Profile Editing

What it is

The Profile tab shows the learner's details and lets them update their own profile inline, without leaving the dashboard. Edits are made in a modal and saved through Moodle's standard user APIs.

What can be edited

The profile view shows name, email, city, country, department, institution and any custom profile fields. In the edit modal, learners can update:

  • First name, last name and email
  • Country and city
  • Department and institution
  • Editable custom profile fields — text, text area, menu, checkbox and date/time fields all render with the right control.

Profile picture

A camera control on the avatar opens an upload modal where learners can upload, change or remove their profile picture. Uploads are validated as images and saved to the user's standard picture area.

Email changes

When a learner changes their email, Moodle's email-change confirmation flow applies: the dashboard reports that a confirmation message has been sent, and the new address takes effect once confirmed.

Permissions & locked fields

Profile editing is permission-aware:

  • Fields the site locks (or that an external authentication provider manages) stay read-only.
  • If the account can't be edited inline, the dashboard shows a clear message and a link to open the full profile editor.
  • Editing respects the moodle/user:editownprofile capability and is protected by sesskey on save.