Creating a profile plugin

Joomla! 

2.5

Joomla! 

3.x

Profile plugin is a new extension in Joomla! 2.5. It allows the addition of supplemental fields in the registration and profile forms of the com_user front end and in the user create/edit form in the back end.

A simple example plugin with the name User - Profile is included in the basic Joomla! installation as a proof of concept. Much more complex plugins are possible.

The example plugin takes advantage of on the onContentPrepareForm and onUserAfterSave events.

Multiple profile plugins may be included and will be rendered in sequence.

There are four separate places where profiles forms are used in core extensions, and each of these four can be manipulated separately if that is desired. The two locations in the front end are the user registration form and the user profile edit form. In the back end the locations are the edit screen for users in the user manager and the My Profile view found in the Admin menu.

This page shows an example of a second plugin, named profile5. It adds a single field called something.

This is the file structure:

profile5.php
profile5.xml
en-GB.plg_user_profile5.ini
en-GB.plg_user_profile5.sys.ini
index.html
/profiles/profile.xml

The supplemental fields are created within the profile.xml file in the profiles folder. Note that this file name is profile.xml NOT profile5.xml, but inside the file the fields and fieldset names ARE "profile5". Note also that the first character in the must be the "<" from the xml tag. Just drop the profile5.xml in a browser tab and if shows you the structure the file is formatted correctly.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
	
<form>
	<fields name="profile5">
		<fieldset name="profile5"
			label="PLG_USER_PROFILE5_SLIDER_LABEL"
		>
			<field
				name="something"
				type="text"
				id="something"
				description="PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_SOMETHING_DESC"
				filter="string"
				label="PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_SOMETHING_LABEL"
				message="PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_SOMETHING_MESSAGE"
				size="30"
			/>


		</fieldset>
	</fields>
</form>

profile5.php

 <?php
 /**
  * @version		
  * @copyright	Copyright (C) 2005 - 2010 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * @license		GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
  */

 defined('JPATH_BASE') or die;

  /**
   * An example custom profile plugin.
   *
   * @package		Joomla.Plugins
   * @subpackage	user.profile
   * @version		1.6
   */
  class plgUserProfile5 extends JPlugin
  {
	/**
	 * @param	string	The context for the data
	 * @param	int		The user id
	 * @param	object
	 * @return	boolean
	 * @since	1.6
	 */
	function onContentPrepareData($context, $data)
	{
		// Check we are manipulating a valid form.
		if (!in_array($context, array('com_users.profile','com_users.registration','com_users.user','com_admin.profile'))){
			return true;
		}

		$userId = isset($data->id) ? $data->id : 0;

		// Load the profile data from the database.
		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
		$db->setQuery(
			'SELECT profile_key, profile_value FROM #__user_profiles' .
			' WHERE user_id = '.(int) $userId .
			' AND profile_key LIKE \'profile5.%\'' .
			' ORDER BY ordering'
		);
		$results = $db->loadRowList();

		// Check for a database error.
		if ($db->getErrorNum()) {
			$this->_subject->setError($db->getErrorMsg());
			return false;
		}

		// Merge the profile data.
		$data->profile5 = array();
		foreach ($results as $v) {
			$k = str_replace('profile5.', '', $v[0]);
			$data->profile5[$k] = json_decode($v[1], true);
		}

		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * @param	JForm	The form to be altered.
	 * @param	array	The associated data for the form.
	 * @return	boolean
	 * @since	1.6
	 */
	function onContentPrepareForm($form, $data)
	{
		// Load user_profile plugin language
		$lang = JFactory::getLanguage();
		$lang->load('plg_user_profile5', JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR);

		if (!($form instanceof JForm)) {
			$this->_subject->setError('JERROR_NOT_A_FORM');
			return false;
		}
		// Check we are manipulating a valid form.
		if (!in_array($form->getName(), array('com_users.profile', 'com_users.registration','com_users.user','com_admin.profile'))) {
			return true;
		}
		if ($form->getName()=='com_users.profile')
		{
			// Add the profile fields to the form.
			JForm::addFormPath(dirname(__FILE__).'/profiles');
			$form->loadFile('profile', false);
	
			// Toggle whether the something field is required.
			if ($this->params->get('profile-require_something', 1) > 0) {
				$form->setFieldAttribute('something', 'required', $this->params->get('profile-require_something') == 2, 'profile5');
			} else {
				$form->removeField('something', 'profile5');
			}
		}

		//In this example, we treat the frontend registration and the back end user create or edit as the same. 
		elseif ($form->getName()=='com_users.registration' || $form->getName()=='com_users.user' )
		{		
			// Add the registration fields to the form.
			JForm::addFormPath(dirname(__FILE__).'/profiles');
			$form->loadFile('profile', false);
			
			// Toggle whether the something field is required.
			if ($this->params->get('register-require_something', 1) > 0) {
				$form->setFieldAttribute('something', 'required', $this->params->get('register-require_something') == 2, 'profile5');
			} else {
				$form->removeField('something', 'profile5');
			}
		}			
	}

	function onUserAfterSave($data, $isNew, $result, $error)
	{
		$userId	= JArrayHelper::getValue($data, 'id', 0, 'int');

		if ($userId && $result && isset($data['profile5']) && (count($data['profile5'])))
		{
			try
			{
				$db = JFactory::getDbo();
				$db->setQuery('DELETE FROM #__user_profiles WHERE user_id = '.$userId.' AND profile_key LIKE \'profile5.%\'');
				if (!$db->query()) {
					throw new Exception($db->getErrorMsg());
				}

