# 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 xoopspartners 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:
i) Configure your preferences for the module (see ‘Preferences’) and optionally the Partners block if you intend to use it (see ‘Blocks’)
ii) Edit existing Categories or add new ones.
iii) 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
iv) Define the order of Registration steps
v) And finally, you can set permissions for individual fields - which ones are editable, which ones are searchable

#### Tutorial

A Tutorial is coming soon.