Custom fields for certain member groups

[Aenwyn]

Forum URL: inhername.proboards.com/

Hello everyone. I have a question! If this is code related, please tell me and I'll gladly move this question. I simply wasn't sure.


I'm new to owning a ProBoards board and new to coding, although I dare say I have learnt quite a lot since I started my site. That aside, I have a question. It's a roleplay site, so I have Out Of Character accounts and In Character accounts.



Now, I have added custom fields, one being application link and one being wanted ad. I only want the application field to show as an option to be filled out by IC accounts and the wanted ad field for OOC accounts. IC accounts should not see the wanted ad custom field in their settings and OOC accounts should not see the wanted ad custom field in theirs.

Is this something that's easily done or does it require coding?

[Kami]

Jul 22, 2024 14:09:26 GMT -8 Aenwyn said:

Forum URL: inhername.proboards.com/

Hello everyone. I have a question! If this is code related, please tell me and I'll gladly move this question. I simply wasn't sure.


I'm new to owning a ProBoards board and new to coding, although I dare say I have learnt quite a lot since I started my site. That aside, I have a question. It's a roleplay site, so I have Out Of Character accounts and In Character accounts.



Now, I have added custom fields, one being application link and one being wanted ad. I only want the application field to show as an option to be filled out by IC accounts and the wanted ad field for OOC accounts. IC accounts should not see the wanted ad custom field in their settings and OOC accounts should not see the wanted ad custom field in theirs.

Is this something that's easily done or does it require coding?

There's a plugin that lets you sort custom fields based on permissions. The only downside is anyone in a staff group will see all of them (an upside for me tho), and it doesn't work on mobile.

www.proboards.com/library/plugins/item/522

We use it on my forum and it works on my IC account as expected; my OOC account is admin level so it sees all of them but based on what i see from normal OOC account usage it works fine on them as well.

[Aenwyn]

Jul 22, 2024 17:20:06 GMT -8 Kami said:

Jul 22, 2024 14:09:26 GMT -8 Aenwyn said:

Forum URL: inhername.proboards.com/

Hello everyone. I have a question! If this is code related, please tell me and I'll gladly move this question. I simply wasn't sure.


I'm new to owning a ProBoards board and new to coding, although I dare say I have learnt quite a lot since I started my site. That aside, I have a question. It's a roleplay site, so I have Out Of Character accounts and In Character accounts.



Now, I have added custom fields, one being application link and one being wanted ad. I only want the application field to show as an option to be filled out by IC accounts and the wanted ad field for OOC accounts. IC accounts should not see the wanted ad custom field in their settings and OOC accounts should not see the wanted ad custom field in theirs.

Is this something that's easily done or does it require coding?

There's a plugin that lets you sort custom fields based on permissions. The only downside is anyone in a staff group will see all of them (an upside for me tho), and it doesn't work on mobile.

www.proboards.com/library/plugins/item/522

We use it on my forum and it works on my IC account as expected; my OOC account is admin level so it sees all of them but based on what i see from normal OOC account usage it works fine on them as well.

Thank you! I will take a look at this plugin and hope it works.

If anyone would be aware of a second/other way, I'm still interested in hearing about it.

[Kami]

Jul 22, 2024 21:11:44 GMT -8 Aenwyn said:

Jul 22, 2024 17:20:06 GMT -8 Kami said:

There's a plugin that lets you sort custom fields based on permissions. The only downside is anyone in a staff group will see all of them (an upside for me tho), and it doesn't work on mobile.

www.proboards.com/library/plugins/item/522

We use it on my forum and it works on my IC account as expected; my OOC account is admin level so it sees all of them but based on what i see from normal OOC account usage it works fine on them as well.

Thank you! I will take a look at this plugin and hope it works.

If anyone would be aware of a second/other way, I'm still interested in hearing about it.

There isn't one unless you get someone to create a custom plugin that does what you want it to do in a more bespoke way for your specific forum needs. There's nothing built into PB that allows for this natively so the only solutions would be coded. This is the only one that currently exists, at least as far as for public use and not custom made for someone's forum specifically.

If you want to go down that route, you can request a plugin here -- Plugin Request Board -- but to levelset expectations there's no guarantee the request will be filled. The same caveat of it not working on mobile view will be applicable.

[Aenwyn]

Jul 22, 2024 21:22:47 GMT -8 Kami said:

Jul 22, 2024 21:11:44 GMT -8 Aenwyn said:

Thank you! I will take a look at this plugin and hope it works.

If anyone would be aware of a second/other way, I'm still interested in hearing about it.

There isn't one unless you get someone to create a custom plugin that does what you want it to do in a more bespoke way for your specific forum needs. There's nothing built into PB that allows for this natively so the only solutions would be coded. This is the only one that currently exists, at least as far as for public use and not custom made for someone's forum specifically.

If you want to go down that route, you can request a plugin here -- Plugin Request Board -- but to levelset expectations there's no guarantee the request will be filled. The same caveat of it not working on mobile view will be applicable.

Thank you so much! The plugin works wonderfully and my issue is solved!

[Kami]

Jul 23, 2024 7:34:29 GMT -8 Aenwyn said:

Jul 22, 2024 21:22:47 GMT -8 Kami said:

There isn't one unless you get someone to create a custom plugin that does what you want it to do in a more bespoke way for your specific forum needs. There's nothing built into PB that allows for this natively so the only solutions would be coded. This is the only one that currently exists, at least as far as for public use and not custom made for someone's forum specifically.

If you want to go down that route, you can request a plugin here -- Plugin Request Board -- but to levelset expectations there's no guarantee the request will be filled. The same caveat of it not working on mobile view will be applicable.

Thank you so much! The plugin works wonderfully and my issue is solved!

Of course! Glad it worked out for ya :)