XF 2.2 change usergroup self service

[Luca_]

Hi everyone, I have resumed the development of my project currently on local and closed domain. I tried to create a way to make a normal registered user (normal user) if he goes to settings-->preferences-->do you want to be a blogger? -->YES --> the user doesn't change user group, can anyone explain to me why?

what I did:

1 I created a custom field

DO YOU WANT to be a blogger: single choice: YES - NO required upon registration YES.

2 I created the blogger user group

3 I created a group promotion linked to the YES choice of the field

4 when with a test user I go to preferences.. do you want to be a blogger and I press YES, it doesn't change the user group. where am I wrong? Is there an easier way to get user X to join group X?

 

[Old Nick]

4 when with a test user I go to preferences.. do you want to be a blogger and I press YES, it doesn't change the user group. where am I wrong? Is there an easier way to get user X to join group X?

The user should not change user groups but be added to an additional user group, this will work better in all cases, the permissions being cumulative.

Did you read this resource?

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Using Custom user fields with User group promotions

Feb 3, 2015

Allow your members to choose which additional user groups they wish to be members of

• Paul B
• XenForo tips & guides [2.x]

 

[Old Nick]

it doesn't change the user group

For info, the cron task for usergroup promotion are every 20 minutes...

 

[Luca_]

The user should not change user groups but be added to an additional user group, this will work better in all cases, the permissions being cumulative.

Did you read this resource?

P

Using Custom user fields with User group promotions

Feb 3, 2015

Allow your members to choose which additional user groups they wish to be members of

• Paul B
• XenForo tips & guides [2.x]

that's exactly what I did.. but I didn't wait 20 minutes because I didn't see the change..

is there a way to do crons every 1 minute?

For info, the cron task for usergroup promotion are every 20 minutes...

is there a way to do crons every 1 minute?

 

[Old Nick]

is there a way to do crons every 1 minute?

Cron tasks timer is not editable.
You can add a note to your users to inform them that their setting will be applied in 20 minutes at worst.

 

[CedricV]

You can disable the cron, make a new one at 1 minute with the disabled cron content if I recall correctly. But that isn’t recommended.

 

[Paul B]

But that isn’t recommended.

It's actually the recommended way of doing it.

 

[CedricV]

It's actually the recommended way of doing it.

Oh, I remembered to read somewhere that cron jobs aren't recommended to run every minute. But there you go. Thanks for rectifying that.

 

[Old Nick]

Disable the original one and create a new one is the recommended way but I think you’re right saying that a cron job running every minute is not a really good idea. Maybe someone more competent than me can confirm?

 

[Paul B]

My comment was related to the method not the frequency.

Every minute is excessive but on a small forum it shouldn't cause any noticeable issues.

 

[Chromaniac]

@Xon has an addon for this though not clear if it works on 2.3.

X

Not a bug Post in thread 'User group promotions - running every hour (at 20 mins past), NOT every 20 mins as stated in other threads'

Apr 23, 2022

Okay, thanks, didn't notice that in the release notes - we'll put a custom cron in place to make it more frequent.

You probably want this (free) add-on; so when a user updates their profile the user-promotion is run 'instantly';

User Promotion on Profile Update

Adds an per-custom field criteria option to match an empty value. Preforms a user promotion when: A user updates their own profile (Routes under /account). When admin's edit a user's profile. When a user upgrade is being applied/removed...

xenforo.com

• Xon

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[Xon]

It should work fine with XF2.3, it is just one of the minor add-ons I haven't gotten around to marking as compatible

 

[Luca_]

Oh, I remembered to read somewhere that cron jobs aren't recommended to run every minute. But there you go. Thanks for rectifying that.

with the crons set to 3 minutes unless you have 600,000 users it's not a problem.. thanks with the crons I solved it anyway

Disable the original one and create a new one is the recommended way but I think you’re right saying that a cron job running every minute is not a really good idea. Maybe someone more competent than me can confirm?

thanks friend

@Xon has an addon for this though not clear if it works on 2.3.

X

Not a bug Post in thread 'User group promotions - running every hour (at 20 mins past), NOT every 20 mins as stated in other threads'

Apr 23, 2022

Okay, thanks, didn't notice that in the release notes - we'll put a custom cron in place to make it more frequent.

You probably want this (free) add-on; so when a user updates their profile the user-promotion is run 'instantly';

User Promotion on Profile Update

Adds an per-custom field criteria option to match an empty value. Preforms a user promotion when: A user updates their own profile (Routes under /account). When admin's edit a user's profile. When a user upgrade is being applied/removed...

xenforo.com

• Xon

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thx work !!!

It should work fine with XF2.3, it is just one of the minor add-ons I haven't gotten around to marking as compatible

thanks for that wonderful plugin I hope it continues its support for subsequent versions, it is a very useful plugin. and it works perfectly.