User Profile Page - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Each user in your <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla</strong> (<strong>Vanilla</strong>) community has a dedicated <strong>Profile page </strong>that displays their personal information and an overview of their community activities, such as badges they've earned and reactions they've received.</p><p>In this article, you'll learn everything you need to know about accessing and managing your Profile. </p><p>✔️ <strong>TIP</strong>: Vanilla recommends sharing this article with new users, to help them learn about their Profile.</p><h2 data-id="access-a-profile">Access a Profile</h2><p>In this section, you'll learn how to access your own profile as well as the profiles of other users. </p><h3 data-id="access-your-own-profile">Access your own Profile</h3><ol><li>Click the <strong>Mebox </strong>in the upper right.</li><li>Click your avatar image.</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/H64015C45LB1/access-personal-profile.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/H64015C45LB1/access-personal-profile.png" alt="access_personal_profile.png" height="364" width="902" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="access-another-user's-profile">Access another user's Profile</h3><ol><li>Click a user's name wherever it displays in the community.</li><li>In the Usercard popup:<ul><li> Click <strong>View Profile</strong> to open the Profile page <em>in the current tab</em>.</li><li>Right click <strong>View Profile</strong> and select <em>new tab/window</em> to open the Profile in a new tab so that you can preserve the current page.</li></ul></li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/XRPJA6CJVH6Z/access-user-profile.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/XRPJA6CJVH6Z/access-user-profile.png" alt="access_user_profile.png" height="734" width="564" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>✔️ <strong>TIP</strong>: If you're an Admin, you can access your community's full list of users in the <strong>Dashboard</strong>, on the <strong>Moderation > Site > Users</strong> page.</p><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: If the user has set their profile to private, the Usercard popup displays "This user's profile is private." and you cannot view the profile.</p><h2 data-id="private-profiles">Private Profiles</h2><p>Each user can control whether their profile is <strong>public</strong> or <strong>private</strong>.</p><ul><li>On the <em>Edit Profile</em> page, check (private) or uncheck (public) the box for <strong>Private Profile: Private profiles can only be viewed by authorized users.</strong></li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/O9KH56Q2UT3F/private-profile-toggle.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/O9KH56Q2UT3F/private-profile-toggle.png" alt="private_profile_toggle.png" height="396" width="1207" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>To learn about <em>private profiles</em>, see:</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"All users can mark their profiles as private in order to restrict profile access to authorized users such as Community Managers and Administrators. Make your profile private 1. Select Edit Profile from the profile menu. 2. Check the Private Profile box. 3. Scroll down and click Save to apply the change. ✔️ TIP:…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/422","embedType":"link","name":"Private Profiles - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/422" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/422 </a> </div><h2 data-id="profile-page-overview">Profile page overview</h2><p>The Profile page contains a variety of user-specific information, community-activity information, and access to editing options. This information is presented in the following sections:</p><ul><li>Overview</li><li>About Me</li><li>Analytics</li><li>Badges</li><li>Reactions</li><li>Activity</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/XU3Q79QJ8IQW/profile-page-example.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/XU3Q79QJ8IQW/profile-page-example.png" alt="profile_page_example.png" height="1380" width="792" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="overview">Overview</h3><p>This section presents info such as:</p><ul><li>Email</li><li>Last IP</li><li>Register IP</li><li>Roles</li></ul><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: By default, email addresses and IP addresses are visible only to Admins, Moderators, and any user who has the <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">Garden > Personal Info > View</code> permission (shown below).</p><h3 data-id="about-me">About Me</h3><p>This section displays any <strong>custom profile fields</strong> a user has filled out.</p><ul><li>Notice the <strong>lock icon</strong> on the <strong>Last Name</strong> field; this is because that custom field has a <strong>Visibility </strong>set to <strong>Private</strong>, so only the user (and anyone with the <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">Garden > Personal Info > View</code> permission) can see it.</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/P7DQAE71X8A6/custom-fields-on-user-profile.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/P7DQAE71X8A6/custom-fields-on-user-profile.png" alt="custom_fields_on_user_profile.png" height="468" width="499" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>To edit your custom profile fields:</p><p>1. Select <strong>Edit Profile</strong> from the profile dropdown.</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/TSNKV2EO8NI5/edit-profile-fields-1.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/TSNKV2EO8NI5/edit-profile-fields-1.png" alt="edit_profile_fields-1.png" height="490" width="993" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>2. On the resulting page, click <strong>Edit Profile Fields</strong>.</p><p>3. Make any desired updates and click <strong>Save</strong> to apply them. These changes are reflected immediately on your profile page.</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/HWRMJDA10BPS/edit-profile-fields-2.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/HWRMJDA10BPS/edit-profile-fields-2.png" alt="edit_profile_fields-2.png" height="847" width="1356" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: To learn more about custom profile fields, check out the article below. </p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"🛑 IMPORTANT: The Profile Extender addon and previous method of managing custom fields has been deprecated and replaced with the process discussed in this article. Any existing profile fields will be retained and migrated to the new system. Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) user profiles feature a default set of profile fields…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/GXW21TRYG1JP\/share-imagevanilla-community.jpg","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/597","embedType":"link","name":"Custom Profile Fields - HL Vanilla Community"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/597" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/597 </a> </div><h2 data-id="message-button-and-actions-dropdown">Message button and actions dropdown</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/2SNDHN712W6C/manage-dropdown.