installation instructions and merged all needed files, finished the installation to be left broken, try this:


Step 1: add missing table fields:



that should fix ur mysql errors so u can atleast look at tha admin cfg page. now u can use the "Add Customer Fields" link.

go in there and create your new fields, starting with just one called test_field (VARCHAR) to begin, (get the system working first)


this will add the new fields to your db tables, but u still need to setup your forms:

Step 2: add new fields to your admin customer pages:


editing additional_customer_fields.php at the bottom allows you to specify the new fields you have and the style/size etc that they are presented with in your admin customers pages.


by default youll have one named test_field, as a textarea box, this will line up with the test_field varchar we just created in step 1. so u can later once we get this one working add all types of inputs.

heres mine as example:

this gives a basic rectangular textarea box

$additional_customers_fields_form_textarea_title['test_field'] = array('Company Details: ');

$additional_customers_fields_form_textarea_length['test_field'] = array("50", "70", "5"); 

this gives a two choice radio button

$additional_customers_fields_form_radio_title['test_field2'] = array("Apply for Wholesale: ");

$additional_customers_fields_form_radio_content['test_field2'] = array("Yes", "No"); 

you can see more examples commented out in that file

at this stage you should be able to go to your customer pages, and see at the bottom your new fields

Step 3: add new create <INPUT> fields:


now for the fun bit, u can do this for both edit and create forms, i just did create, as the field data i was collecting i didnt need edited later...

the file we begin with is tpl_modules_create_account.php and it will have a demo field called "test_field" (labeled as email address for some reason)

at this point you can actually test the system and it should work, you should have an extra field in your create account form (labelled wrongly) but it should work, save the input and show it in the admin section for that customer.

but your going to want to customize it so here mine as example: (this is just the section to edit near the bottom of the file:

also note this isnt the simplest example, as it has javascript to enable/disable the textarea input box depending on the radio buttom choice :)

hopefully it can show you what to do, otherwise just ask.

<?php

// Additional customers fields.

if ($customersFields->countFields() > 0) {

    



        ?>

<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">

<!--

function whole(status)

{

    

if(status){

document.getElementById("test_field").style.background='white';

document.getElementById("wyes").checked = true

document.getElementById('test_field').focus()

}

else{

document.getElementById("test_field").style.background='#BDBDBD';    

document.getElementById("test_field").value=''    ;

}



}

//-->

</SCRIPT>

        

        <fieldset>

        <legend>Request Wholesale:</legend><br />

        <?php echo 

        

        zen_draw_radio_field('test_field2', '2','1' ,'id="wno" onClick="whole(0)"') . 

        

        '<label class="radioButtonLabel" for="email-format-html">No</label>' . 

        

         zen_draw_radio_field('test_field2', '1','' , 'id="wyes" onClick="whole(1)"') .

         

          '<label class="radioButtonLabel" for="email-format-text">Yes</label>';

          

           ?>

          <br />

          

<br class="clearBoth" />

        

        

        

        <label class="inputLabel" for="test_field">Company Details:</label>

        <?php echo zen_draw_textarea_field('test_field', 20, 5, '', ' id="test_field" onClick="whole(1)" style="width: 400px; margin-left:130px;background-color:#BDBDBD"' ); ?>

        <br class="clearBoth" /></fieldset>

        <?php

    }   



// End of additional customers fields.

?>

Step 4: add new edit <INPUT> fields:


as i mentioned earlier the xtra content im collecting doesnt need to be edited or viewd by the customer after submission so i removed the fields in tpl_account_edit_default.php , if u want them edit as needed , i imagine in a similar fashion to how we just did in step 4.


good luck, (theres likely something i missed, so just let me know when it doesnt work)

hayden.

(merry christmas)

additional admin fields: ("Add Customer Fields" page)

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additional admin customer fields:

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additional db fields (added by the admin forms)

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additional customer account creation inputs: