Attached is a revised version of the Profiles help page for the handbook.

  • It simplifies the English, fixes some errors in composition, and makes things clearer.
  • It tells how to enable the module
  • It better explains the available fields for custom forms
  • It tells how to put "User list" on your menus
  • It documents the assignment of relevant permissions
  • It makes the various administration pages for the module easier to find in context.

It is up to date for Drupal 5.0.

I have several comments and questions:

Under "Visibility," I see that hidden profile fields are "only accessible by administrators, modules and themes." Admins may wonder, How do themes deploy such fields?

Also under "Visibility, I see "Private field, content only available to privileged users." Who are those "privileged users"? They seem to be different from "administrators," but the "Permissions" page offers no way to specify who they are. This is likely to perplex site administrators. It should be documented.

Cordially,
O Govinda

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lreid commented
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new Revised help copy for profiles 2.txt4.16 KB

This looks great. I've made a couple of suggestions (I put them between double slashes; I don't know what the protocol for inserting edits is here). My suggestions should be checked against 5.0.

I don't know either how to write documentation for the privileged fields, as I can't see how or where special access to those fields is enabled. Is this a problem in the module?

Would it be possible to include here some indication for the admin who wants to further customize profile display? Is http://drupal.org/node/26478 the right place to send people for that? Or more generically a statement that techniques x, y, or z can be used for that (php snippets...I don't know what else, though I'd like to!)?

best,
Lynette

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sepeck commented

Nicer then the existing write up. I'm not sure what the privileged settings are either. IN any case, I've bumped you up to handbook maintainer so you can update the pages directly now.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Many thanks for bumping me up.

Cordially,
O Govinda

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Thanks, Lynette, for the suggestions. Some really good ones! The new text is now live in the handbook, with some of your suggested revisions included.

Cordially,
O Govinda

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karldied commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

O Govinda has posted the revised code (I can't re-assign the task from 'Unassigned' to anyone by myself). Item updated as 'closed.'