Log in as admin Navigate to own profile Press Edit profile Set interests to Cat, Dog, Monkey and save Edit user/editlib.php , around line 390-395 so it looks like the following: if (core_tag_tag::is_enabled('core', 'user') and empty($USER->newadminuser)) { $mform->addElement('header', 'moodle_interests', get_string('interests')); $mform->addElement('tags', 'interests', get_string('interestslist'), array('itemtype' => 'user', 'component' => 'core')); $mform->addHelpButton('interests', 'interestslist'); $mform->freeze('interests'); // <-- ADD THIS LINE! } Press Edit profile from your profile page again Confirm the List of interests frozen element shows each tag styles as an "info" badge (as per user profile page)