Using Profiles like social Media sites

igcorreia
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11 years 11 months ago #32486 by igcorreia

Using Profiles like social Media sites was created by igcorreia

This is something we just implemented

workes like a charm. The idea is simple. Each user needs to have a personal page, a PROFILE PAGE.

Steps:
1 - Create and Category, Type and Template: WELCOME
2 - Link them together.(this should be a FC feature

)
3 - Create and Category, Type and Template: PROFILE
4 - Link them together.
5 - Create an item: WELCOME using the category WELCOME.
6 - Create an menu item and link it to this item set it only for registered users.
7 - Create a login module and redirect it to this menu item after login

NOW LET GO TO THE CODE

8 - Open the item.php of the WELCOME template
9 - Add this lines:

//Get User ID

Code:

$user = JFactory::getUser();

//Define Category

Code:

$category = "1"; // This category ID for the PROFILE CATEGORY

//Define DB - Query

Code:

$db = JFactory::getDbo();
$query = $db->getQuery(true);

//Define Query

Code:

$query ->select('id')
  ->from('#__content')
  ->where('created_by="'.$user->id.'" and catid="'.$category.'" and state="1"');

//Query

Code:

$db->setQuery($query);

//Get Results

Code:

$results = $db->loadObjectList();

//Redirect the user if no profile is found

Code:

if ($results != 0 && $results != NULL && $results != "" && $results != Undefined) {
    //YES profile
    header( 'Location: /my-items-page.php' ) ;
    	} else {
    //NO  profile
    header( 'Location: /new-profile?tmpl=component' ) ;
}

//Load Template

Code:

include(JPATH_SITE.DS.'components'.DS.'com_flexicontent'.DS.'tmpl_common'.DS.'item_layouts'.DS.'modular.php');

Basically what it does is, if the user does not have at least 1 item in the category profile then redirect him to the PROFILE submission page, if it already has redirect him to his profile page.

The advantages is that like this we can use FC custom fields, categories to list the users

without the need to link anything. Like this the user is linked to a profile. Also you need to verify in the form is the current log in user already has a profile, basicly is to make sure the user does not submit 2 profiles

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micker
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11 years 11 months ago #32503 by micker

Replied by micker on topic Using Profiles like social Media sites

great thanks for sharing !

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igcorreia
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11 years 11 months ago #32726 by igcorreia

Replied by igcorreia on topic Using Profiles like social Media sites

I have update the code to work with JGroups.
Also I am leaving the print_r so we can debug it right away.

Code:

<?php
	//Get User ID
    $user      = JFactory::getUser();
    $userGroup = $user->groups;
   // echo "<pre>";print_r($userGroup);echo "</pre>";
    if (count($userGroup) == 1 && $userGroup[2] == 2){
        //echo "Mantém aqui";
    } else {
    //Define Category
        $category = "13"; // This cateogry is profile
    //Define DB - Query
        $db       = JFactory::getDbo();
        $query    = $db->getQuery(true);
    //Define Query
        $query      ->select('id')
                    ->from('#__content')
                    ->where('created_by="'.$user->id.'" and catid="'.$category.'" ');
    //Query
        $db->setQuery($query);
    //Get Results
        $results = $db->loadObjectList();
    // Override Author
        //echo "<pre>";print_r($this->item->created_by);echo "</pre>";
        //$this->item->created_by = $user->id;
    //Teste Results
        //echo "<pre>";print_r($results);echo "</pre>";
    //Redirect the user if no profile
        if ($results != 0 && $results != NULL && $results != "" && $results != Undefined) {
            //YES it has profile
             header( 'Location: /meus-projetos' ) ;
        } else {
            //NO it has profile
             header( 'Location: /criar-novo-perfil' ) ;
        }
    }
?>

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gauthier
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11 years 11 months ago #32755 by gauthier

Replied by gauthier on topic Using Profiles like social Media sites

Very interesting,

I keep in mind to remove community builder from my system to manage myself users, lists with Flexicontent. Your idea is a good starting point.