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=== The "public" user profile page ===
=== The "public" user profile page ===
This doesn't reflect your additions, at least on the March 31, 2007 Version of Moodle 1.8


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 05:59, 4 May 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? Options are:
    • Not visible - only a site administrator can see and edit this field
    • Visible to user - information is private to the user
    • Visible to everyone - information is available to anyone who can view user profiles

Adding/Editing fields

Link to the custom profiles interface from the site administration block

Steps

  • 1. Make a category
    • For example: "Class Information"
    • Then in the lower left-hand part of the page, you'll see "Create a new profile field:."
  • 2. Choose: "Menu of choices"
    • Example: Enter "p-teacher" then "Teacher" then a list of teachers who teach a given course.
    • Example: Enter "p-major" then "Major" then a list of the majors offered at your school
  • 3. Make another category, for example: "Personal Info"
  • 4. Choose: "Text"
    • Example: Enter "p-hobby" then "Hobbies"
    • Example: Enter "p-birthday" then "Birthday"
  • 5. Now go to your own profile and click the "edit profile" tab to see how it looks.

User's Interface

User profile page

The signup page

The signup form will be changed to include all required custom profile fields.

The "public" user profile page

See also