Search contacts through front end

[mark0514]

I would like to know if it is possible to create a search that usable by site visitors. I would like them to be able to search a group (students) by parameters such as gender and age. I would like the results to include the contact's image (thumbnail) and basic info including a short bio and other custom fields. The end result is that they use the student's I.D. # when they set up recurring payments (sponsorship). I would then like them to be able to view that students profile whenever they log in.

[Coleman Watts]

http://book.civicrm.org/user/current/organising-your-data/profiles/

[mark0514]

Thanks. I started this process, but I can't get the thumbnails to show up on the results page...only the image url. Is there a way to include the image itself?