Connect and select choice of group?

Peter,
This isn't something that's available in JFBConnect yet (as I'm sure you know). However, we were planning to add the ability of "Select a group" to the next (v5.1) release. The biggest issue to tackle is making sure that adding a selection box doesn't open up a vulnerability where a user could 'force' themselves into a more privileged group (like a super admin). So, there's a lot of checks and balances to put in there.

With that said, I saw your PM about wanting to launch Monday. I'm going to try to work on the basics of this feature later today so that you (hopefully) have something you can implement. A more fleshed out versino would be in the 5.1 release next month.

Also, to do what you're looking for with a selection, you'd need to use the "Normal" registration flow. The "Automatic" flow, where an account is immediately created, doesn't have any way to let users see or enter any fields. Just want to make sure you are aware ahead of time.

Finally, are you using any profile extensions, like Community Builder or JomSocial?

Thanks,
Alex

Peter,
Whew!! I think I got something going for you. You'll need to test and let me know how it goes though as this has definitely not been put through the paces. Any feedback you have is welcome though.

* First, download the new Social Profiles - Joomla Group plugin.
* Then, install and enable it in your Plugin manager.
* Then, go to the "Profiles" configuration area of JFBConnect. From there, select the groups you want the user to be able to choose to be a part of. Please be very careful not to select an admin-y type group or something.

Once complete, when a user registers, if you have the "Registration Mode" set to "Normal", there will be an extra option allowing the user to choose their group.

Let me know how that goes, and good luck!
Alex

Peter,
Very glad to hear that got it going for you. I didn't mean to scare you with the 'hasn't been put through the paces' comment. It definitely should work. The security issues I mentioned above (which are more on our implementation side, not on yours) were taken care of as well, so things should be good. We even put this in the 'release' status, instead of a beta or something like that.

The main thing that really needs to be done is changing the "Select your group" to a language string.. right now it's hard-coded. That will happen with the next release.

Anyways, definitely keep us posted on what you find, and best of luck with your launch tomorrow!

Finally, if you haven't already, please consider leaving a rating and review for JFBConnect on the Joomla Extension Directory. It's certainly not required, but very appreciated:
extensions.joomla.org/extensions/social-...ook-integration/7215

Thanks,
Alex

Peter,
Glad we could help. For the text, you can edit that very easily right now by manually changing the text. The file is /plugins/socialprofiles/joomlagroup/joomlagroup.php . Just search for the string and modify it. Your change will be deleted when you upgrade to the next release, but that release should have the language string ability in it.

My guess is we'll get the language string stuff in and released in early June, but no guarantees. Just want to let you know that it may be a while before we re-release, so if the text is important, update it manually for now.

Just released I have to create the same for non facebook users - totally forgot about those users lol. I suppose one way to get both to work together would have been to create a separate page and redirect both types of registration to that page to select a user group! I'll think about this more, but from your side it works beautifully for FB users!!

You can't redirect non-FB users to our registration page. Currently, our code is setup in such a way that the user must be authenticating through Facebook to see that page. We're investigating a new 'registration' page which would do what you're looking for and allow anyone to register through it.. Joomla or Facebook (or other social networks). That way, you can take advantage of one registration screen while still using our profile plugins.

It's not here yet, and not something that would be available for at least a few months though.. but we already can see the value in it with the way our extensions are headed (make a great 'registration' flow for all paths, instead of just social networks).

As always, feedback or suggestions are welcome.

Thanks,
Alex

Can you explain more about how you implemented it for normal Joomla users? That may help us understand the current dilemma better and provide a better solution that won't cause the duplication. My guess is that you're using a User plugin (like the User - Profile plugin) and created the option there. Let us know if that's the case, or not, and we'll help how we can.

Thanks,
Alex