[Forum] 4.0.4 & 4.0.5 - FaceBook Connect Required Fields Issue - ** The Fix **

[anthonyparsons]

Direct from David Grove within the support ticket for this issue, the fix is a simple edit within 2 files for 4.0.4 & 4.0.5 until the next release comes out with it as default.

** These are PHP file edits, not template edits **

Original fix by David: http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-7489

(1) Find the following code in /includes/class_dm_user.php

// check for empty required fields
if (($profilefield['required'] == 1 OR $profilefield['required'] == 3) AND $value === false AND $verify)
{
    $this->error('required_field_x_missing_or_invalid', $profilefield['title']);
} 

And replace with this:

// check for empty required fields
if (($profilefield['required'] == 1 OR $profilefield['required'] == 3) AND $value === false AND $verify)
{
    if ($_POST['do'] == 'fbconnect' AND $this->registry->GPC['link'] AND !isset($values["$varname"]))
    {
        continue;
    }
    $this->error('required_field_x_missing_or_invalid', $profilefield['title']);
} 

(2) Find the following code in /includes/functions_facebook.php

$customfields = $userdata->set_userfields($vbulletin->GPC['userfield'], true, 'register'); 

Replace it with the following:

if ($_POST['do'] == 'fbconnect' AND $vbulletin->GPC['link'])
{
    $customfields = $userdata->set_userfields($vbulletin->GPC['userfield'], true, 'normal');
}
else
{
    $customfields = $userdata->set_userfields($vbulletin->GPC['userfield'], true, 'register');
} 

Thank you David for providing this prior to the next version.

[Rik Brown]

Anthony: Thank you so much for this information. -- Rik

[hl8888]

thanks bro

[MR K]

this fixes the troubles with the 'publish' button also?

[moonclamp]

I have 4.0.6 and cannot apply the edits (already done in class_dm_user.php and can't find them in functions_facebook.php).

There is still an error if the required fields are radio buttons or dropdown menus.