XF 2.2 Make Location show on registration form as optional - not as required

[Mr Lucky]

Currently the Location field only shows on the registration form if you make it a required field. So if you make location optional, it doesn't show on the form.

I would like it to show there but allow the user to have the option to show it or not. Does anyone know of a way to do this e.g. with a template edit?

Thanks

 

[Xantam]

Currently the Location field only shows on the registration form if you make it a required field. So if you make location optional, it doesn't show on the form.

I would like it to show there but allow the user to have the option to show it or not. Does anyone know of a way to do this e.g. with a template edit?

Thanks

I ran into a similar thing many many years ago.

I worked around it with custom fields, which can be set up here on this extension of your URL: admin.php?custom-user-fields/

For context, this is my setup and how it appears on registration.

Spoiler

It might not look or do exactly what you want it to but hope you find it somewhat helpful as a workaround until someone with an actual fix comes alone

 

[Mr Lucky]

It might not look or do exactly what you want it to but hope you find it somewhat helpful as a workaround until someone with an actual fix comes alone

Yes thanks, a custom field is my current workaround.

 

[Kirby]

Template register_macros

<xf:if is="$xf.options.registrationSetup.requireLocation">
    <xf:textboxrow name="{$fieldName}" value="{$value}" required="true"
        label="{{ phrase('location') }}"
        hint="{{ phrase('required') }}" />
</xf:if>

Change that so it suits your needs.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Template register_macros

<xf:if is="$xf.options.registrationSetup.requireLocation">
    <xf:textboxrow name="{$fieldName}" value="{$value}" required="true"
        label="{{ phrase('location') }}"
        hint="{{ phrase('required') }}" />
</xf:if>

Change that so it suits your needs.

Thanks @Kirby that’s what I assumed but I haven't been able to find exactly what I need to do. I can change required to false, but the Location field only shows on the registration form if you make it required in Setup > Options : Registration.

And if you have that set to required in order make the field show on the form, and set required="false" in register_macros then the form will still not complete if left blank even though it now says optional due to the edits in register_macros.

 

[Digital Doctor]

This may help ?

Thread '[cXF] Remove Location, Website and About you field'

Jan 10, 2018

BassMan submitted a new resource:

[cXF] Remove Location and Website field - ... from member profile and account details page.

Description:
This add-on removes location and website fields from member profile and account details page based on usergroup permissions.


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[Kirby]

Thanks @Kirby that’s what I assumed but I haven't been able to find exactly what I need to do.

Is it really that complicated?

There is one condition to only show the field if is is configured to be required, so the first step is to remove that condition:

<xf:if is="$xf.options.registrationSetup.requireLocation">
    <xf:textboxrow name="{$fieldName}" value="{$value}" required="true"
        label="{{ phrase('location') }}"
        hint="{{ phrase('required') }}" />
</xf:if>

becomes

<xf:textboxrow name="{$fieldName}" value="{$value}" required="true"
    label="{{ phrase('location') }}"
    hint="{{ phrase('required') }}" />

Now the field is always shown but it is still labled as required and it is required, so let's change that as well:

<xf:textboxrow name="{$fieldName}" value="{$value}"
    label="{{ phrase('location') }}"
    hint="{{ phrase('optional') }}" />

And that's it (well, at least it should - I didn't actually test this).

 

[Mr Lucky]

Is it really that complicated?

No I worked it out eventually with a bit of trial and error.

 

[Opus X]

No I worked it out eventually with a bit of trial and error.

did what was mentioned work?
i would like to have it as an option for people joining and not force it on them also.
i think i can muck around in the templates some now as i have been playing with some on my site and those seemed to have worked.