Gender required at Registration

[Matthias]

I already searched the forum, but did not find the solution. I'm using 2.0.15

In Register.template.php i added the following:
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<div class="windowbg2">
<span class="topslice"><span></span></span>
<fieldset class="content">
<dl class="register_form">
<dt><strong><label for="smf_autov_username">', $txt['username'], ':</label></strong></dt>
<dd>
<input type="text" name="user" id="smf_autov_username" size="30" tabindex="', $context['tabindex']++, '" maxlength="25" value="', isset($context['username']) ? $context['username'] : '', '" class="input_text" />
<span id="smf_autov_username_div" style="display: none;">
<a id="smf_autov_username_link" href="#">
<img id="smf_autov_username_img" src="', $settings['images_url'], '/icons/field_check.gif" alt="*" />
</a>
</span>
</dd>
<dt><strong><label for="smf_autov_reserve1">', $txt['email'], ':</label></strong></dt>
<dd>
<input type="text" name="email" id="smf_autov_reserve1" size="30" tabindex="', $context['tabindex']++, '" value="', isset($context['email']) ? $context['email'] : '', '" class="input_text" />
</dd>
<dt><strong><label for="allow_email">', $txt['allow_user_email'], ':</label></strong></dt>
<dd>
<input type="checkbox" name="allow_email" id="allow_email" tabindex="', $context['tabindex']++, '" class="input_check" />
</dd>


After that I have added:

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<dd>
<select name="gender" id="smf_autov_reserve1" tabindex="', $context['tabindex']++, '">
<option value="0" selected="selected">', $txt['undefined_gender'], '</option>
<option value="1" >', $txt['male'], '</option>
<option value="2" >', $txt['female'], '</option>
</select>
</dd>

The Gender field is also displayed at registration. But it's possible to register without selecting male or female.

In Register.php in the sources directory i have added the following:
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// Set the options needed for registration.
$regOptions = array(
'interface' => 'guest',
'username' => !empty($_POST['user']) ? $_POST['user'] : '',
'email' => !empty($_POST['email']) ? $_POST['email'] : '',
'password' => !empty($_POST['passwrd1']) ? $_POST['passwrd1'] : '',
'password_check' => !empty($_POST['passwrd2']) ? $_POST['passwrd2'] : '',
'openid' => !empty($_POST['openid_identifier']) ? $_POST['openid_identifier'] : '',
'auth_method' => !empty($_POST['authenticate']) ? $_POST['authenticate'] : '',
'check_reserved_name' => true,
'check_password_strength' => true,
'check_email_ban' => true,
'send_welcome_email' => !empty($modSettings['send_welcomeEmail']),
'require' => !empty($modSettings['coppaAge']) && !$verifiedOpenID && empty($_SESSION['skip_coppa']) ? 'coppa' : (empty($modSettings['registration_method']) ? 'nothing' : ($modSettings['registration_method'] == 1 ? 'activation' : 'approval')),
'extra_register_vars' => array(),
'theme_vars' => array(),


After that I have added:

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'gender' => array('name' => ($_POST['gender'] == 2 ? 'f' : 'm'),

When I call register the page, I get a blank page.

Can someone help me please.

[Looking]

I think you can do this same thing with custom fields - no need to edit code.

[vbgamer45]

Can you attach your register.php and register.template.php I just want to see if any php errors.

[Matthias]

Gladly, attached the files.

[vbgamer45]

Fixed file attached

[Matthias]

Thanks for the quick help. The registration page can be called now. But the registration is still possible without specifying the gender.
What else needs to be adjusted so that the registration works only with the indication of the gender.

[vbgamer45]

I would add a check in register.php before

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// Lets check for other errors before trying to register the member.
if (!empty($reg_errors))
{
$_REQUEST['step'] = 2;
return Register($reg_errors);
}


[Sir Osis of Liver]

I think you can do this same thing with custom fields - no need to edit code.

This has been addressed several times, just create a required custom field, remove default gender field.