This is the first time I've added fields to the member record using XTMember extension. I'm working with TL v2.8.3, the current release of the extension xt member fields extension, and I'm using a Linux/Apache server.
I followed the instructions in the forum to add several new fields "booth" and "paydate" "paid" and "permit" to the member record using the XTMember extension (thats the "Member Fields" extension in the list, correct?), show both as "Viewable" in back end but not "Editable" in front end, and then ran the Install tool to initialize the databases.
Neither field appears in the member form. They both appear in the list of fields in the drop down positioned properly for the field group, but neither is visible on the form when I'm logged in as the "User".
UPDATE: Okay I've found one more of the piece of the puzzle, that I'm supposed to "Export" the member field editor as an "extension" and then run the install update. I've done that, run the update, the fields are now listed in the "Public Profile" for the member record in the backend, but they still do not appear in the "Member" record in the back end even thought the box for "Viewable" is checked.
Instead of running the export, do I have to save it as a zip file and manually install it to get this to work. The extension does not appear in the Extension Manager list but it did get detected by the install tool.
Is this a bug in the code, or do I now have to edit the member fields template to get these fields to appear? If that's the case, what is the purpose of having the checkbox "Viewable in the back end" ?
Ernest McDermon Snellville, GA
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