02-10-2016, 01:21 PM
OP here. Much like the login system, I think when it comes to features, they should be viewed as more of feature hooks. User profiles ties in quite tightly with the user accounts, and the entire point is to make user management accessible for more common users who don't have the ability or time to generate the entire system.
This is where the tutorials and templates come in handy to demonstrate how to embrace and extend the functionality that is there, without modifying the core functionality and thus ensuring that updates are somewhat less painless.
And when it comes to the profile details, as long as the hooks are there to add and extend, then the user can do so to their hearts content. In my case, I'm developing a true threaded forum where important discussions will be held, and all I need is a link to some set of profile details. Even if it were just username and textblob so that posters can put a small list of their credentials, where they come from, and what experiences they have.
I agree the full "community" mindset with relationships or whatever goes way above and beyond user management.
This is where the tutorials and templates come in handy to demonstrate how to embrace and extend the functionality that is there, without modifying the core functionality and thus ensuring that updates are somewhat less painless.
And when it comes to the profile details, as long as the hooks are there to add and extend, then the user can do so to their hearts content. In my case, I'm developing a true threaded forum where important discussions will be held, and all I need is a link to some set of profile details. Even if it were just username and textblob so that posters can put a small list of their credentials, where they come from, and what experiences they have.
I agree the full "community" mindset with relationships or whatever goes way above and beyond user management.