What is purpose of "User groups" fields in forms and how can I hide/disable them? [#2040077]

Forms for creating posts, questions, etc., include 4 group-related fields.
groups and user groups
I kind of understand need for 2 "groups" fields, but I do not understand what the 2 "user groups" fields are for. All I can find is that these 2 fields have been eliminated from UI of Commons Trusted Contacts per https://drupal.org/node/2023403.

I would like to hide the 2 "user groups" fields across my entire site -- show only the 2 "groups" fields in each of the relevant forms. What is the easiest way to do that?

Thanks

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Comment #1

ezra-g CreditAttribution: ezra-g commented 11 July 2013 at 18:01

Category:	support	» bug
Issue tags:		+Commons 7.x-3.3 radar

These shouldn't appear anywhere in the UI after #2023403: Hide "User groups" field from new content creation forms.

Comment #2

ezra-g CreditAttribution: ezra-g commented 15 July 2013 at 21:53

Status:

Active

» Fixed

Per #1, I'm not able to reproduce this with the latest dev version of Commons Groups. If you are able to reproduce, please re-open with steps to reproduce.

Comment #3

behoppe333 CreditAttribution: behoppe333 commented 19 July 2013 at 20:44

Status:

Fixed

» Active

@ezra-g thanks very much.

This problem is fixed as long as Commons_Trusted_Contacts is enabled.

If you disable Trusted Contacts then the "User Groups" field(s) still show in addition to "Groups". For example, in forms for creating posts and events. I assume all types of content behave similarly.

I would rather not enable Trusted Contacts, but I could consider enabling that module as a workaround if necessary.

Comment #4

ezra-g CreditAttribution: ezra-g commented 19 July 2013 at 20:47

Status:

Active

» Fixed

If you're not using trusted contacts, then you have no reason to keep the user groups fields and can remove them through the UI.

Comment #5

behoppe333 CreditAttribution: behoppe333 commented 19 July 2013 at 21:17

Category:	bug	» support
Status:	Fixed	» Active

Thanks. I am changing this back from bug report to its original category of support request.

I am new to Drupal. What is the easiest way to remove "user groups" fields?

My latest hunch is that for each content type (post, event, etc.), I

Edit that content type
Go to "manage display"
Set format of "User Groups" to hidden

When I originally posted the question I was about to implement hook_form_alter for all the forms I want to clean up, which seemed really clunky.

Sorry if my question is too newbie for this forum.

Comment #6

RobKoberg CreditAttribution: RobKoberg commented 23 July 2013 at 16:07

Status:

Active

» Reviewed & tested by the community

This is no longer an issue, right? It can be closed.

Comment #7

behoppe333 CreditAttribution: behoppe333 commented 24 July 2013 at 13:34

Status:	Reviewed & tested by the community	» Active
Issue tags:	-Commons 7.x-3.3 radar

IMO this is an open support question: "how do I hide user groups fields?" as elaborated in #5

It is distinct from #2023403: Hide "User groups" field from new content creation forms

I understand if no one has time to answer my question, or if this is not the appropriate place for my question, but it is an open question and if anyone has advice I would greatly appreciate it.

PS: Somehow this issue got tagged as Commons 3.3 radar, but I personally see no reason that this issue hold up Commons 3.3. And so I have removed that tag.