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ShirleyB

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drupal vs civicrm profile fields
August 29, 2012, 03:09:48 am
I want my users to provide a first name and last name when they register, and then not be able to change it. Would I be better adding the fields in drupal (configure/people/account settings) or using a civicrm profile? If there's not a clear 'best practice' answer, what advantages and disadvantages should I be considering?

I have the civicrm roles sync module linking the relevant drupal roles to civicrm member types.

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Re: drupal vs civicrm profile fields
August 29, 2012, 03:37:19 am
My recommendation would be to use CiviCRM profile and add it to registration page. This way first name and last name will be stored in CiviCRM.

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Re: drupal vs civicrm profile fields
August 29, 2012, 04:12:59 am
Thanks, good point - then contacts would be searchable by name in civicrm.

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Re: drupal vs civicrm profile fields
August 29, 2012, 04:20:27 am
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then contacts would be searchable by name in civicrm.

Yes

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