Moodle 1.8.2
How to make some fields in self registration form (e.g. institute, phone number) mandatory for user to fill in?
How to add extra fields?
I haven't done this with the signup form, but there's a pretty good discussion at http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=79669 and a link or two within that discussion that you might want to follow dealing with mandatory fields in the user profile page. The signup page should be fairly similar. If this code doesn't do it for you, read through the discussion I've linked to and see if that helps you out.
In login/signup_form.php, search for:
class login_signup_form extends moodleform {
function definition() {
It should be near the beginning of the file, line 5 or so.
In that function, where it makes sense, add the following lines:
$mform->addElement('text', 'phone1', get_string('phone1'), 'size="20"');
$mform->setType('phone1', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('phone1', get_string('missingphone1'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'institution', get_string('institution'), 'size="40"');
$mform->setType('institution', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('institution', get_string('missinginstitution'), 'required', null, 'client');
If they don't already exist, you will want to add language strings in lang/YOURLANG/moodle.php that will return something to the user for missingphone1, missinginstitution, etc.
You should be able to do this with any of the typical user fields - just look at mdl_user in your database to get the proper field name and lengths.
Thanks,
Matt
In login/signup_form.php, search for:
class login_signup_form extends moodleform {
function definition() {
It should be near the beginning of the file, line 5 or so.
In that function, where it makes sense, add the following lines:
$mform->addElement('text', 'phone1', get_string('phone1'), 'size="20"');
$mform->setType('phone1', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('phone1', get_string('missingphone1'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'institution', get_string('institution'), 'size="40"');
$mform->setType('institution', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('institution', get_string('missinginstitution'), 'required', null, 'client');
If they don't already exist, you will want to add language strings in lang/YOURLANG/moodle.php that will return something to the user for missingphone1, missinginstitution, etc.
You should be able to do this with any of the typical user fields - just look at mdl_user in your database to get the proper field name and lengths.
Thanks,
Matt
Hello;
I am interested in a similar issue with the self registration form. I added to signup_form.php the following:
$mform->addElement('text', 'address', get_string('address'), 'size="40"');
$mform->setType('address', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('address', get_string('missingaddress'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'city', get_string('city'), 'size="20"');
$mform->setType('city', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('city', get_string('missingcity'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'state', get_string('state'), 'size="2"');
$mform->setType('state', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('state', get_string('missingstate'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'zipcode', get_string('zipcode'), 'size="5"');
$mform->setType('zipcode', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('zipcode', get_string('missingzipcode'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'phone1', get_string('phone1'), 'size="20"');
$mform->setType('phone1', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('phone1', get_string('missingphone1'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'cellphone', get_string('cellphone'), 'size="10"');
$mform->setType('cellphone', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('cellphone', get_string('missingcellphone'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'faxnumber', get_string('faxnumber'), 'size="10"');
$mform->setType('faxnumber', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('faxnumber', get_string('missingfaxnumber'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'workaddress', get_string('workaddress'), 'size="40"');
$mform->setType('workaddress', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('workaddress', get_string('missingworkaddress'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'workcity', get_string('workcity'), 'size="20"');
$mform->setType('workcity', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('workcity', get_string('missingworkcity'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'workstate', get_string('workstate'), 'size="2"');
$mform->setType('workstate', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('workstate', get_string('missingworkstate'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'workzip', get_string('workzip'), 'size="5"');
$mform->setType('workzip', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('workzip', get_string('missingworkzip'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'workphone', get_string('workphone'), 'size="10"');
$mform->setType('workphone', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('workphone', get_string('missingworkphone'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'licensenumber', get_string('licensenumber'), 'size="20"');
$mform->setType('licensenumber', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('licensenumber', get_string('missinglicensenumber'), 'required', null, 'client');
Now the issue, I am having is that I do not want ALL of the fields to be mandatory, such as the work info fields. How do I make fields optional?
In addition to this issue, after I added these fields to the form I was getting address with [ ]. I am sure that this means that I am doing something wrong.
I tested the form with the config. and the info that I added to the mandatory fields, did not appear in the student profile. We are a school that does continuing education and we need contact info in the event we have issues that need us to contact them.
I added additional info fields to the student profile section for each of the fields in the registration form, but it did not put the data there? Certainly NOT a database person...
