By Manamarak on

Hello good samaritans.

Just a quick question, I am working on customising my User profile pages, and I keep running into the usernode profile (which I do not have installed as yet).

I am just wondering, what is it used for, and how can you use it to your advantage?

I understand that it turns your users' profile pages into nodes, but I'm not entirely sure how this is better than what they are at the moment.

Is it mainly used for creating Views of the profile pages?

If so, how will it affect my existing users and my existing profile templates (which have been heavily customized). Will it render them useless?

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dnewkerk commented

You do not need the Usernode module, which makes "users" nodes. Just the Nodeprofile module, which makes user "profiles" nodes. An alternative is the Bio module which is similar to Nodeprofile but (in my experience) easier to set up. It's limitation by comparison is that it can only make 1 profile node per user, while Nodeprofile can make more than one per user. Either one is compatible with Advanced Profile Kit, for more easily expanding the features of a node-based profile.

Useful article: http://shellmultimedia.com/articles/deciding-which-modules-use-profiles

-- David
absolutecross.com
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Manamarak commented

Thank you, this looks a lot more like what I need (NodeProfile, that is).

Am I right in understanding that this will allow me to create a block (via views) that will display the user whose profile is currently being viewed's avatar?

I am desperately trying to put the avatar in a block, as this would fit into my layout, but am having real problems doing so.

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Manamarak commented

http://drupal.org/node/166818#comment-985959