Select user role from frontend

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Is it possible to let a user sign up for an account from the front end but specify one of two user roles to choose from.

The worst case scenario would be to allow a user to sign up and then to change user roles once logged in?

Cheers!

2

Well, you can set the user role just like any other user field, either with User::create() or $user->update(). Could you please post the lines of your code that are responsible for user creation? Then we can help you with this directly.

3

Hi Lukas :slight_smile:

I’m currently using this in my controller -

<?php

return function($site, $pages, $page) {

    if(r::is('post') and get('create')) {
        
        try {

            $data = array(
                'title'         => get('title'),
                'text'          => get('text'),
                'author'        => get('author'),
                'date'          => date('d-m-Y') 
            );

            $curr = page('jobs')->children();
            $jobcount = $curr->count() + 1;
            $newPage = $curr->create(get('title'), 'job', $data);
            $newPage->sort($jobcount);
    
            $success = true;

        } catch(Exception $e) {

            $error = true;

        }
        
    }
        
};

I haven’t even got to add the user role bit yet, was more of a question for when i get around to it if i’m honest.

So would it be possible to add role into the array and update with the new user role from there?

4

Currently you are just creating a page, but yes, if you want to create a user, you should be able to set the role just like the other values.

5

Ahh apologies, I copied the wrong file haha!

I’m actually using this :wink:

 <?php 

return function($site, $pages, $page) {

    if(r::is('post') and get('create-user')) {

        try {

            $user = $site->users()->create(array(
                'username'      => get('username'),
                'firstname'         => get('firstname'),
                'lastname'         => get('lastname'),
                'sex'           => get('sex'),
                'email'         => get('email'),
                'password'      => get('password'),
                'language'      => 'en'
            ));
            
            $login = $user->login(get('password'));
            go('/');

        } catch(Exception $e) {
            $error = true;
        }

    } else {    
        $error = false;
    }

return array('error' => $error, 'success' => $success);

};
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6

Ah, alright. Have you tried just putting a role key in there?

Important: Please make sure to validate the param. If you don’t, users can become admins this way.

7

Will give it a shot now and let you know, yeah everything will be validated too. I’m just quickly throwing this together now to see if it works as a proof of concept. It’s not going to be used in its current form :slight_smile:

8

Hey Chris, did you get this to work ? I have to try this :slight_smile:

9

Hi Thiousi,

Yeah, I got it working fine. It’s a work in progress at the moment. I’ll share the link when its further down the line or drop me a message if you would like to see it in its current form :slight_smile:

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