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posts: 50

I've been trying to customize a couple community sites of mine and I need to see if there is an existing feature set in TIkiWiki or add-on module that will meet some needs. I've got it set so that users
can register. How do I direct users to complete a more extensive profile, such as a bio statement, location, web sites, etc. etc.
I'm wanting to use this for an alumni community. It would help to figure out how to have users enter their class, aka year of graduation and then allow others to search for that information or field.
Does that feature already exist with the core installation of my tikiwiki?
If so I'd merely need to add a feature, perhaps? If not can it be added
with an add-on module of some sort?

Similarly, I have a very non-functional personals/friendship site at:
http://nationwidesingles.us/
and have added a community TikiWiki area at:
http://nationwidesingles.us/ourTown/
I know some valuable features are there such as sending messages between users. Is there a way also to have a profile setup for each user, where they enter location, interests, and other data?
Then is it possible for users to be able to search for others that share interests and maybe are located near them?
Can that be customized or as the alumni site is there an add-on I need?
Thanks in advance,
Bruce

posts: 2881 United Kingdom

I've been trying to customize a couple community sites of mine and I need to see if there is an existing feature set in TIkiWiki or add-on module that will meet some needs. I've got it set so that users can register. How do I direct users to complete a more extensive profile, such as a bio statement, location, web sites, etc. etc.

Look into Trackers. Trackers allow you collect any kind of information from any inputted source. They arent the easiest to setup, but in TikiWiki 1.9 we have certain fields which actually allow you to create a tracker to collect extra user info.
We could probably do with a guide to make it easier for people!

I'm wanting to use this for an alumni community. It would help to figure out how to have users enter their class, aka year of graduation and then allow others to search for that information or field.
Does that feature already exist with the core installation of my tikiwiki?

Probably search based on Trackers

I know some valuable features are there such as sending messages between users. Is there a way also to have a profile setup for each user, where they enter location, interests, and other data?

Trackers?

Damian


posts: 50

I noticed that you have a picture by your name. How do you do that? Is there a way to add that to a registration profile? Or as you described the Trackers is that what I would use?
Thanks,
Bruce

posts: 2881 United Kingdom

Do you mean my avatar? Thats setup in the user preferences already tiki-user_preferences.php and click the avatar links.

The star relates to Score, or rather activity within the site tiki-list_users.php and click the score column header to get it sorted to highest activity first.

Damian

posts: 50

Since your avatar appeared to be a photo, I tried the same. Initially I got an error, but when I hit the back arrow, the picture was resized down to the avatar size. You list a link but that would only be for this tikiwiki support site. Would it not be easier to select user options from the menu on my site, which I did? Or, if I were to use the link you mentioned, how would I get there in my site? Sorry for the confusion.
Then it seems to me that if one can add a photograph as an avatar why not load a photograph and keep the dimensions. Surely there is a way to share photos in a community site. Right? How do I do that though?
Thanks,
Bruce


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