How to create a Gender field - with auto gender specific Image, language and search compliant in CB 1.2.3

chrissy6930 posted on 2010/03/27 an interesting post for a gender field adjusting the gender image displayed

As I'm using gender support, that display the default gender image and integrates in a multilanguages website, I have adapt chrissy6930 codes and propose it here.

1 - Create new field:
type Dropdown(single select) or Radio Buttons
Name: cb_gender
Title: _UE_GENDER
with 2 values : _UE_MALE and _UE_FEMALE
Searchable in users-lists: Yes (works fine)

2 - As _UE_MALE and _UE_FEMALE already exist in all CB language files, just add a line for _UE_GENDER translation. Example for english: DEFINE ('_UE_GENDER','Gender');
Language files are located in root/components/com_comprofiler/plugin/language/language name/language name.php

3 - Make the gender specific nophoto images display on component stuff by replacing "cb.core.php" with attached "cb.core.php".
Adaptations have been made in "function _avatarLivePath" (line 2580)
File is located in root/components/com_comprofiler/plugin/user/plug_cbcore/
Note : don't forget to keep a copy of the original file (Example: by renaming it "cb.core_ORIG.php".

4 - Make the gender specific nophoto images display in plugins by replacing "plugin.foundation.php" with attached "plugin.foundation.php".
Adaptations have been made in "function avatarFilePath" (line 994)
File is located in root/administrator/components/com_comprofiler/
Note : don't forget to keep a copy of the original file (Example: by renaming it "plugin.foundation_ORIG.php"

Now once a user has update is gender profile, the standard nophoto image will be replaced with the gender specific nophoto image and also in member lists and in plugins



Hope will help up to CB 2.0 release, that will probably integrate such field.

Post edited by: nicophp, at: 2010/07/16 15:18

Post edited by: nicophp, at: 2010/07/16 16:12