Module: Send User Credentials

[apeisa]

This module tries to help in very common admin task: emailing user a new password. I implemented this as a fieldtype, not sure if that is best way to go? I did it that way to allow simple API usage and offering easy customization (like in what position to put the reset checkbox etc).

Simple Five Steps installation™:

1. Copy the file FieldtypeSendUserCredentials.module to /site/modules/ directory
   
2. Install the module from Modules section
   
3. Create new field, call it "send_password" or whatever you like to call it. Important: choose SendUserCredentials as a fieldtype
   
4. Edit user template (if you can't find it, Filters => Show system templates)
   
5. Add new field there
   

Usage from admin:

Edit user and check the new field. Save.

Usage from API:

$u = $users->get("apeisa");
$u->of(false);
$u->send_password = 1; // send_password = whatever you have named your new field
$u->save();

TODO:

• Offer better security by requiring password change right after login
  

EDIT:

• Removed the permanent
  
• Added few comments and better usage from API instructions
  

FieldtypeSendUserCredentials.module

[apeisa]

This fieldtype wouldn't even need a db-table, since value is always 0 (well, it is 1 at the runtime but that will never get saved). So there probably is some code that can be removed (this was build from Checkbox fieldtype).

[ryan]

Great idea! Thanks for making this, it's very useful.

In your API example, it says "$u->reset = 1;", is "reset" the name of the field, or is that a static name to always use?

Also wanted to suggest removing the "permanent=true" from your getModuleInfo() because that will prevent people from being able to uninstall it.

[apeisa]

Thanks Ryan. Yeah, reset is the fieldname, was pretty confusing since I was using different field name on each example. Also removed the permanent (it got there from copying the core FieldtypeCheckbox module)

[ryan]

Great module! Post please post to modules.processwire.com at your convenience.