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New User Optional Fields
This section of the Mystic BBS Configuration System allows the SysOp to configure the third of several sections of settings that apply to new users when registering to join the BBS. Here you can decide if you want to ask new users up to three optional questions.
This example screen displays the options available.
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There are currently three additional optional fields you enable to ask new users customised questions when registering with your Mystic BBS. They can be customised using this configuration screen with each row of options pertaining to one optional field.
Optional Field Settings
There are five options you can configure for each optional field:
Ask
Ask the new user optional field #1 during the registration process. Options are Yes or No.
Desc
Sets the name of the field displayed on page 5 of the Mystic BBS user editor when examining an individual users record. This section in the user editor is called 'Optional Data'.
Type
Sets the type of field input the user may enter when providing a response. The options are:
- Password
- Lower
- Yes/No
- Standard
- Upper
- Proper
- Phone
- Date
- Number
Field
Sets the size of the input field.
Max
Sets the maximum size of input allowed.
Customizing Optional Field Text
The text displayed to users when optional fields 1-3 are enabled can be found in each theme's prompts file.
- Mystic uses prompt 443 to display the text for optional field #1 during new user and prompt 444 when editing
- Mystic uses prompt 445 to display the text for optional field #2 during new user and prompt 446 when editing
- Mystic uses prompt 447 to display the text for optional field #3 during new user and prompt 448 then editing