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Hi I've just come across C5 and the comments look great but I'd like to know does it have the ability to have custom forms and store the data so that it can be retrieved and re displayed.

Also is there an adServer application in it?

 
frz replied on at Permalink Reply
frz
play with the form block on your own demo athttp://getconcrete5.com/demo

or watch me do it on the screencast at:
http://www.concrete5.org/index.php?cID=2844...


ads can be handled in a number of ways. we'll be releasing a little add-on module this week that does everything you can imagine.
marketboss replied on at Permalink Reply
That sounds great I'll take a look at the demo if that turns out ok I've got a new project for it.

I've created a demo and added a user data field but how would the user enter data into the field (if it is not a registration field) and how would i display it. filed name is url1
marketboss replied on at Permalink Reply
Don't seem to be getting a reply and can't find a user manual. Please point me in the right direction.
frz replied on at Permalink Reply
frz
I dont think its entirely clear what you want to do.

Yes: you can make a form block, people can fill that out, and you (Admin) can see the results in the dashboard, or exported for excel.

Reading your reply above tho it sounds more like you want people to be able to make a profile where they enter information about themselves which is then viewable by them or a larger community?

If that's the case, then the answer is yes, but later this month. You can see the profile stuff we have working on this site, that will be released with coming versions of c5 as we make the forums add-on public.

You can find user manual type information at the help tab in the upper right of this site. There's no printed manual today..

Hope this helps, maybe if I knew exactly what you were trying to pull off I could give you more detailed answers.
marketboss replied on at Permalink Reply
Hi frz,

what i'm thinking of is that registered users can go so far within the site and at a certain point they need to enter a data entry field which gets stored against that user the next time they visit that data is displayed on the page for them. Then depending on that field they have access to other pages.

hope that makes sense.
frz replied on at Permalink Reply
frz
Okay i'm still trying to follow...

I come to your site.
I register through the existing registration path. I am asked to enter a string.. lets say favorite color.

I can then see most of your site.

However there is some page I want to access..

it asks me for the string I entered, I have to type "blue" to get there??

so basically your password protecting an area of the site against a password the individual makes themselves? I'm not sure why you would do this, but if that's what you're shooting for i have some ideas..

what i don't get is the "displaying" for them.. it kinda sounds like you want to spit "blue" back out at them... im confused.
marketboss replied on at Permalink Reply
Yes you've almost got it. eg

Home page:

fdfddfg
fggg
gfgf

Enter your experience level.....beginner

then the user will be directed to the beginners area etc.

also the next time that user comes to home page his experience level is displayed and again can be changed or left as then redirected as previous.
frz replied on at Permalink Reply
frz
I might do that with a user attribute. you can set them up in the dashboard and get at them through the page template. If they had an account in the system and we're already logged in, you could look for it in your template and highlight the experience level they chose last...

it would take a little programming effort to set the one they click on as their current preference.. you might be able to do it via ajax, certainly you could do it by sending them to a Single Page for each level.