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Profiles question - allowing users to update thir data
September 21, 2013, 04:35:27 am
My user wants to email a group, so they can click on a link that enables them to update their data (they won't have a Drupal signon).   I've set this up, using a method described in the floss manual so the email has a link like this:
http://www.mysite.org.uk/civicrm/profile/edit?reset=1&gid=13&id=4107&cs=bbc6c9e6c4a2e7d2f19167611c50ea48_1379750407_168
The problem I've found is that the browser page the user gets by clicking the link sometimes has the misleading message 'Thank you. Your information has been saved' which I guess is because that page is in a cache somewhere.
Here's my question... the latest floss manual doesn't describe this method.  Is this because there's a better way?  Should I be using webform rather than this approach?  Thanks for your help.
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Re: Profiles question - allowing users to update thir data
September 21, 2013, 09:29:48 am
So this is 2 issues:
  • Mystery Message: Yes that sounds like some sort of session/caching issue - possibly a bug in CiviCRM, possibly to do with your own site's caching methods.
  • Should you use a webform: Well there are some things that webforms can do that profiles can't do (relationships, multiple contacts, conditional fields, layouts, mollom, etc.) and there are a few things profiles can do that webforms can't do (create user account, directory listings). For a basic "update your info" form, they can both do that, so you can use either. But I think there is a good chance there's a feature in webforms you'll enjoy having even for simple forms, like layouts. Also it would solve your other problem.
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Re: Profiles question - allowing users to update thir data
September 21, 2013, 12:03:28 pm

Are you trying and testing for multiple users via the same browser.

we store session and cookie info and this might potentially be confusing things and hence the thankyou message

lobo
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