Sign up form customization

[Alexander Ujvari]

Hi,

Can I customize NING`s sign up form inside my network?

This is my problem:

I need to put a textbox inside my sign up form and once the user put a specific information in it I need to validate this information throught a WebServices.
Can I do that?

OR

Can I create my own sign up form and send the information to NING? The user will only register in my form and automatically be registered in my network.

[Charles Haire]

I'm kind of curious as to this myself. I'm sure it can be done...would like to know how.

[TJ @ jQueryHelp]

The first way can be done. Put a textbox on the signup page using jQuery. Then use jQuery to add a blur function to the textbox - it will fire when the user moves the cursor or mouse out of the textbox after they have filled it in. In the blur function you can send data to, and get data back from, your server by using the jQuery getJSON function. jQuery documentation is at http://docs.jquery.com/Main_Page