Development:Customisable user profiles: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 21:50, 5 February 2007
Overview
The main goal is to allow administrators to add/edit user profile fields. These fields may also be categorised, ordered, locked, hidden.
Database Changes
New tables
There are 3 new tables:
- user_info_field
- user_info_category
- user_info_data
Splitting the current user table
In version 1.9, the following fields will be moved from the user table and placed in a category named optional
- icq
- skype
- yahoo
- aim
- msn
- phone1
- phone2
- institution
- department
- address
- url
The remaining fields will remain hardcoded in the user profile form.
Admin's Interface
Various field flags
- required - a required field. Fields marked as required will also be displayed in the signup form;
- locked - can the user edit this field?;
- visible - can the user see this field?;
Adding/Editing fields
User's Interface
User profile page
Signup page
See also
- Using Moodle Should I hack the mdl_user table, or add my own? forum discussion
