[SOLVED] Can Field Substitutions work if no one is logged in as a user?

This one is probably so elementary to you and others, it's probably going to seem dumb but d

Do field substitutions work if no one is signed in?

I think the answer is "no as there is no user".

If so, is there a way to set a user ID and display the data in a CB field using a tag inserted in an article? Would the userid be able to set that?

For example, if I had created a CB field called "company" and no one is logged in, how would I display the "company" field data for say user id 566?

The new version is great and I'm working on new uses for it but seem to be missing the point somewhere. If you can do this, a simple example would be most appreciated.

Thanks for your help.

If the substitution is on a users profile (e.g. Custom HTML field) the target user is typically the profile user. In that case, yes. If the substitution is outside the profile (e.g. CB Content Module) the target user is typically the viewing user. In this case, no. This is due to there being no user to substitution off of. To avoid this you can specify the user parameter on the substitution to substitute in a tab or field from a specific user if you wanted. See the below substitution tutorial for further usage information.

www.joomlapolis.com/support/tutorials/107-use-cases/18353-using-substitutions-throughout-cb

In your case you need to have an IF substitution to see if someone is a guest. If they are substitute in the field of user 566. If they aren't then substitute in the field normally. Please see the bottom of the substitution tutorial page as there are IF substitution usage examples for checking for guest, etc..

Thanks for the quick reply, perfectly clear now. I knew I had to be missing something!
Much appreciated.

Canceled the query, realized it should post in new query