Changing the order of profile elements is not part of the current User Profile plugin functionality. A hard way to rearrange the profile elements can be to recreate them in the order you want. If you do this you loose all the data that users already have inserted to the fields.
This requirement is part of our TODO list. There is an issue regarding this question so you are able to vote on it to increase it's importance.
For an optimal extension of the Confluence User Profile, Communardo has developed the User Profile Plugin and is improving it constantly. Within one month after the last release of the User Profile Plugin, version 1.6 has been published. This version has been refined using new ideas of our customers and employees.
So, what kind of unique features does the new release offer?
Two new Field Types
As an administrator you have the option to define types for the fields of user profiles. In our last release for the User Profile Plugin two new Field Types had already been added. But that's not all! The variety of Field Types has increased with two further possibilities: predefined options, which allow users to choose their profile information, making use of the Plugin even easier.
With the Field Type "Multiple Select (Checkboxes)", the administrator offers various possibilities for a profile field from which users may select multiple options. For example this could be useful if you have a profile field named “capabilities”. An employee may be specialized in several areas within the company. Because "capabilities" are usually limited to a predetermined amount, checkboxes are a good choice. Further, the probability that a user forgets to enter information is reduced by the selected specifications.
"Single Select (Radiobuttons)" is the second new Field Type you may enter into our User Profile Plugin. Similar to the Checkboxes, options for the profile field are predetermined. Here it is only possible to make exactly one selection. Radiobuttons are useful for information such as the "location" of an employee. Each employee usually works only in one office.
Export of user data
In the configuration mode of the User Profile Plugin, administrators can now make a configurable export of user data. You can export all the user profiles as an administrator in an Excel file - for example, those user profiles coming from your site in London.
Now you can purchase the license for our User Profile Plugin at the Atlassian Marketplace - this will make it even easier for you to gain your renewal license directly. Of course it is still possible for us to answer your questions regarding the license personally.
Do you have any comments or suggestions? Then please share it with us. We always strive to fulfill your wishes and are always ready to make any improvements to the User Profile Plugin. Please give us your feedback at any time with a comment in the Marketplace. This helps both us and all other interested Plugin users.
You can find the German explanation of the new features for the User Profile Plugin Version 1.6 in our Techblog.