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lanesharon
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Validation Field Not Working

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I have a validation Custom Field Custom Profile Field. I want to display it on registration to the user, make it mandatory for input, display it on the User's Control Panel ONLY. It should not be displayed in any other place on the forum. It is not displaying on registration. I have set that field to:
Edit Profile Field
Field type: Textarea
Field identification: validation
Display profile field: No

Visibility Options
Display in user control panel: [checked]
Display on registration screen: [checked]
Required field: [checked]
Hide profile field: [checked]

Language specific options
Field Name/Title to Present: Anti-Spam Validation
Field Description: Lots of verbage
Default Value: [blank]

Have I done something wrong??

This method is a new way of validating for me. So, my current members do not have this information in their profiles. Oddly enough, when I setup this validation field for registration, whenever an existing member logins in, the board immediately redirects them to their UCP and tells them they must enter this info. So, that is working correctly!

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A_Jelly_Doughnut
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Re: Validation Field Not Working

Post by A_Jelly_Doughnut »

Hidden profile fields are only shown to administrators in the admin panel. I believe there is a MOD in the phpBB.com MOD database that changes this behaviour, but I don't have the link handy.
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lanesharon
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Re: Validation Field Not Working

Post by lanesharon »

This is what ACP says:
Hide profile field:
Hide the profile field from all other users except the user, administrators and moderators who are still able to see this field. If the Display in user control panel option is disabled, the user will not be able to see or change this field and the field can only be changed by administrators.

That means, that upon registration, it should display to that user.

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Re: Validation Field Not Working

Post by A_Jelly_Doughnut »

I believe that description is incorrect. :|
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Re: Validation Field Not Working

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I tried it your way, taking the Hide checkmark out, and it still did not show up. :(

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Re: Validation Field Not Working

Post by lanesharon »

I did a LOT of testing on this tonight. The only way that this will display is if this setting is set to Yes
Display profile field: Yes No

Everything else can be checkmarked, the way I had it before. Driving me nutsoooo. :roll:

Not crazy about how it functions, because now I (as the Admin) have to look at everyones entries on every post. When phpbb.com comes back up, I will look for the 'alternative' to this. Thanks for getting me to think a little deeper.

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