UBB.Developers Forums UBB.threads 7 Development How Do I? Age groups

Hey all,
I'm doing some free work for a Boys & Girls Club near me but I'm too new to PHP to figure this one out on my own. I would love some help with this if at all possible. Here's what I would like to be done. I am trying to get a combobox on the signup form with 3 age groups in it, 6-9, 10-12 and 13-18. I want Threads to see which one is selected and from that they get access to all the forums plus one chat forum that only their age groups is allowed in. I figured It would have to do with the user groups but is there any way to automate this rather than going in and hand adding people? If it can't be done too easily I understand fully. Anyways thanks for any help provided.

Sincerly,
Quantum

In your newuser_signup.tmpl file find this:

code:

<br />
<br />
<input type="submit" name="buttsubmit" value="{$ubbt_lang['BUTT_SUBMIT']}" class="buttons" />

---

and change it to this:

code:

<select id="optingroups" name="optingroups" class="formboxes">
<option value="" selected="selected">Select Age Group</option>
<option value="5-">6 - 9</option>
<option value="6-">10 - 12</option>
<option value="7-">13 - 18</option>
</select>
<br />
<br />
<input type="submit" name="buttsubmit" value="{$ubbt_lang['BUTT_SUBMIT']}" class="buttons" />

---

Now in your adduser.php script find this:

code:

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// If all required info is not filled in, then we can't proceed 
   if((!$Username)||(!$Email)||($agree != "yes")){
      $html -> not_right($ubbt_lang['ALL_FIELDS'],$Cat);
   }

---

and change it to this:

code:

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// If all required info is not filled in, then we can't proceed 
   if((!$optingroups)||(!$Username)||(!$Email)||($agree != "yes")){
      $html -> not_right($ubbt_lang['ALL_FIELDS'],$Cat);
   }

---

Find this:

code:

   $Groups = $config['newusergroup'];

---

and change it to this:

code:

   $Groups = $config['newusergroup'];
   $Groups .= $optingroups;

---

Ok I believe that should do it.

You can deligate what groups all new users are assigned to by editing your configure file from the admin directory. What the above code does is assign an additional group to the default groups depending on their selected age group. Make sure the groups values in the selection menu exist and are correct and they must end with the "-" character. On a fresh install of .threads there are 4 groups, Administrator(1), Moderator(2), User(3) and Guest(4). Each new group created thereafter is sequential from 5 forward. If you added 3 chat groups they would be 5, 6 and 7.


I think I'm seeing this correctly but you may want to test it out first.

Thanks a ton man!