I was considering using Account Type to help differentiate users… so for instance my site is for a theater group. I could have several types… Actors, Stage Crew, Directors, Choreographers, Music Crew etc. Having each of these as a different “Account Type” which means that I could have their profile questions geared to their involvement. This was really attractive. The issue was that I would still have to assign “User Roles” manually for each person. Paul solved that recently with this plugin:
Auto Role on Sign-Up http://www.oxwall.org/store/item/497
However, I have some questions:
Is it true that once someone has signed up as a specific Account
Type, it is not possible to change their Account type to another Account
Type? For instance, if someone signs up
as an Actor, and then in a later production is
Stage Crew, you cannot change from one user type to another? This post seems to suggest that is the case:
http://www.oxwall.org/forum/topic/7954?page=1#post-39116
Can you always add “Account Types” in the future without problems?
Can you change “Account Type “ Specific profile questions later on without problems. What happens if someone Joins today and then nex week, I add additional profile questions? Will this cause problems?