Hi!

I found default values for text fields not working with 1.2RC.
The field in question is not shown at registration and readonly for the user and I want to set a default on it when the user registers/confirms.

Set the default value property of the field, but it does not happen. Field stays null.

Clean Joomla 1.0.15 installation, no custom plugins.

Any question? Feel free.

Best regards

Carsten

Actually I could reproduce this with text and single select field type, I didnt test other field types so far.

It doesn't matter if I set the default vaule right when I create it or edit the field settings afterwards and set it.

There is no default value on the mySQL column table.
It is a normal default value like 'test'.

beat wrote:

Hm...bug or "feature" ?

Right now it's a "feature": the "default" value is only set as a proposed value during registration for fields shown on registration.

So if a field is *not* on the registration form, CB doesn't put that default value for the user "behind his back"

What are community thoughts on this ?

Hi Beat,
first thought was that a default value should be stored, but the second thought opened my eye for this feature.

I would like to keep it as it is.

(my wish is a future plug for the profile fullfillment level - stored default values would make it impossible to count empty fields)

I can partly agree.

Why would you use a default?
Because you want a a field defaulted to a value.
What the function does now is a pre-fill at registration time - so the labeling of this feature should maybe be adjusted.

I don't think changing the existing feature is a clean way, but maybe have another one.

Have a second option to choose if this value is also to be set without registration (aka a real default value)

Right now I have to write a plugin that prefills the field with Update statements.