UBB.Developers Forums UBB.threads 7 Development How Do I? Self changing of groups (age groups)

Hello,

Sorry for the newbie question

I am looking for a way to enable my users to change groups themselves.

I have read the excellent reply by Dave (I think) to the Age Groups question - and this enables users to join a certain group, upon signing up to the forums.

However I would like for the users to be able to select a groups from a set list, and change their selection, as and when they choose. I guess that this would also apply in the previous scenario, where a child grew too old for one group, and wanted to select the next group up.

Any assistance would be gratefully received. I have had a little play around, and assume that any option would be based in the editdisplay.php, and would be based on the edit by admin of groups. However I and (I guess) the previous enquirer would only want one selection to be made from a list of 3 or 4 choices. It would also have to take into account that many users would have a selection made yet.

Thankyou,

Sally

This too isn't that hard of a modification. (unless we want to get real intricate and add admin online configuration)

When I get some time to sit down in front of these keys today for more than a moment I'll put something together. (unless someone beats me to it)

Hello Dave

Thank you for looking at this for me. Very kind.

Not sure what you mean by 'unless we want to get real intricate and add admin online configuration'?

Sally

I ment that the groups would be hard coded and have to be added/edited manually and not controlled from the admin area.


Ok, now in your editdisplay.php file find this:

SELECT U_Bio,U_Sort,U_Display,U_View,U_PostsPer,U_TextCols,U_TextRows,U_StyleSheet,U_Post_Format,U_Preview,U_PictureView,U_PicturePosts,U_Language,U_FlatPosts,U_TimeOffset,U_FrontPage,U_ActiveThread,U_StartPage,U_ShowSigs,U_Template

and change it to this:

SELECT U_Bio,U_Sort,U_Display,U_View,U_PostsPer,U_TextCols,U_TextRows,U_StyleSheet,U_Post_Format,U_Preview,U_PictureView,U_PicturePosts,U_Language,U_FlatPosts,U_TimeOffset,U_FrontPage,U_ActiveThread,U_StartPage,U_ShowSigs,U_Groups


Find this:

list($Bio,$Sort,$Display,$View,$PostsPer,$TextCols,$TextRows,$StyleSheet,$Post_Format,$Preview,$PictureView,$PicturePost,$chosenlanguage,$FlatPosts,$TimeOffset,$FrontPage,$activethreads,$startpage,$sigview) = $dbh -> fetch_array($sth);

and change it to this:

list($Bio,$Sort,$Display,$View,$PostsPer,$TextCols,$TextRows,$StyleSheet,$Post_Format,$Preview,$PictureView,$PicturePost,$chosenlanguage,$FlatPosts,$TimeOffset,$FrontPage,$activethreads,$startpage,$sigview,$ugroups) = $dbh -> fetch_array($sth);


Find this:

if (!$Display){
$html -> not_right("{$ubbt_lang['NO_PROF']} '$Username'",$Cat);
}

and change it to this:

if (!$Display){
$html -> not_right("{$ubbt_lang['NO_PROF']} '$Username'",$Cat);
}
$mygroups[0]['groups'] = "-3-5-7-8-";
$mygroups[0]['description'] = "change to red group";
$mygroups[1]['groups'] = "-3-6-8-9-";
$mygroups[1]['description'] = "change to blue group";
$mygroups[2]['groups'] = "-3-5-10-11-";
$mygroups[2]['description'] = "change to green group";
$groupoptions = "";
$gotgroup = 0;
for ($i=0; $i<sizeof($mygroups); $i++) {
if ($ugroups == $mygroups[$i]['groups']) {
$groupoptions .= "<option value="{$mygroups[$i]['groups']}" selected="selected">{$mygroups[$i]['description']}</option>";
$gotgroup = 1;
}
else {
$groupoptions .= "<option value="{$mygroups[$i]['groups']}">{$mygroups[$i]['description']}</option>";
}
}
if ($gotgroup) {
$groupselection = "<select name="mygroups">$groupoptions</select>";
}
else {
$groupselection = "<select name="mygroups"><optioin value="$ugroups" selected="selected">don't change</option>$groupoptions</select>";
}




In your editdisplay.tmpl file in your templates/default directory find this:

<br />
<br />
{$ubbt_lang['PROF_STYLE']}<br />

and change it to this:

<br />
<br />
My groups:
<br />
{$groupselection}
<br />
<br />
{$ubbt_lang['PROF_STYLE']}<br />






Now in your changedisplay.php file find this:

// -----------------------
// Format the query words
$ubbt_language_q = addslashes($chosenlanguage);

and change it to this:

// -----------------------
// Format the query words
$mygroups_q = addslashes($mygroups);
$ubbt_language_q = addslashes($chosenlanguage);


Find this:

// --------------------------
// Update the User's profile
$query = "
UPDATE {$config['tbprefix']}Users
SET U_Sort = '$sort_order_q',

and change it to this:

// --------------------------
// Update the User's profile
$query = "
UPDATE {$config['tbprefix']}Users
SET U_Sort = '$sort_order_q',
U_Groups = '$mygroups_q',









Ok I think that will do it. You'll have to test and find out though.

Just modify the groups and descriptions accordingly for your site.

Very kind. Thank you.

I will try it .

Sally

One quick question - would this affect members who were already members of different groups, for example guests, moderators, administrators, or other groups that we did not want people joining?

Sally

I only gave examples of group numbers, you will have to figure out what numbers you want them to be able to join. Admins are group 1 and Moderators are group 2. Users are group 3 and guests are group 4. Groups you create are above 4.

This can affect anyone that edits their display prefs to select a group to belong to.

Thank you. I was a little worried that as the groups were shown as say 5-7-9 it would mean that a member of say the moderators group, or even users - would no longer belong to that group - and would only belong say to 5, 7 & 9. And not now to 2 & 3.

Sally.

That's what the "no change" option is for. That way an admin or moderator doesn't have to change their groups when editing their display prefs.

Otherwise yes, they could de-moderate/de-admin themselves... lol