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User details location

Jan Tošovský, modified 4 Years ago.

User details location

Liferay Master Posts: 566 Join Date: 7/22/10 Recent Posts
Until 7.2 the User details was a part of the left panel in the Classic theme. I agree it could be confusing in the desktop variant (too far from the user icon), but very natural in mobile environments. In 7.2 these details are accessible via the menu shown under the user icon.
Is there any public discussion covering this topic to see pros/cons of these approaches?
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Olaf Kock, modified 4 Years ago.

RE: User details location

Liferay Legend Posts: 6403 Join Date: 9/23/08 Recent Posts
I can't point to any specific discussion, but have seen multiple inquiries about removing the whole left side for non-administrative users. I believe that these modifications triggered the change.
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Denis Signoretto, modified 4 Years ago.

RE: User details location

Expert Posts: 375 Join Date: 4/21/09 Recent Posts
Hi Olaf,
I would add to the people that ask for "user functionalities customization" out of the box. Often our customers requires:
- to remove the control menu bar for non administrative users easily
- to have the "toggle controls" button even on desktop display size (for users that have the administration role but would use the portal switching to a "non administrative mode (to avoid accidental changes)"
- for non "administrative users" have a customized version of user profile (Account Settings) (e.g. by default the "Account Settings" is shown with Liferay administrative theme and it allows the user to show and change all fields like the username. Is there a way to easily customize Account Settings?). It would be desiderable an easy way to hide fields or part of selectors like "Contacts" and Preferences. In addition, always in the "user functionalites" customers would like Notifications as widget (manageable like other portlets with the possibility to drag and drop it in the page layout content area).

I'm wondering whether on Liferay 7.2 there are such possibilities and if already exist documentation how to achieve such customizations in the right way.
Thanks,
Denis