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Old 02-25-2007, 11:32 PM
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Question New GARS owner: Where is a custom field shown?

This may seem like a really dumb question, but I have not been able to find a reference in these forums describing WHAT CUSTOM FIELDS DO. (though there are plenty of references regarding how to create them).

Do they replace (or can they replace) custom user profile fields? Is it only for use within postings? Where are they used, where cant they be used, and what are they meant to customize in the first place?

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Old 02-26-2007, 10:31 AM
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custom fields can be used for anything you want really, heres what I used them for.

I created an articles area on my forums, with the following custom fields.

1. How easy - drop down menu with 5 different difficulties.
2. Time take - drop down menu with 5 different times.
3. Tools required - a text field allowing ppl to enter what tools are needed.
4. References - text field allowing them to place links to websites where you can buy the parts, or even link to other threads
5. Key words - this was supposed to allow for easier searching but custom fields are not searchable, so I just copy the keywords into article each time a new ones been made.

these custom fields were set to show at "Below Header" allowing each article to have the same feel to it as the next. Previously people would just make up their own headers (tools required, time taken) they used different colours, and fonts - it could be quite messy sometimes.. this way allows me to control the main page, allowing a nice streamline affair.

Well, that's what I used them for.
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Old 02-26-2007, 02:44 PM
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Are they only applicable to articles? I was looking for a way to use them for User Profile custom fields. I know VB has this, but the GEEK system seems more robust. Also, I would like to be able to select posts from forums and redisplay them contextually in another context as a collection of relevant information.

What I want to understand is what problem are GARS Custom Fields specifically trying to solve, and where and in what context they can and cant be used.
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Old 02-28-2007, 11:51 PM
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Thank you Geek and Tigratus.

I think its really important to update the Tutorials etc because these basic issues are not obvious and cause more question asking about things that should be very clear at the outset. That clutters up your forum and gives you more moderation work. Here is what Waltercat sent me which was very helpful:

The settings section assigns a GARS type to a specific forum.
The Type is the type of GARS forums you are creating. That is the main section where you assign ratings, modules, custom fields etc.
The modules section allows you to configure how you want your modules to look.
The ratings section allows you to create different sets of ratings.
The custom fields section allows you to create custom fields.

As you mentioned its also key that people underatdn that GARS affects only forum post screens.

Thanks again, and by the way Tigratus I am in New York
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Old 03-01-2007, 08:16 AM
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Agreed that more documentation needs to be done - but it has always been down to code more or document more

THere is a potential solution in the pipeline though
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