If you go to "/nodefamily/CONTENT-TYPE-FOR-NODEPROFILE" it will either create or edit the node so it doesn't matter if it exists or not.

Michelle

On 4/13/2007 10:57:21 AM, Neil: esl-lounge.com (neil@esl-lounge.com) wrote:

I am using the following modules:

nodeprofile usernode path auto Me aliases

When a user signs up, a usernode is automatically created and using path auto/me aliases, this can be accessed using personal/me.

In the menu, I also have a link to profile/me which is the correct URL for a user's nodeprofile...but only once it's been created. If a user clicks on that just after signing up, they get a 404.

What's the best way around this? I know I can send a link in the confirmation e-mail to "node/add/nodeprofile" but there's no guarantee they'll click on it. If I have a hard-coded link to "node/add/nodeprofile", it will get in the way once a user has created a profile.

possible solutions?

1. show menu link "Create Profile" only to those without a profile. How

would I implement this?

2. Is there a way for an empty nodeprofile to be created at the same time

as the usernode is created?

3. Can I use mysql triggers to, at least on the db side, insert an empty

profile into the relevant table so that the profile at least exists once an account is created?

Is there any o