				$tuples = array();
				$order	= 1;
				foreach ($data['profile5'] as $k => $v) {
					$tuples[] = '('.$userId.', '.$db->quote('profile5.'.$k).', '.$db->quote(json_encode($v)).', '.$order++.')';
				}

				$db->setQuery('INSERT INTO #__user_profiles VALUES '.implode(', ', $tuples));
				if (!$db->query()) {
					throw new Exception($db->getErrorMsg());
				}
			}
			catch (JException $e) {
				$this->_subject->setError($e->getMessage());
				return false;
			}
		}

		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Remove all user profile information for the given user ID
	 *
	 * Method is called after user data is deleted from the database
	 *
	 * @param	array		$user		Holds the user data
	 * @param	boolean		$success	True if user was succesfully stored in the database
	 * @param	string		$msg		Message
	 */
	function onUserAfterDelete($user, $success, $msg)
	{
		if (!$success) {
			return false;
		}

		$userId	= JArrayHelper::getValue($user, 'id', 0, 'int');

		if ($userId)
		{
			try
			{
				$db = JFactory::getDbo();
				$db->setQuery(
					'DELETE FROM #__user_profiles WHERE user_id = '.$userId .
					" AND profile_key LIKE 'profile5.%'"
				);

				if (!$db->query()) {
					throw new Exception($db->getErrorMsg());
				}
			}
			catch (JException $e)
			{
				$this->_subject->setError($e->getMessage());
				return false;
			}
		}

		return true;
	}


 }

profile5.xml controls whether the field is required, disabled or optional in the forms. Since profile5.php says to treat backend create/edit the same as registration only two sets of options are required, register and profile. Note: First character of the file must be "<". Just drop the profile5.xml in a browser tab and if shows you the structure the file is formatted correctly.

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
	<!-- $Id:  -->
<extension version="3.1" type="plugin" group="user">
	<name>plg_user_profile5</name>
	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
	<creationDate>January 2008</creationDate>
	<copyright>(C) 2005 - 2013 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.</copyright>
	<license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt</license>
	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
	<version>3.0.0</version>
	<description>PLG_USER_PROFILE5_XML_DESCRIPTION</description>

	<files>
		<filename plugin="profile5">profile5.php</filename>
		<filename>index.html</filename>
		<folder>profiles</folder>
	</files>

	<languages>
		<language tag="en-GB">en-GB.plg_user_profile5.ini</language>
		<language tag="en-GB">en-GB.plg_user_profile5.sys.ini</language>
	</languages>

	<config>
		<fields name="params">

			<fieldset name="basic">
				<field name="register-require-user" type="spacer"
					label="PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_NAME_REGISTER_REQUIRE_USER"
				/>

				<field name="register-require_something" type="list"
					description="PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_SOMETHING_DESC"
					label="PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_SOMETHING_LABEL"
				>
					<option value="2">JOPTION_REQUIRED</option>
					<option value="1">JOPTION_OPTIONAL</option>
					<option value="0">JDISABLED</option>
				</field>

				<field name="profile-require-user" type="spacer"
					label="PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_NAME_PROFILE_REQUIRE_USER"
				/>

				<field name="profile-require_something" type="list"
					description="PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_SOMETHING_DESC"
					label="PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_SOMETHING_LABEL"
				>
					<option value="2">JOPTION_REQUIRED</option>
					<option value="1">JOPTION_OPTIONAL</option>
					<option value="0">JDISABLED</option>
				</field>

			</fieldset>

		</fields>
	</config>
 </extension>

en-GB.plg_user_profile5.ini

; 
; Joomla! Project
; Copyright (C) 2005 - 2010 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
; License http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU/GPL, see LICENSE.php
; Note : All ini files need to be saved as UTF-8

PLG_USER_PROFILE5_XML_DESCRIPTION="User Profile 5 Plug-in"
PLG_USER_PROFILE5="User - Profile 5"
PLG_USER_PROFILE5_SLIDER_LABEL="User Profile 5"
PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_NAME_REGISTER_REQUIRE_USER="User profile fields for registration and administrator user profile 5 forms"
PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_NAME_PROFILE_REQUIRE_USER="User profile fields for profile 5 edit form"
PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_SOMETHING_DESC="Choose an option for the something filed"
PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_SOMETHING_LABEL="Something!"
PLG_USER_PROFILE5_FIELD_SOMETHING_MESSAGE="A Message for something!"
PLG_USER_PROFILE5_XML_DESCRIPTION="User Profile 5 Plug-in"

en-GB.plg_user_profile5.sys.ini

; $Id: en-GB.plg_user_profile.sys.ini 17052 2010-05-14 14:05:58Z infograf768 $
; Joomla! Project
; Copyright (C) 2005 - 2010 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
; License http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU/GPL, see LICENSE.php
; Note : All ini files need to be saved as UTF-8

PLG_USER_PROFILE5="User - Profile 5 "
PLG_USER_PROFILE5_XML_DESCRIPTION="User Profile 5 Plug-in"

By installing profile5 you can add new fields in addition to the ones in profile. You can also control which view levels see those fields. Alternatively, you can write a more complex common plugin with varying controls for different groups.