Adding D.O.B to registration form

[kartheekb]

hi,
i want to add a Date of Birth Column in the registration form.. And column that must be usefull to show the birthday in the statasics when ever there birthday comes

[Arantor]

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[kartheekb]

so can i ask this Question  in smf 2.0 support

[Arantor]

You're in the right board. Just it might help if you provide a few more details, you know like SMF version, theme, that kind of thing -- like the guide I wrote asks for.

[kartheekb]

ok

i am using SMF 2.0 RC3
Theme: outlook

i need a date of birth colum in registration forum.
which must be automatically birthdays will be shown in broad when there birthday arives

[Arantor]

What, because your users are too lazy to enter it into their profile later?

So, are you wanting it to be required? Checked for sanity? Or just optional extra information?

[kartheekb]

i need to display the "today birthday" information of all the members..

no one will go to profiles and edit that info...

if we provide that column . Mostly all members will fill the D.O.B

[Arantor]

So, again, is it required? Are you planning to require all three fields (day/month, or day/month/year)? Are you going to check whether the year makes sense?

What happens if users don't enter it?

[kartheekb]

if they dont enter..they birthdays will not appear in the board ?

so at that time they will ask me.. today is my birthday also..why my birthday is not appearing in the board.

then i have to tell fill the profile first...

so for how many members can i tell like this?

[Arantor]

I'm not asking you what it does now. I'm asking you how you want it to behave.

*shrug* Since I can't apparently master asking a simple quesion, I'd better stop now.

[kartheekb]

may be a little confusions between us..

can we have option to place a column of dob in registration ? which is available in profile now

and i want to show it in here..see screen shot.

[hvyhitter]

There is a thread that has a small piece of code in it that you add to the register.english file or something like that..

it answers exactly what you are looking for

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=351983.0

Found it.. had to use google.. entered "smf birthday on registration" Second post.

second page

sorry for late response foks .... was bit ill

so here u go

/themes/default/Register.template.php

Find:
Code: [Select]
// If OpenID is enabled, give the user a choice between password and OpenID.

Add Before:
Code: [Select]
//Show Bday on reg
   
   echo '   
   <dl class="register_form">
      <dt>
      <strong>', $txt['dob'], '</strong><br />
      <span class="smalltext">', $txt['dob_year'], ' - ', $txt['dob_month'], ' - ', $txt['dob_day'], '</span>
      </dt>
      <dd>
      <input type="text" name="bday3" size="4" maxlength="4" value="', (!empty($context['member']['birth_date']) ? $context['member']['birth_date']['year'] : ''), '" /> -
      <input type="text" name="bday1" size="2" maxlength="2" value="', (!empty($context['member']['birth_date']) ? $context['member']['birth_date']['month'] : ''), '" /> -
      <input type="text" name="bday2" size="2" maxlength="2" value="', (!empty($context['member']['birth_date']) ? $context['member']['birth_date']['day'] : ''), '" />
      </dd>
   </dl>';

plz keep the original file as back up

[hvyhitter]

did that to RC3 yesterday... works like a CHARM.

my users are lazy too.

funny.. if you make it an over 18 forum and people arent required to enter their age to enter the place. I always thought that was a little.. backwards?

anyhow.. that does it..

and for extra points.. I recommend adding reCAPTCHA.. it is totally worth it.. stops spammers cold.. and looks uber pro.