Profile

The Profile module provides configurable user profiles.

Comparison to user account fields

Why use profiles instead of user account fields?

• With profile, user account settings and user profiles are conceptually different things, e.g. with the “Profile” module enabled users get two separate menu links “My account” and “My profile”.
• Profile allows for creating multiple profile types, which may be assigned to roles via permissions (e.g. a general profile + a customer profile)
• Profile supports private profile fields, which are only shown to the user owning the profile and to administrators.

Features

• Multiple profile types may be created via the UI (e.g. a general profile + a customer profile), whereas the module provides separated permissions for those.
• Optionally, profile forms are shown during user account registration.
• Fields may be configured to be private - thus visible only to the profile owner and administrators.
• Profile types are displayed on the user view page, and can be configured through “Manage Display” on account settings.
• Profiles can optionally be revisioned.

Note: profiles are currently not translatable. See #2899744: Make Profiles Translatable.