solved Timeline checkbox appears in signup form. People joining network may be puzzled

Today I discovered that the Timeline Quota settings include the option to have a checkbox appear in create/update forms (see quoted text below).

The default setting is "on", and the result is that even a signup form will have this checkbox, as it is just another instance of a "create" form. People signing up to join a network may be puzzled or annoyed when asked to decide about a Timeline option that is not familiar or important for them.

Is there any easy way to have this checkbox NOT apply to signup forms, by default, while letting it apply to other forms that may be created or updated at various times after a member has joined (e.g. profile create/update forms)?

My own solution has been to turn the option off for my new regular member signup quota. It is important for new users to have a simple signup experience without distractions or friction. This means profile form creation and updates will not be shown on member timelines, but that is OK in my case.

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"If this option is checked, an "Add To Timeline" checkbox will appear in create/update forms that will allow the user to decide if they want their action added to their timeline. If this is unchecked, then all actions will be recorded to the Timeline.
Default: on "


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PJ Matthews, Kyoto
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updated by @researchcooperative: 01/31/18 02:48:21AM

Sorry for the delay responding to this.
So you are seeing an 'Add to Timeline' option on signup forms? I'm not seeing this. I'm also not seeing it on your site signup form either. Can you point me to where this is happening?
Thanks


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist

Hi, I did see it, but then realized that I could go to the Timeline module and turn off "Add to Timeline Option" for the signup quota, so that new users would not see this.

This means that my members will also not have this option when they complete their profile forms, but for the network I run, I think this will be OK.

The key question (I imagine) is whether or not the current default setting is the best setting for most quotas for most networks.

Thanks, Peter


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PJ Matthews, Kyoto
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Hi Peter
Sounds like you are sorted then, but am still confused as you said the checkbox showed in the signup form. I'd like to replicate this as I don't think it should be happening. Can you confirm that is what you had, and what settings made it happen?
Thanks


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist

Sorry - did not reply previously. The Timeline config help note syas:

"If this option is checked, an "Add To Timeline" checkbox will appear in create/update forms that will allow the user to decide if they want their action added to their timeline. If this is unchecked, then all actions will be recorded to the Timeline.
Default: on "

The user/signup form is the Create twin of the user/account (update aka settings) form in my understanding. So the instruction suggests that the default on setting will put a checkbox in all "create" forms including a signup form, which is where I apparently saw this. I now have it set to off, and have not tried to reproduce what I reported. Sorry.


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PJ Matthews, Kyoto
Migrated from Ning 2.0. Now at Jamroom 6 beta and using Jamroom Hosting for The Research Cooperative (researchcooperative.org)