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Multi Profiles Plugin


In my previous post that introduced you to the Joomla ACL, I mentioned there are three ways to get users into the database. The second option is to allow self-registration, where users complete a form which when submitted and approved, adds that user to the database. Users need to belong to one or more user groups and there is a setting to specify which group to allocate for each user. However in some circumstances this might not be adequate. For example, let's say your site provides educational content and you have two groups; students and parents. You may want to allow the user to choose which group to join, but this is impossible as Joomla only provides the option for self-registered users to all belong to the same group. 

Multiple Profiles Plugin

Multi Profiles Plugin by JoomApp is an extension that solves this problem. The site administrator can select several groups in the backend and these are displayed as choices on the frontend registration form. This is a commercial extension which sells for €9.50.

As with the rest of your site, you need to plan your access needs carefully. In the above example, this would allow a student to lie (surely not!) and give themselves access to parent material, which may or may not be a problem, depending on what you're publishing.

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Guest - Jeff Harvey on Monday, 07 May 2012 19:42

Great tips! Thank you shearing Multi Profiles Plugin.It was really a helpful content. Keep sharing…...

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Great tips! Thank you shearing Multi Profiles Plugin.It was really a helpful content. Keep sharing…...
Guest - Joep Kannegieter on Tuesday, 08 May 2012 23:45

Great plugin! Thanks for sharing.

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Great plugin! Thanks for sharing.
Guest - Joomapp on Thursday, 20 September 2012 02:43

New 1.3 version is now available: http://www.joomapp.com

+ Multiple groups registration is now possible!!
+ Added custom redirect field to any menu after member login
+ Switch to load jquery yes/no to prevent double loading
+ Switch to set visibility of available groups when editing account after registration yes/no
+ Switch to let members change their group after registration yes/no
+ Switch to set group select allways on top yes/no
+ Language strings now in seperate language files for multi lingual registrations
+ Possible to upgrade plugin without uninstalling the old one
+ Unique CSS ID; CSS customations per field are possible now
FIX: Respect Joomla plugin ordering
FIX: Super Users has frontend override on profile edit to prevent loosing your Super Users rights

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New 1.3 version is now available: http://www.joomapp.com + Multiple groups registration is now possible!! + Added custom redirect field to any menu after member login + Switch to load jquery yes/no to prevent double loading + Switch to set visibility of available groups when editing account after registration yes/no + Switch to let members change their group after registration yes/no + Switch to set group select allways on top yes/no + Language strings now in seperate language files for multi lingual registrations + Possible to upgrade plugin without uninstalling the old one + Unique CSS ID; CSS customations per field are possible now FIX: Respect Joomla plugin ordering FIX: Super Users has frontend override on profile edit to prevent loosing your Super Users rights

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