Customisable user profiles

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

User's Interface

Signup page

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

See also

• Using Moodle Should I hack the mdl_user table, or add my own? forum discussion