Optional fields for registration page?

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12/30/2010 3:42:02 PM
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Optional fields for registration page?

I'm setting up a custom mojoprofile.config per the instructions (eg, as "CustomProfile.config" and using user.config).  Here is an example of what I'm having trouble with.  I've searched the forum and can't figure it out for myself.

I want the user to register their physical address.  The address should therefore have fields like street, city and state.  I can get these to show up on the registration page, but only if I make the properties "required for registration".  Properties that are not marked as required for registration do not show up on the registration page, only on the profile page, later.

The user may have a unit number, separate from their street.  I want to be able to have that as a separate field on the registration page.  However, not all users have a unit number, therefore it shouldn't be required since that would prevent users from registering, at least without filling in bad data in the unit field. Yet I don't seem to be able to find a way to present such optional data, which logically is a subpart of other required information.  In fact, even if it were not a part of other required info, it seems to me a reasonable requirement that the registration page be allowed to present fields that are optional at registration time, only making the user fill out one form, not two (they will never fill out the second form).  This means that the registration page therefore would also need to indicate to the user which fields were required and which were optional, for example via an asterisk and a legend.

Or is there a solution for this already?

Thanks,

Ted

1/19/2011 12:02:33 PM
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Re: Optional fields for registration page?

I guess I'll have to write this one off.

1/19/2011 12:23:23 PM
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Re: Optional fields for registration page?

This sounds more like a feature request, which may be why it got overlooked here in the developer forum. To support this, it sounds like there needs to be an additional property for "include in registration" that will make it appear but not be required.

1/19/2011 12:30:26 PM
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Re: Optional fields for registration page?

I've added a wish list item for this in our project tracker, but make no promise on when I may get to it.

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Joe

1/19/2011 1:29:53 PM
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Re: Optional fields for registration page?

Thanks.

Sorry if I chose the wrong location for the post.  I always search first, and if I find a thread regarding the feature the feature in question, I presume that's the right forum and post my question there.  It apparently doesn't always yield the desired result.

In any case, it's not currently a burning need but would be a convenience for users if you get around to it.

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