Any help in this matter would be appreciated...
steve
I am interested in a similar issue with the self registration form. I added to signup_form.php the following:
$mform->addElement('text', 'address', get_string('address'), 'size="40"');
$mform->setType('address', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('address', get_string('missingaddress'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'city', get_string('city'), 'size="20"');
$mform->setType('city', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('city', get_string('missingcity'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'state', get_string('state'), 'size="2"');
$mform->setType('state', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('state', get_string('missingstate'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'zipcode', get_string('zipcode'), 'size="5"');
$mform->setType('zipcode', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('zipcode', get_string('missingzipcode'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'phone1', get_string('phone1'), 'size="20"');
$mform->setType('phone1', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('phone1', get_string('missingphone1'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'cellphone', get_string('cellphone'), 'size="10"');
$mform->setType('cellphone', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('cellphone', get_string('missingcellphone'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'faxnumber', get_string('faxnumber'), 'size="10"');
$mform->setType('faxnumber', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('faxnumber', get_string('missingfaxnumber'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'workaddress', get_string('workaddress'), 'size="40"');
$mform->setType('workaddress', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('workaddress', get_string('missingworkaddress'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'workcity', get_string('workcity'), 'size="20"');
$mform->setType('workcity', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('workcity', get_string('missingworkcity'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'workstate', get_string('workstate'), 'size="2"');
$mform->setType('workstate', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('workstate', get_string('missingworkstate'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'workzip', get_string('workzip'), 'size="5"');
$mform->setType('workzip', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('workzip', get_string('missingworkzip'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'workphone', get_string('workphone'), 'size="10"');
$mform->setType('workphone', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('workphone', get_string('missingworkphone'), 'required', null, 'client');
$mform->addElement('text', 'licensenumber', get_string('licensenumber'), 'size="20"');
$mform->setType('licensenumber', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('licensenumber', get_string('missinglicensenumber'), 'required', null, 'client');
Now the issue, I am having is that I do not want ALL of the fields to be mandatory, such as the work info fields. How do I make fields optional?
In addition to this issue, after I added these fields to the form I was getting address with [ ]. I am sure that this means that I am doing something wrong.
I tested the form with the config. and the info that I added to the mandatory fields, did not appear in the student profile. We are a school that does continuing education and we need contact info in the event we have issues that need us to contact them.
I added additional info fields to the student profile section for each of the fields in the registration form, but it did not put the data there? Certainly NOT a database person...
Any help in this matter would be appreciated...
steve
To answer the first part about the rules allowed, check out /lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/QuickForm.php. Around lines 52 you will see the global definition for the various rules:
$GLOBALS['_HTML_QuickForm_registered_rules'] = array(
'required' => array('html_quickform_rule_required', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Required.php'),
'maxlength' => array('html_quickform_rule_range', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Range.php'),
'minlength' => array('html_quickform_rule_range', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Range.php'),
'rangelength' => array('html_quickform_rule_range', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Range.php'),
'email' => array('html_quickform_rule_email', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Email.php'),
'regex' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'lettersonly' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'alphanumeric' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'numeric' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'nopunctuation' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'nonzero' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'callback' => array('html_quickform_rule_callback', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Callback.php'),
'compare' => array('html_quickform_rule_compare', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Compare.php')
);
I was not clear on your second question. Does that have to do with language strings? Peace - Anthony
$GLOBALS['_HTML_QuickForm_registered_rules'] = array(
'required' => array('html_quickform_rule_required', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Required.php'),
'maxlength' => array('html_quickform_rule_range', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Range.php'),
'minlength' => array('html_quickform_rule_range', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Range.php'),
'rangelength' => array('html_quickform_rule_range', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Range.php'),
'email' => array('html_quickform_rule_email', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Email.php'),
'regex' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'lettersonly' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'alphanumeric' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'numeric' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'nopunctuation' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'nonzero' => array('html_quickform_rule_regex', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Regex.php'),
'callback' => array('html_quickform_rule_callback', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Callback.php'),
'compare' => array('html_quickform_rule_compare', 'HTML/QuickForm/Rule/Compare.php')
);
I was not clear on your second question. Does that have to do with language strings? Peace - Anthony
Hi Stephen,
Just remove $mform->addRule lines for those fields that you want to be optional.
Seeing some text inside brackets means that text has no equivalents in language files. go to /lang/{language}/moodle.php and add $string['address']='Address'; to it.
Hi,
I also want to add institution to the self registration form as a mandatory field and I am using moodle 2.6.1.
The couple of lines that I added to login\signup_form is :
$mform->addElement('text', 'institution', get_string('institution'), 'maxlength="100" size="30"');
$mform->setType('institution', PARAM_TEXT);
$mform->addRule('institution', get_string('missinginstitution'), 'required', null, 'server');
Meantime, I declared the new variable in \lang\en\moodle.php:
$string['missinginstitution'] = 'Missing institution';
It works fine if I enter value to the field Institution. If I put blank, since it's a mandatory field, it should show an error message like Missing institution. But I am getting something like this
The interesting thing is, I tried to make changes to some ther variables in \lang\en\moodle.php. But it seems like, that changes do not make any difference in the registration form's error messages. I really would like to know, whether do we have any other file which consists of these messages or else should I make any changes in any other files?
Could any one help me regarding this issue?
Thanks
Sonia
Hi,
have you include require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/lib/formslib.php'); in your forms
Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
But I could see some coding in the file signup_form.php like given below:
require_once($CFG->libdir.'/formslib.php');
require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/user/profile/lib.php');
But still I tried with the piece of code that you mentioned above, but still it is not working
Do you have any other idea what's wrong there?
Thanks,
Sonia