.. include:: /shortcuts.rstext .. index:: pair: Block category; Profile Profile ------------ The artefact blocks in this tab allow you to include information that you provided in the :ref:`profile ` into your portfolio. If you want to make changes to the text or the images, go to *Content → Profile*. Furthermore, you can also put certain blocks on your profile page that only exist for that particular page: * My friends * My groups * My pages * Wall .. index:: pair: Blocks; Contact information single: Profile block; Contact information .. _contact_info_block: Contact information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. image:: /images/page_editor/blocks/contactinfo.* :alt: Add contact information Add a block with contact information to your page. .. note:: Only display as much information as you wish anybody to see. Especially when you make your pages available to the public, i.e. everybody on the Internet, or all logged-in users, decide carefully whether you want to display your street address and / or phone number. .. figure:: /images/page_editor/blocks/contactinfo_configure.* :alt: Configure the block Contact information Configure the *Contact information* block #. **Block title**: Choose a title for your block. #. |new in Mahara 1.7| **Retractable**: Tick this checkbox if you want to allow users to reduce the block to its heading on a page. The user can click the *Retractable* icon |retractable| to just show the heading. #. |new in Mahara 1.7| **Automatically retract**: Tick this checkbox if you want to show only the block's heading when a user views the page. The user can click the *Retracted* icon |retracted| to view the entire block. #. **Email address** Decide whether to display one of your email addresses that you have entered in your profile under *Content*. #. **Fields to show**: Decide which fields shall appear on the page. Put a check mark in front of each one that you want to show. Shown are only the ones for which you provided content. #. Click the *Save* button to accept your changes, or click the *Cancel* button to leave the block's content as it is. The *Remove* button is shown only when you place the block into the page for the first time. #. You can also click the *Remove* / *Cancel* button |delete| in the top right-hand corner to either remove a newly created block before it is being saved or to cancel any changes and leave the block's content as it is. .. index:: pair: Blocks; My friends single: Profile block; My friends .. _friends_block: My friends ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. image:: /images/page_editor/blocks/myfriends.* :alt: Add the friends block Add a block that displays your friends' profile pictures and their names to your profile page. This is a default block on your profile page. You only need to place the block on your profile page. There is no further configuration possible. .. index:: pair: Blocks; My groups single: Profile block; My groups .. _groups_block: My groups ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. image:: /images/page_editor/blocks/mygroups.* :alt: Add the groups block Add a block that displays your groups to your profile page. It is a standard profile page block. You only need to place the block on your profile page. There is no further configuration possible. .. index:: pair: Blocks; My pages single: Profile block; My pages .. _pages_block: My pages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. image:: /images/page_editor/blocks/myviews.* :alt: Add the pages block Add a block that displays your pages on your profile page. It is a standard profile page block. This block should stay on your profile page because other users can see all your pages to which they have acceess. You only need to place the block on your profile page. There is no further configuration possible. .. note:: When other users view your profile page, they only see the pages to which they have access. That also means that you see all your pages while others may see none or just a few. .. index:: pair: Blocks; Profile information single: Profile block; Profile information .. _profile_info_block: Profile information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. image:: /images/page_editor/blocks/profileinfo.* :alt: Add profile fields Add a block with profile fields to your page. .. note:: Only display as much information as you wish anybody to see. Especially when you make your pages available to the public, i.e. everybody on the Internet, or all logged-in users, decide carefully whether you want to display your street address and / or phone number. .. figure:: /images/page_editor/blocks/profileinfo_configure.* :alt: Configure the block Profile information Configure the *Profile information* block #. **Block title**: Choose a title for your block. #. |new in Mahara 1.7| **Retractable**: Tick this checkbox if you want to allow users to reduce the block to its heading on a page. The user can click the *Retractable* icon |retractable| to just show the heading. #. |new in Mahara 1.7| **Automatically retract**: Tick this checkbox if you want to show only the block's heading when a user views the page. The user can click the *Retracted* icon |retracted| to view the entire block. #. **Fields to show**: Decide which fields shall appear on the page. Put a check mark in front of each one that you want to show. Displayed are only the ones for which you provided content. #. **Profile picture**: Choose to display one of your profile pictures or none. #. **Email address** Decide whether to display one of your email addresses that you have entered in your profile under *Content*. #. **Introduction text**: If you do not want to display the introduction text from your profile, you can write another one just for this page here. However, it will be lost when you delete this block. #. Click the *Save* button to accept your changes, or click the *Cancel* button to leave the block's content as it is. The *Remove* button is shown only when you place the block into the page for the first time. #. You can also click the *Remove* / *Cancel* button |delete| in the top right-hand corner to either remove a newly created block before it is being saved or to cancel any changes and leave the block's content as it is. .. index:: pair: Blocks; Wall single: Profile block; Wall .. _wall: Wall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. image:: /images/page_editor/blocks/wall.* :alt: Add the wall block Add a block that displays your wall on your profile page. It is a standard profile page block. Other users can leave messages for you, i.e. write on your wall, and they can decide whether everyone looking at your profile page can see them or only they and you. You only need to place the block on your profile page. There is no further configuration possible.