Profiles

A profile is a member's public section of your site, for example example.com/jane. Everything a member adds goes on a profile: blog posts, audio, photos and so on. When someone signs up, they get a user account and a profile with the same name. Either name can be changed later.

Which sections a profile has (Blog, Audio, Forum, ...) depends on its quota: a module's section only shows on profiles in quotas where it's allowed (see Quotas). Key Concepts explains profiles, user accounts and quotas together.

The profile's owner changes it on its Profile settings page (in the user menu, or the profile's settings button):

• Profile Image, Profile Name and Profile Biography
• Profile URL Name: the profile's address
• Profile Privacy: who can see the profile
  • Private: profile owners only
  • Global: visible to everyone
  • Shared: profile owners and followers only
  • Shared (profile visible in search): the same, but the profile can be found in search
• Followers Require Approval: new followers wait for the owner's approval.

The default privacy for new profiles is set per quota with Default Profile Privacy in ACP > Modules > Profiles > Profiles > Quota Config.

Admins see an Admin Options section on every profile's settings page:

• Profile Active: an inactive profile is only visible to admins and its owner.
• Profile Quota: moves the profile to another quota.

• From the ACP: ACP > Modules > Profiles > Profiles > Tools > Create New Profile creates a profile that no user account is linked to yet. You can link one later (see Link a User Account to Multiple Profiles).
• From a profile: admins and power users see a create new profile button on profiles. The new profile belongs to the user who creates it.