Does ExpressionEngine Have a Checkbox Fieldtype Custom Member Profile Fields?

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I like ExpressionEngine, but I'm starting to doubt its power.

For example, I'm looking for a checkbox fieldtype for custom Member Profile Fields but I'm not finding anything.

Why aren't checkboxes a default option for custom member profile fields?

Is there is a plugin out there or a simple hack for EE2?

Please explain further – can't really understand what you are looking for? — Marcus Olsson, Oct 14 '11 at 12:48

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 14 '11 at 14:03

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if you are asking to be able to set default values to custom channels fields, well, it's not currently possible, and there is no addon to do that. In fact, I tried to create such extension, but I realized that it was not feasible with existing hooks.

answered Oct 14 '11 at 14:03

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Im looking for a checkbox in custom member fields. Custom channel field fine - Custom member field - nope. – digiwig Oct 24 '11 at 12:48
Expression Engine doesnt allow for checkbox type custom member fields. – digiwig Oct 24 '11 at 13:12

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 31 '12 at 15:22

You can build it by using the 'cp_js_end' to insert some js in order to add a checkbox, hide the default label and populate it dynamically from the checkbox state with text such 1 or 0, true or false...

Thats how modules such as member categories are made to support non-text fields.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 01 '11 at 10:28

This works on ExpressionEngine v2.2.0.

See the list of php files which you will need (in no particular order)...

system/expressionengine/views/members/register.php - line 209
system/expressionengine/views/members/edit-profile.php - line 70
system/expressionengine/controllers/cp/members.php - lines 2988 and 3086
system/codeigniter/system/helpers/form_helper.php - get the function names form_radio, form_checkbox, form_multiselect
system/expressionengine/controllers/cp/myaccount.php - line 309
system/expressionengine/modals/member_modal.php - line 536 - use foreach on $data array to implode new field arrays.

There are probably a few more pages that need som attention, but this is enough to get going. Any new field types must be created in exp_member_fields.

Does ExpressionEngine Have a Checkbox Fieldtype Custom Member Profile Fields?

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