Add a new field

[Chafik]

Hello
How can I add a new field called School
Because my site is targeted toward teachers and students, and I would like to know shools my visitors come from
Actualy I am using Website field as a School field (by Translating "web site" into "School" )
The problem is that script expectes a URL pattren and return an error upon submit

So
1- Is there any quick fix for that?
2- In fiture relaeses, is it possible to include Custom fields so Admins can define extra field depending on peticular needs ?

Thanks
Chafik

[Steven]

Quick fix would be to comment out line 149 in comments/includes/app/processor.php

PHP Code:

validate_website($website); //validate website 


A custom field is a good idea for a future version. I will add it to the roadmap.

[Static]

1: While there is no "quick fix", you can try the "town" field instead of the url field. It works quite well actually.
2: Possibly. I'll give it a shot myself after I get through a bunch of other things I have to do. (not too soon in other words)

EDIT: While Steven beat me to it, the town field is still better than the url field unless you want a link to the school's website, and you won't have to edit any files

[Steven]

Yeah the town field would be better. I assumed you were already using that.

[Chafik]

Yes, I also need Town field
So waiting for a better solution, I will comment out the URL validation line, althought I do apreciate keeping the Web Site field

[Static]

Well, you can't really add fields without editing the database to accommodate them. The next best thing I can think of is having the school be entered along with the town. It works when you separate them with a dash.

[Norbs]

(03-Jan-2011 09:56 PM)Static Wrote:  Well, you can't really add fields without editing the database to accommodate them. The next best thing I can think of is having the school be entered along with the town. It works when you separate them with a dash.

Hm, not sure this is a good idea. Having mixed data in a DB field can cause DB problems during any SQL run ( I may be wrong? ) Personally, I'd rather wait for the custom fields to be included.

[Steven]

1. What do you need the field(s) for?
2. Should its data be validated?
3. Do you want its data to be displayed? If so, where?