creating user account

Mon, 19/07/2010 - 09:39 — topper

Where can I set a default value for the e-mail field on user create page. What I'm after: when new account is created, the field e-mail has already a set value in it i.e. @mail.com

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Mon, 19/07/2010 - 11:53 — topper

got it

if someone will need this to, here's how:

go to modules/user
open user.module and go to line 1474 (or somewhere around), and look for the below piece of code

<code>

go to modules/user
open user.module and go to line 1474 (or somewhere around), and look for the below piece of code

$form['account']['mail'] =  array('#type' => 'textfield',
    '#title' => t('E-mail  address'),
    '#default_value' => $edit['mail'],
     '#maxlength' => EMAIL_MAX_LENGTH,
    '#description' => t('A  valid e-mail address. All e-mails from the system will be sent to this  address. The e-mail address is not made public and will only be used if  you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or  notifications by e-mail.'),
    '#required' => TRUE,
  );

</code> as you can see you can set a default value over there, or even remove the required attribute

Mon, 19/07/2010 - 12:32 — Robert Castelo

NEVER Hack Drupal Core

Partialy right, but you should NEVER change any of the Drupal core files.

Instead create your own custom module and use hook_form_alter() to make changes to the form.

Tue, 20/07/2010 - 11:33 — topper

Yeah, I guess your right, especially if the page is on the internet, any changes to the core can affect security. But if the page is running on a closed intranet, cut off from outside, this is a bit simpler and quicker (if you know where to look, that is)

Tue, 20/07/2010 - 12:02 — Robert Castelo

Maintenance

There's also the issue of trying to maintain a hacked system.

It's not at all necessary to make the hack in the first place either, just use hook_form_alter().

Piece of cake!

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