What is the proper way to extend existing plugin.

Hello Friends,
                        I want to extand some field in registraion , let us say "note" , "subnote" , for that i have done following:
                       
Step 1.                       
        add these 2 fields( note , subnote ) in database.


Step 2.                           
        In "mod\siteaccess\views\default\siteaccess\register.php" write:                       
                       
    $note= get_input('note');
    $subnote= get_input('subnote');
    $html = "";
    $html .= "<label>Note ";
    $html .= "<br /><input type=\"text\" name=\"note\" value='".$note."'  /></label><br />";
    $html .= "<label>Sub Note ";
    $html .= "<br /><input type=\"text\" name=\"subnote\" value='".$subnote."'  /></label><br />";      
    echo $html;
   
Step 3.    In  "engine\lib\users.php" change coding as i needed ( add => note , subnote ) related coding there.

But i think it's not a good way.

Can any one tell me a proper way ( in detail ) to extend existing plugin?

Thanks in Advance.

Hemant Kumar Upadhyay

FiveE Technologies , new delhi , India           

http://www.fivee.in/

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  • I think you have posted question in wrong Place. Here issue is different :

                                          Here Issue

    I want to extand some field in registraion , let us say "note" , "subnote" , for that i have done following:
                           
    Step 1.                       
            add these 2 fields( note , subnote ) in database.

    Step 2.                           
            In "mod\siteaccess\views\default\siteaccess\register.php" write:                       
                           
        $note= get_input('note');
        $subnote= get_input('subnote');
        $html = "";
        $html .= "<label>Note ";
        $html .= "<br /><input type=\"text\" name=\"note\" value='".$note."'  /></label><br />";
        $html .= "<label>Sub Note ";
        $html .= "<br /><input type=\"text\" name=\"subnote\" value='".$subnote."'  /></label><br />";      
        echo $html;
       
    Step 3.    In  "engine\lib\users.php" change coding as i needed ( add => note , subnote ) related coding there.

    But i think it's not a good way.

    Can any one tell me a proper way ( in detail ) to extend existing plugin.

    Thanks in Advance.

    Hemant Kumar Upadhyay

    FiveE Technologies , new delhi , India

    http://www.fivee.in/