Okay guys, I'm going to ask you to save me some time so I can save you some aggrevation on the profile information. This weekend I'm working on the dynamic addition of fields to the author profile. So what I need help with from you is a list of the more common blog type (live journal etc.) additions people make. I'm going to go ahead and put some of the more common ones in there by default. Please give me the name/title of the item and the pattern for the url. So for instance:
Live Journal -> http://{info}.livejournal.com
Where {info} is the id/string that identifies the person.
Do you guys add any date type fields? Birthdays etc? I've got URLs, ids converted to URLs (Live Journal etc), drop down selections, and yes/no covered. I'm working on writing it in so you can supply your own custom code for fields as well.
There is one popular archive that most archive visitors have in common, and that is fanfiction.net but I don't know if you want that included as a default.
I think that Live Journal and DeviantArt are the two main ones actually among fanfictioners. Other than that there are mostly other blog and journal-type things that would be common amonst all archives. Sometime a fandom will have a specific large community, like FictionAlley for Harry Potter, but those would be more specialized i think.
For another type to add, I use a radio selection for my sorting hat. Affiliation mod.
Just in case you want all the sites and codes, I'll post them for you:
LiveJournal
DeadJournal -> http://{info}.deadjournal.com/
Blogger/Blogspot -> http://{info}.blogspot.com/ (I think, gotta double check)
Xanga -> http://www.xanga.com/{info}
MySpace -> http://www.myspace.com/{info} or http://blog.myspace.com/{info}
Fanfiction.net -> http://www.fanfiction.net/~{info} (penname) or http://www.fanfiction.net/u/{info}/ (numbers)
Forum profile (for sites with forums) I guess it depends on the forum, phpbb was /profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u={info}/
There's some other messenger thing, only with voice like phones. Skype?
Whoever said nothing is impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.
url: https://www.potionsandsnitches.org/fanfiction
php: 7.4.33 msql: 5.6.51-community GPL
efic version: 3.5.5 latest patches: yes
bridges: none mods: challenges, tracker, story end, beta, word
Why don't you just make this admin-configurable like the ratings Tammy? So that people can specify their own 🙂
If the fields are going to be dynamic, will it be possible also to remove the default ones?
Thanks!
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If the fields are going to be dynamic, will it be possible also to remove the default ones?
Thanks!
Or at least allow you to edit them?
I have nothing to add in the way of links, but I can think of a couple data fields that could be added like Genders, Birthdays, and Jan's Affiliation mod.
Also, I'm having a LOT of people messing up the registration form by misspelling their e-mail address. Could we maybe add a confirmation screen or add a verify e-mail field to registrations?
EDIT: Yeah, Skype is the voice-chat messenger. You just have a user name like any other IM client. Then there's Jabber, Google Talk, and Gizmo Project.
I'm sorry, but due to my schedule, I am not available for commissions.
Why don't you just make this admin-configurable like the ratings Tammy? So that people can specify their own 🙂
I am, but I think it'll be easier for some people if some of the more common ones are already in there and all you'll have to do is turn them on. Yes, you'll be able to edit and delete. You'll be able to do yes/no questions, select boxes, the id that converts to URL (the script will take care of it), URLs, plain text, and insert your own custom code.
Additionally, if they're already in there the update script can move the data for you as long as the name you gave the field and the name I gave the field match up.
