XF 1.3 Location as Required field

[Bionic Rooster]

Can Location be made a Required Field on Registration? I see there was an app for 1.2 but it broke some time ago.

 

[Paul B]

The default fields can't.
You can however create a custom profile field and force that to be required.

 

[Bionic Rooster]

The default fields can't.
You can however create a custom profile field and force that to be required.

With a custom profile field will that create a duplicate field then?

 

[Paul B]

Yes.

 

[Bionic Rooster]

Ok thanks

 

[Nudaii]

it's possible to do this by using a custom field and hiding the default location one.

I recently made an addon for this on my own site (needed to preserve 12.500 locations entered by members, yet migrate to the new field)

 

[Paul B]

The default field can be removed or hidden by editing the templates or via CSS.

 

[Bionic Rooster]

The default field can be removed or hidden by editing the templates or via CSS.

Easy for someone who knows what they are doing but it would be simpler if it were added to the Registration Setup then it wouldn't have to be be fixed every time there was an update.

 

[Paul B]

I was responding to the question asked (http://xenforo.com/community/threads/location-as-required-field.70380/#post-735492), not commenting on how easy or practical it is.

 

[Bionic Rooster]

Yes I realize that, and I was just stating my ineptness as a code modifier. LOL

 

[Paul B]

I'm half tempted to write a quick add-on to make the default fields compulsory...

Not sure I have the time though.

 

[Bionic Rooster]

That would be nice and appreciated by many I'm sure

 

[florencia]

I need to change so many things in regards to the use fields, I'm messing so much around the templates and phrases that will never be able to upgrade xenforo again, in the custom fields list it would be nice to have the ones that already exists so that we can change the names, make them viewable in different boxes or not, etc (just like custom fields are right now). that will be already a big advantage.