Get more information from users

Hi Everyone,

I am new to Joomla and have recently setup a Joomla!2.5 installation to replace my current custom brew set up.

I need to collect information beyond a name and email from my users. For example a phone number and other text fields. Are there any extensions that will allow me to do this? I have searched the Joomla site but have yet to find anything that I believe will work.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

If you want add new field in register form, then it maybe help you. It is not directly for joomla 2.5 but it can show you a way for solve your problem. http://iprogrammerbd.com/add-postcode-field-to-the-joomla-registration-form/

 

It maybe change the following files from joomla 2.5 version:
Step 01: You can add new text label for new added field with this two ini files.
/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_user_profile.ini
/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_user_profile.sys.ini
Step 02: You can add new field with this two xml files.
/plugins/user/profile/profile.xml

/plugins/user/profile/profiles/profile.xml
You can add new field with this two xml files.
After done step 01 and step 02 you must change the following php file.
/plugins/user/profile/profile.php
Step 03: Find this bit of code:

// Add the registration fields to the form.
JForm::addFormPath(dirname(__FILE__).'/profiles');
$form->loadFile('profile', false);

$fields = array(
'address1',
'address2',
-------,
-------,
'new_field_name',
);
Step 04: Added the "new_field_name" version of the code below to the profile.php file

if (!JHtml::isRegistered('users.url')) {
JHtml::register('users.url', array(__CLASS__, 'url'));
}
-------
-------
if (!JHtml::isRegistered('users.new_field_name')) {
JHtml::register('users.new_field_name', array(__CLASS__, 'new_field_name'));
}
Step 05: Added this public static function later in the profile.php file:

public static function new_field_name($value)
{
if ($value) {
return JText::_('JYES');
}
else {
return JText::_('JNO');
}
}

 

to make this simplier you can get free custom profile extensions that can help you add extra fields

 

There is already a plugin available with default Joomla 2.5. Go to Plugin Manager --> user - Profile

If you need more advanced, then use Community Builder. I am using this for more that 4 years.