# Help: Profile

#### Description

The Profile module is for managing custom user profile fields.

#### Install/uninstall

No special measures necessary, follow the standard installation process – extract the /profile folder into the ../modules directory. Install the module through Admin -> System Module -> Modules.

Detailed instructions on installing modules are available in the XOOPS Operations Manual

#### Operating instructions

To set up this module you need to:

- Configure your preferences for the module (see ‘Preferences’) and optionally the Profile block if you intend to use it (see ‘Blocks’).
- Edit existing Categories or add new ones.
- Edit existing Fields or add new ones. Here you can specify which fields will be visible in which category, and if they will be visible during user registration.
- Define the order of Registration steps.
- And finally, you can set permissions for individual fields - which ones are editable, which ones are searchable.

#### Tutorial

Tutorial coming soon.