[SOLVED] Adding Users to Second User Group & Second Email List

Here is a use case:  

I have a Yes/No question in the registration.  Regardless of the answer, the user is added to a specific Joomla user group and a specific AcyMailing list.   They are also moved to a different email list if deactivated.

If the answer is YES, I want to also add them to a second email list (AcyMailing) and/or add them to a second Joomla user group.

Is this possible?  If so what is the best way to do this?

 

You could do that using CB Auto Actions. It includes an AcyMailing auto action type for subscribing users to newsletters. Something like the following should work.

Global
Triggers: onAfterUserRegistration
Type: AcyMailing
User: Automatic
Access: Everybody
Conditions
Field: SELECT_YESNO_FIELD_HERE
Operator: Equal To
Value: 1

Now you'd just configure the AcyMailing parameters as desired. You can make a second auto action to handle usergroups using the Usergroup auto action type. Note this only applies to frontend registrations. If you need it to apply to backend and profile updates you'll need to add additional triggers from the below list.

Backend
Registration = onAfterNewUser
Edit = onAfterUpdateUser

Frontend
Registration = onAfterUserRegistration
Edit = onAfterUserUpdate

Awesome.  Auto Actions to the rescue.    

Thanks for the advice about the back end as well.   I add members infrequently in the back end so may add the list and user groups manually, though its good to know it can also be automated!

Thanks!

Follow-up questions:

1. For Value: 1.    Would I put the #1 or the word Yes?

2. On the flip side, if the user goes in later to update the answer to No, I would want to automatically remove them from the Mailing List and/or user group.   Which Auto Acttion would be ideal for a user editing their profile?

Thanks!


 

1. For Value: 1. Would I put the #1 or the word Yes?

If it's a checkbox field then the values are as follows.

Yes = 1
No = 0

2. On the flip side, if the user goes in later to update the answer to No, I would want to automatically remove them from the Mailing List and/or user group. Which Auto Acttion would be ideal for a user editing their profile?

Same auto action just invert the action behavior and conditions. So if the value is 1 add the usergroup. If the value is 0 remove the usergroup. Both would be Usergroups auto actions. So to add/remove the newsletters and the usergroups you'd have a total of 4 auto actions. 2 for newsletter and 2 for usergroups.

1. For Value: 1. Would I put the #1 or the word Yes?

If it's a checkbox field then the values are as follows.

Yes = 1
No = 0

Actually, it's radio buttons, but discovered that the options indicated "Value" so it worked when I added "Yes" to the condition.   I will keep the answer in mind if I later use checkboxes.  

2. On the flip side, if the user goes in later to update the answer to No, I would want to automatically remove them from the Mailing List and/or user group. Which Auto Acttion would be ideal for a user editing their profile?

Same auto action just invert the action behavior and conditions. So if the value is 1 add the usergroup. If the value is 0 remove the usergroup. Both would be Usergroups auto actions. So to add/remove the newsletters and the usergroups you'd have a total of 4 auto actions. 2 for newsletter and 2 for usergroups.

Oh, I got the impression the "onAfterUserRegistration" was only triggered during sign-up.    Will this trigger still work if the user had gone in later on to edit their profile?

Speaking of triggers, are there any docs on the long list of triggers that I can refer to?

Thanks, Kyle!