XF 2.2 Can I access xf_user_option from the ACP?

[CStrategies]

Trying to determine if I can access entries in the xf_user_option (user preferences) table through the ACP and add them that way, instead of manually adding columns to the database...

 

[Jeremy P]

If you mean managing the user option schema, no.

 

[CStrategies]

If you mean managing the user option schema, no.

Is this feature planned? If not, could you comment on the challenges associated?

 

[digitalpoint]

My guess is that it would be a support nightmare giving non-developers direct access to make changes to tables. Custom user fields is as close as you are going to get.

 

[CStrategies]

My guess is that it would be a support nightmare giving non-developers direct access to make changes to tables. Custom user fields is as close as you are going to get.

I was thinking this would be an ACP category similar to permissions or custom user fields, with the ability to add new options and specify their type. When I'm adding one via SQL it's usually just a boolean option, such as "receive alerts for x" yes/no. From there it's up to the developer to leverage the option in the back-end code in their addon.

 

[CStrategies]

Ah, you mean a support nightmare for the XF devs. Yeah I could see that I guess.