DiSo Profile
This plugin includes a number of functions having to do with extending user profiles.
First off, when a new user registers (especially via OpenID, if you use WP-OpenID) the plugin tries to automatically add some information about them (name, avatar, etc) if it can be discovered using web standards (such as XFN and hCard).
The plugin also adds a lot more profile fields to the user profile page and a tab for permissions. There is also a profile preview generated on the edit page.
Generating a profile to display to users is easy. Just add <!--diso_profile(USERID/USERNAME)--> to a page or add <?php echo diso_profile('USERID/USERNAME'); ?> to your template. The profile is marked up with web standards (hCard and rel=me) and it only displays fields to those who are allowed to see them (according to permissions settings and the blog’s blogroll).
The plugin also has a sidebar widget, for displaying your profile in the sidebar.
There is also an easy-to-use sidebar widget that displays avatars (and optionally names) of recently visiting users.
6 Responses
Stephen
Great promise here with DiSo. Earlier I I’M’d you about the Profile plugin. Not sure I understand how to install correctly. I dropped the code into a page, for example, but the fields would not display (other than the header “Contact Information”. I have full admin rights so permissions wouldn’t be an issue. Is there a more detailed readme with the plugin somewhere?
Thx
RE: Scot – is there any profile data in the WordPress profile for the user ID you passed to the template tag? What version of WordPress/PHP are you on?
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Wouldn’t it be better if the permissions for DiSo Profile defaulted to the exact opposite of “public”?
Currently the closest option for “hide from everyone” is “custom” with no selections, correct?
@Rian I guess the assumption was that you wouldn’t fill information out in a profile and then put that profile on a public site if you didn’t want anyone to be able to see it. Yes, custom with everything off is the same as private – would you like an actual ‘private’ setting?
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