Joomla其他用户数据

Question

Im trying to create some new extensions in joomla.

I want to add additional information for each user. I know I could achieve this by creating my own custom user profile plugin and adding additional fields, but this will then add those fields to the users profile page.

I want to show the new fields separately. For example i may have one link on the users page which takes them to there basic information e.g. name, email etc. And another link which shows them the 'additional' fields.

The additional fields will not be personal information, that's why I want to display them separately.

My question is, how do I achieve this? Can I simply add additional fields to each user or will I have to write a completely new component?

UPDATE: I cannot use an existing extension as I want full control over the code. Also, the additional information will NOT be added by the user, it will only be added by admin.

Answer 1

In the end I decided it was better to create my own component. Mainly because hacking joomla would be a pest when updates came out and JED did not provide the specific extension that I wanted.