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Hi all,

I am trying to output custom fields from the Member Module into a standard EE template.

From this thread: http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/122889/

I thought I could use th following code, but it doesn’t seem to be working (The screen name appears, but not the custom field).

{if logged_in}
     {exp:member:custom_profile_data}
          {screen_name}, {m_field_id 3}
     {/exp:member:custom_profile_data}
{/if}

Thank you
Simon 😊

Crikey, page 4 already :(

Anyone know how I can do this?

Thanks
Simon

Hi Simon,

The code you have shown above is that a direct copy / paste from your template there?

If so then you can’t (as far as I know anyway) have custom member field short-names that have spaces in them. Should that perhaps read {m_field_id_3} instead?

Also is that definitely the short name you have called your custom field as that looks more like the field name that will be used in the database and not what is stored in :

Members > Member Fields > Field Name

Check that you’re definitely using the correct field short name there.

Hope that helps a bit.

Best wishes,

Mark

Hi Mark,

Thanks for coming back to me 😊

I tried both, with the underscore also, but that didn’t work either.

I first tried the field name but that wasn’t pulling anything in either. That’s when I did a bit of a search and found the thread I linked to in my first post.

If I use the actual short code from the member field, it just returns as blank.

Hi Simon,

Can you let us know what you have set here :

Members > Member Fields > Field Name (Name of your custom field)

Also you mentioned in your original post that you were doing this in a standard template. What exactly do you mean by standard template?

You’re not trying to do this in the member templates are you?

Mark

Hi Mark,

For the custom field I have:

Field ID: 3
Label: First Name
Name: member_first_name

Field ID: 4
Label: Last Name
Name: member_last_name

By standard template I mean a template I have created in Template Manager. Not in the member templates.

Many thanks for your help
Simon

Hi Simon,

In that case do you get anything when you test this code in a new template :

{exp:member:custom_profile_data}
        {screen_name}, {member_first_name}
{/exp:member:custom_profile_data}

Best wishes,

Mark

Hi Mark,

Tried with a completely new template with just the code you posted above. The only code that appears id the Screen Name.

Thanks
Simon

Hi, Simon.

I created a brand new template with the following code in it:

<h3>Member Testing of Custom Fields</h3>

<p> {exp:member:custom_profile_data}<br />
          {screen_name}, {skype}<br />
     {/exp:member:custom_profile_data}

I’m logged in, and my screen_name and Skype name showed up as expected. Did you set the field to be visible ?

Hi Sue,

The field is set to be visible in public profiles.

It is a custom member field, does that make a difference?

Also, is it right that I am attempting to pull it in with the Field Name, i.e, {member_last_name]

Sorry, is it ok to bump posts up after 24 hours?

Really stuck on this one.

I have it working! I have no idea how but it now works!

Many thanks for your help 😊

Hey, all I did was give you an example that worked. 😊 Glad things are working again.. Feel free to start a new thread if you have any more questions.