Help with minor name field mapping please?

When using the profile plugins, in the field mapping area, you should be able to use the "User - Full Name" selection to get the singular name into one field, instead of having to split it into 2. So, with that, I don't think you'd have to make a change, but if I'm missing something, let me know.

If you do split the name into first and last name fields, as long as you have the "Always import profile data" option selected in the Profiles area, when they re-login, their information will be updated (or populated if it wasn't already).

Hope that helps, but as always, just let us know if you have any other questions.

Thanks,
Alex

Gary,
Very, very sorry for the delays. You're obviously correct that this post fell through, and while not common, it does happen. If it helps, it's not you, it's us

Now, let's get you fixed up. For the name field, you won't see that in the drop-down. The predefined field of 'name' within Community Builder actually references the main Joomla user's name (in the User Manager). This field is automatically filled in by JFBConnect when a user registers with the users full name (First + Last), and we don't really give users any say about that. If you have separated out First and Last name fields, they should show up in your list, and you can choose to map those however you want.

Right now, for the mapping fields, we show any fields in CB that you could map into (mainly text type or specific 'predefined' ones). We do however show fields whether they are published or not, so even if you're not using the first, middle, last name fields, they'll show up. If you're not using them, just leave the mapping to "None"

As for the avatar, if you don't want it imported, we have an easy option to disable that ability so you don't have to worry about it. Alternatively, you can set the "Always import profile" setting to No. For a site with reservations for things, we'd recommend that setting, so that it only imports the user's profile (and avatar, if you want) once.. and then, if they update bits of their profile, it won't be overwritten later on.

In all, from the above questions, it doesn't seem like there's anything to 'fix', we just need to clarify things. However, if I'm mistaken and you're actually running into issues, just let us know. We'll prioritize anything from you going forward just to make sure we get you going.

Hope this all helps, but let us know if you need anything.

Good luck,
Alex

If the field is marked as required and not being mapped to, you should be able to enable the "Show Non-Mapped Required Fields" setting in the Profiles area of JFBConnect, and it should show. This only works with the Full Joomla User mode of JFBConnect, as that's the only time a registration form is shown to the user.

If things are configured as above, and not working, let us know, and we'll have to investigate why it's not showing. You shouldn't have to edit anything manually (we try to make it so you never have to hack code.. though of course, that's not always possible).

Thanks,
Alex

Gary,
JFBConnect should still be showing the required field, even if it has a default. The only time the default should be used is if there's no mapping for it from Facebook and the user doesn't fill it out during the registration process (either leaving it blank, or you're using Facebook User Only so they don't see it).

With that said though, we only 'see' standard Community Builder fields. There's a lot of extensions that extend Community Builder in different ways which would make it extremely difficult to integrate with all of them. Is there any way to use the built-in field capabilities of CB?

If not, we may be able to help with a code change that may add the field or a way to hard-code it for all Facebook users. Then, you can set the new user redirection to their profile page where they could edit/modify that value how they see fit (we can even give a line of code to put a one-time message up there letting them know about the setting).

Let us know what works for you.. building in integration with CB Profile Pro is not on our plate for anytime in the near future, but hopefully, we can get you a suitable workaround.

Thanks,
Alex