Proper way to store user information

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Published on 2010-03-31T02:45:18Z Indexed on 2010/03/31 2:53 UTC
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The standard Joomla registration forms has a limited set of fields available. What's the "correct" method for adding the user's first name, last name, and phone number to the registration project? I can certainly modify the Joomla core, but that's less than ideal.

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