Need a member-driven website for your non-profit or foundation? Looking to manage multiple levels of user access, member-created content, user profiles, organization events and more? Yeah, you can do that. And, ExpressionEngine’s native member capabilities get even better when paired with Calendar and Profile:Edit, meaning you don’t have to abandon your design to get the functionality you want.

• Session Three
• 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
• Chris Newton, MightyBigRobot
• Greg Ferrell, Solspace
• Jessica D’Amico, Just Jess

We see the same types of needs over and over again.

• EE is a strong choice for organizations, foundations and non-profits.
• Access control based on user groups.
• Varied levels of member access.
• User groups and template privileges.
• Varied types of member creation and activation.
• Fine tuned levels of control on the back-end (templates / modules).

Importing

• Native EE member import
• CSV / XML utility
• Reality of most groups - this is how they have their member data.

Profile:Edit vs User vs Zoo Member.  Three choices for member management.

Profile:Edit allows you to use channels as member data.

• Changing the game for users with Profile:Edit.
• Pulls member-related content out of the traditional member fields and into the channel.
• Editing becomes a simple process for users on the front-end.
• Utilities makes your life easier.
• Import your users > create their profile entries in one fell swoop.
• Eliminate the concept of “Member Templates and Member Fields.

Handling Events

• Native EE > channel entries for basic event / calendar.
• There’s got to be a better way.
• Solspace: Calendar
• Real repeating events with all sorts of controls.
• Front-end editing and event creation.
• Code Pack, included with Calendar gives a good starting point.
• Front End event form allows users to add events.
• Group Permissions to allow entries based on groups

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• Author: G. Brad Hopkins
• About Me: I bought my first computer - an Apple Performa 6320 - when I was in college and have been building websites ever since. I like long walks in Illustrator and candle lit dinners with ExpressionEngine.
• @gbradhopkins