Better Living Through Profile Enhancements

SESSION OVERVIEW
Have you ever wished you could do something as simple as add a set of toggle (radio) buttons to your user registration form? Ever wanted to set a sort order for categories in the admin? Ever wished you could change the category name for multiple fields at a time? Wanted to allow users to set (some) fields to be private? Have you ever looked at the default user profile template and wanted something with a little more pop? Yes? Then this is the session for you, friend. We’ll look at some simple (and not so simple) techniques, modules you can install, and other tips and tricks to make your Drupal user signup and profiles gleaming beacons in the drab world of user registration and management.

TRACK
Site Building

AGENDA

• User Registration: The Gateway to Your Community
• The Current (and near future) State of Profiles in Drupal
• Missing Piece: Radio Buttons in Profile
• Missing Piece: Category Weighting (Sorting)
• Missing Piece: Profile Privacy
• What Your Profile Template Can Do For You
• For Developers: How This All Works (with links to code)
• Q & A
• Profit

GOALS
After attending this session you will know how to greatly improve the quality of your Drupal profiles with minimal effort. Those you desire will want to be with you. Your rivals will tremble at your feet - broken. You’ll be able to say “This may be Drupal, but profile and registration management can indeed be better!”

RESOURCES
Knowledge of the Drupal admin is helpful but not required. General familiarity with Drupal of course is preferred.