Private Profiles - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>All users can mark their profiles as <strong>private </strong>in order to restrict profile access to authorized users such as Community Managers and Administrators.</p><h2 data-id="make-your-profile-private"><strong>Make your profile private</strong></h2><p>1. Click the <strong>MeBox</strong>, followed by <strong>Account & Privacy Settings</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/I3I15ILFN7O0/access-accountprivacy-page.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/I3I15ILFN7O0/access-accountprivacy-page.png" alt="access_AccountPrivacy_page.png" height="432" width="905" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>2. In the <strong>Privacy </strong>section, check (public) or uncheck (private) the <strong>Display my profile publicly</strong> box. </p><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: There is no need to save this change; it will be applied automatically when checking/unchecking the box.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/STNOBAAPAGSB/private-profile-toggle.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/STNOBAAPAGSB/private-profile-toggle.png" alt="private_profile_toggle.png" height="492" width="418" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><strong>✔️ TIP</strong>: Administrators and Community Managers can also enable Private Profiles for users by editing their profiles via Spoofing.</p><h2 data-id="private-profiles-for-banned-accounts">Private Profiles for banned accounts</h2><p>You can also enable the Private Profile setting for banned user accounts, by default. This means that every time a user is banned for meeting one of your Ban Rules, their account is automatically set to private, by default. </p><ol><li>Access the Dashboard.</li><li>Navigate to <strong>Moderation > Site > Ban Rules</strong>. </li><li>Click the settings button at the top right.</li><li>In the dialog, toggle ON the <strong>Private Profiles</strong> option.</li><li>Click <strong>Save </strong>to apply the change.</li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/4KMFJD0EUV08/banned-accounts.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/4KMFJD0EUV08/banned-accounts.png" alt="banned_accounts.png" height="520" width="997" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="what-happens-when-a-profile-is-private"><strong>What happens when a profile is private?</strong></h2><ul><li>Users must have the <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">Garden</code> > <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">Personal Info</code> > <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">View</code> permission to gain access to the users profile page.</li><li>If you're using the Foundation theme or the UserCard feature, you will see a modified view of the usercard to unauthorized users that omits profile details and the View Profile and Message buttons; the only info shown are the user's avatar and username.</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/b39e3230f0b6f41974815f4b005cada24dad180efcc2f600479c650d0f858c04/Screen_Shot_2021-06-15_at_10.35.32_AM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/b39e3230f0b6f41974815f4b005cada24dad180efcc2f600479c650d0f858c04/Screen_Shot_2021-06-15_at_10.35.32_AM.png" alt="Private User Card Example" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>This setting only restricts access to the user profile. It <strong>does not</strong>:</p><ul><li>Remove users from Member Search</li><li>Prevent users from messaging the user</li></ul><p><br></p> </article> </main>