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How to let customer choose customer group at registration?

Jonas Lagneryd Total Posts: 61 Joined: 2008-09-01 Ignore user	Hi, I wonder how to let the customer choose customer group at registration. In our case for instance we would like the customer to be able to choose student in order to get the student discounts. Kind regards, Jonas
	Posted: November 26 2008 \| top

Yooplaboom Total Posts: 30 Joined: 2008-11-25 Ignore user	looking for the same thing
	Posted: December 12 2008 \| top \| # 1

Chelramsey Total Posts: 33 Joined: 2008-12-01 Ignore user	Same here. Please do not tell me I have to manually set each customer to a group.
	Posted: December 22 2008 \| top \| # 2

tilzinger Total Posts: 118 Joined: 2007-12-27 Ignore user	I’m looking for the same thing. Anyone figure it out yet?
	Posted: January 19 2009 \| top \| # 3

xoail Total Posts: 12 Joined: 2009-01-02 Ignore user	So am I.... anybody have any idea how to go about registering a user under a group?
	Posted: January 22 2009 \| top \| # 4

flmag Total Posts: 49 Joined: 2008-12-08 Ignore user	You have to modify only 2 files for this customer/form/register.phtml and app/code/core/Mage/customer/etc/config.xml (maybe form/edit.phtml if you want to allow the user to change his group after registering) config.xml : Add the group_id row <fieldsets> <customer_account> <prefix><create>1</create><update>1</update><name>1</name></prefix> <firstname><create>1</create><update>1</update><name>1</name></firstname> <middlename><create>1</create><update>1</update><name>1</name></middlename> <lastname><create>1</create><update>1</update><name>1</name></lastname> <suffix><create>1</create><update>1</update><name>1</name></suffix> <email><create>1</create><update>1</update></email> <group_id><create>1</create><update>1</update></group_id> <password><create>1</create></password> <confirmation><create>1</create></confirmation> <dob><create>1</create><update>1</update></dob> <taxvat><create>1</create><update>1</update></taxvat> </customer_account> </fieldsets> register.phtml Add this code where you see fit in the form <div class="input-box"> <label for="group_id"><?php echo $this->__('Group') ?><span class="required">*</span></label><br/> <select name="group_id" id="group_id" title="<?php echo $this->__('Group') ?>" class="validate-group required-entry input-text" /> <?php $groups = Mage::helper('customer')->getGroups()->toOptionArray(); ?> <?php foreach($groups as $group){ ?> <option value="<?php print $group['value'] ?>"><?php print $group['label'] ?></option> <?php } ?> </select> </div> The same code is valid for edit.phtml And there you have it.
	Posted: January 22 2009 \| top \| # 5

Spheric Total Posts: 69 Joined: 2008-10-15 Ignore user	I am using Magento version 1.2.1.1. By dropping this code into “/app/etc/modules” I am able to update the Customer Group during registration. (Actually, I added it to MyCompany_All.xml at the global level.) `<?xml version="1.0"?> <config> <global> <fieldsets> <customer_account> <group_id><create>1</create><update>1</update></group_id> </customer_account> </fieldsets> </global> </config>` That is all it took. I can now allow the user to select to be included in the Members Group by adding this checkbox to “app/design/frontend/default/my_default_theme/template/customer/form/register.phtml”: `<li> <input type="checkbox" name="group_id" id="group_id" value="4" title="<?php echo $this->__('Membership') ?>" <?php if($this->getFormData()->getGoupId() == 4): ?>checked="checked"<?php endif ?> /> <label for="group_id"><?php echo $this->__('I wish to take advantage of Member Discount Pricing') ?></label> </li>` This works just fine. But, I would like to give the customer a second chance to join the Members Group if they didn’t selct it at registration. Placing this code in “app/design/frontend/default/my_default_theme/template/customer/form/edit.phtml” under Edit Account Information does not work: `<li> <input type="checkbox" name="group_id" id="group_id" value="4" title="<?php echo $this->__('Membership') ?>" <?php if($this->getCustomer()->getGroupId() == 4): ?>checked="checked"<?php endif ?> /> <label for="group_id"><?php echo $this->__('I wish to take advantage of Member Discount Pricing') ?></label> </li>` I am able to read the group_id with getGroupId(), but the checkbox does not update the database. I know that the two forms are different, register.phtml uses “/customer/account/createpost/” and edit.phtml uses “customer/account/editPost”. So, obviously I have more work to do to add this field to the form. Does anyone know how to allow an existing customer to select the Customer Group from a checkbox once they have already created their account?
	Posted: March 11 2009 \| top \| # 6

