Developers Zone - Joomla 1.5
Undoubtedly you are aware of the ability for Joomla to publish modules on specific menu items (or more specifically, chosen itemIds). What I am about to show you is how to replicate this using three lines of code which you can quite easily glean from the Joomla Core files.
Personally, I opted to share this with everyone since it is a piece of code that has eluded me for sometime.
Read more: Implementing the Menu Context code into your components
Developers Zone - Joomla 1.5
There is a bit more to this step-by-step if you are intending to have these fields editable from within the /administrator console.
If you have taken a look through Part 1 of this tutorial, then you should be safe to proceed. However if you haven't, you will need to familiarise yourself with it, because I am going to refer to past information in this tutorial.
Read more: Adding fields to Joomla registration page (continued)
Developers Zone - Joomla 1.5
One of the many things people use such components like Community Builder for is the addition of fields on the Register page. Unfortunately, some of these components can have an adverse effect later on, and can actually cause a security issue in your installation (and don't forget looking for another patch if an exploit is detected).
This has prompted me to write up a little mini step-by-step to help you through the modifying of the registration pages.