Spheric Total Posts: 69 Joined: 2008-10-15 Ignore user	Problem resolved. The “editPostAction()” method in “app/code/core/Mage/Customer/controllers/AccountController.php” contains the following code which “hardwires” the group_id to its existing value whenever you edit account information from the customer account frontend: `/** * we would like to preserver the existing group id / if ($this->_getSession()->getCustomerGroupId()) { $customer->setGroupId($this->_getSession()->getCustomerGroupId()); }` I overloaded editPostAction() method from the controller using the existing code with this change: `/* * we would like to preserver the existing group id if needed */ if (!$this->getRequest()->getParam('group_id')) { if ($this->_getSession()->getCustomerGroupId()) { $customer->setGroupId($this->_getSession()->getCustomerGroupId()); } }` It now works perfectly. And, I learned how to overload a controller along the way.
	Posted: March 13 2009 \| top \| # 7

rianti Total Posts: 8 Joined: 2009-03-31 Ignore user	Hi flmag, I’ve implemented the code and it works great Thanks heaps, I really appreciate your prompt help! =========================================================================== Group is reset back to General in My Account Hi, I tried to implement your code and it works fine. However, after registration when I go to My Account, the Customer Group is reset back to “General”. I changed and saved it, but when I check, it’s back to “General” again. Do you have the same problem or did I implement the code incorrectly? Most likely the problem is in edit.phtml. Even if the group is saved ok in the db, in my post i didn’t specify how to get the current customer group to be selected in the dropdown. This should work, just replace the old foreach in the <select></select> `<?php foreach($groups as $group){ ?> <option <?php if($this->getCustomer()->getGroupId() == $group['value']) print 'selected="selected"'; ?> value="<?php print $group['value'] ?>"><?php print $group['label'] ?></option> <?php } ?>`
	Posted: April 8 2009 \| top \| # 8

MartinaL Total Posts: 72 Joined: 2008-03-31 Ignore user	I tried to use this code as well but it seems to be over writing what is chosen to whatever is set as the default group for the website?
	Posted: April 28 2009 \| top \| # 9

mkII Total Posts: 79 Joined: 2009-02-24 Ignore user	I want to force the user’s group change on checkout if the user purchased some product (e.g. virtual “membership” product). Does anyone has idea how to implement this?
	Posted: July 7 2009 \| top \| # 10

Brandon S. Total Posts: 14 Joined: 2009-04-10 Ignore user	@mkll Lucky you. This was just released a little while ago: http://www.magentocommerce.com/extension/packages/module/1666/customer-group-switcher
	Posted: July 28 2009 \| top \| # 11

mkII Total Posts: 79 Joined: 2009-02-24 Ignore user	Brandon, thank you for caring, I already know about it.
	Posted: July 28 2009 \| top \| # 12

suricate Total Posts: 127 Joined: 2009-06-25 Brazil Ignore user	Hello, I’m trying to make this work in onepage, but no success yet, any idea? PS. registration.phtml is working fine in billing.phtml i include: <div class="select"> <label for="billing:group_id"><?php echo $this->__('Tipo de Pessoa') ?> <span class="required"></span></label><br /> <select id="billing:group_id" name="billing[group_id]" title="<?php echo $this->__('Customer Group') ?>" class="validate-select"> <option value=""><?php echo $this->__('A NF é para Pessoa..(selecione)') ?></option> <?php $groups = Mage::getResourceModel('customer/group_collection') ->addFieldToFilter('customer_group_id', array('gt'=> 0)) ->load() ->toOptionArray(); foreach ($groups as $a) echo "<option value='".$a['value']."'>".$a['label']."</option>"; ?> </select> </div> in the config.xml <checkout_onepage_billing> <prefix><to_customer></to_customer></prefix> <firstname><to_customer></to_customer></firstname> <middlename><to_customer></to_customer></middlename> <lastname><to_customer></to_customer></lastname> <suffix><to_customer></to_customer></suffix> <email><to_customer></to_customer></email> <customer_dob><to_customer>dob</to_customer></customer_dob> <customer_taxvat><to_customer>taxvat</to_customer></customer_taxvat> <group_id><to_customer></to_customer></group_id> </checkout_onepage_billing> In other Topic have an explanation on how to make work editing 1 core file, but i tried without success Link to the other topic if you have experience in php please help us! : http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/9620/P103/ i try with this code without success: (on line 225 on version 1.3.2.1 of app\code\core\Mage\Checkout\Model\Type\OnePage.php) `// CREATE A SESSION VARIABLE WITH $data ARRAY $_SESSION["customDataForm"]=$data; // <this is line 227 in my file` and on function saveorder after case Mage_Sales_Model_Quote::CHECKOUT_METHOD_REGISTER: $customer = Mage::getModel(’customer/customer’); i added: `$customer->setGroupId($_SESSION["customDataForm"]["group_id"]);` but i have the error in firebug (and the page dont go to shipping methods, simple reloads): “Undefined variable: data in /var/www/html/app/code/core/Mage/Checkout/Model/Type/Onepage.php on line 227” Any idea? Sorry for bad English Any help is appreciated Best Regards, Fernando Signature Fernando Loja Online de Equipamentos de Informática Visite o Blog Suricate de Tecnologia Follow us on Twitter
	Posted: August 17 2009 \| top \| # 13

poashoas Total Posts: 13 Joined: 2009-11-11 Ignore user	Is it also possible to add a hidden input or selected option to add a new registration to a customer group like “wholesale” automaticly?
	Posted: December 16 2009 \| top \| # 14

Dhiraj Patra Total Posts: 9 Joined: 2009-10-30 India Ignore user	Hi all and specially flmag, thanks for your post regarding group id option added into the registration form. After implementing it group id not displaying into the customer registration form. I have refresh / clean cache several times but there is no effect at all. Kindly anybody can tell me any solution or suggestion? Regards Signature All you need for open source LAMP
	Posted: December 29 2009 \| top \| # 15

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