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/2SNDHN712W6C/manage-dropdown.png" alt="Manage dropdown.png" height="321" width="278" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>The <strong>Message</strong> button displays when a user is visiting another user's Profile page.</p><ul><li>Click it to send a message to the user from the <em>New Message</em> page.</li></ul><p>The actions that display in the dropdown depend on the user's Role and permissions.</p><ul><li>All non-Admin users see <strong>Edit Profile</strong> on their own Profile page.</li><li>All non-Admin users see <strong>Follow</strong> on other users' Profile pages.</li></ul><h3 data-id="dropdown-options">Dropdown options</h3><ul><li><strong>Edit Profile</strong> - Users can manage different aspects (e.g., password, online status, and notification preferences) of their profiles. See <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/558" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Manage Your Profile</a> to learn more.</li><li><strong>Ban</strong> - Admins can ban users for a variety of reasons. In the popup, select a reason and choose whether to delete the user's content. Admins can reverse this when the option updates to <strong>Unban</strong>. See <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/27" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Moderation Overview</a> to learn more.</li><li><strong>Delete Content</strong> - Admins can delete all of the user's content; in the popup, click <strong>Yes</strong>.</li><li><strong>Add Note</strong> - Admins can add a note; it displays on the user's <em>Moderation/Notes</em> page. See <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/180" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Community Rules & Warnings</a> to learn more.</li><li><strong>Warn</strong> - Admins can warn a user that their behavior is inappropriate. See <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/180" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Community Rules & Warnings</a> to learn more.</li><li><strong>Mark as Troll</strong> - Admins can mark a user as being a troll, and can undo this when the option updates to <strong>Unmark as Troll</strong>. See <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/95" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Troll Management</a> to learn more.</li><li><strong>Follow</strong> - Users can "follow" other users to be notified of their activities.</li><li><strong>Give Badge</strong> - Admins can award badges to users. See <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/15" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Badges</a> to learn more.</li></ul><h2 data-id="quick-access-links">Quick-access links</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/5YSZNSVROQXM/list-quick-links.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/5YSZNSVROQXM/list-quick-links.png" alt="List quick links.png" height="184" width="329" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>This list of links makes it easy to quickly navigate to <em>"sub-pages" of the user's profile</em>, each of which is dedicated to a different community activity and hosts that user's community contributions.</p><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: This list of links is configured by an Admin; users <strong>cannot</strong> customize it for their profile.</p><h2 data-id="badges-section">Badges section</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/6BOZ8LVJXFHK/badges.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/6BOZ8LVJXFHK/badges.png" alt="Badges.png" height="187" width="337" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>This section displays icons for each of the badges that the user has earned.</p><p>✔️ <strong>TIP</strong>: Hover on an icon to see which badge was earned, as in <strong>1000 Comments</strong> shown above.</p><p>To learn more, see:</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) Badges are a great way to encourage and award desirable behaviours in users of a Vanilla community. Awarding a badge is not intended as an indicator of “the best.” Rather, badges should be one reward among many within a comprehensive gamification strategy that is designed to encourage…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/15","embedType":"link","name":"Badges - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/15" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/15 </a> </div><h2 data-id="reactions-section">Reactions section</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/1VU1J6G6GMEC/reactions.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/1VU1J6G6GMEC/reactions.png" alt="Reactions.png" height="123" width="253" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>This section displays icons for each of the reactions that the user has received. The numbers indicate how many of each reaction have been received.</p><p>✔️ <strong>TIP</strong>: Hover on an icon to see what the reaction is called, as in <strong>Electric</strong> shown above.</p><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: Reactions <em>icons and labels are customizable</em>. These icons in your community could be very different than those shown above.</p><p>To learn more, see:</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Reactions are one-click responses to discussions and comments. They enable your users to indicate an emotional (“Awesome,” “LOL”) or empirical (\"Like,\" “Agree,” “Vote Down”) response without having to type a comment. This is important, because it gives users a more \"indirect\" feedback mechanism when they may not have…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/22","embedType":"link","name":"Reactions - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/22" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/22 </a> </div><h2 data-id="activity-section">Activity section</h2><p>This section has a:</p><ul><li>text field at the top; this is the user's "wall," where all users can post comments.</li><li>list of activity entries for the user.</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/JBQUPE9N35VK/activity.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/JBQUPE9N35VK/activity.png" alt="Activity.png" height="512" width="846" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="notes">Notes</h3><ul><li>On your own Profile page, the button is <strong>Share</strong>; when you visit a profile, the button is <strong>Add Comment</strong>.</li><li>Comments that are added to the wall (refer to Character limits below) immediately display in the activities list and remain there unless deleted (click the <strong>x</strong>) by the user.</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/ZQ6ADOACHXH6/activity-comment.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/ZQ6ADOACHXH6/activity-comment.png" alt="Activity-comment.png" height="527" width="1068" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: If you do <strong>not</strong> want users posting comments to other users' walls, contact <a href="unsafe:support@vanillaforums.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">support@vanillaforums.com</a> and request that this feature be disabled.</p><h3 data-id="character-limits">Character limits</h3><p>When posting comments to a user's wall, the character limit is:</p><ul><li><strong>10,000 characters</strong> in the <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/13" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Rich Editor</a> and</li><li><strong>1000 characters</strong> in older editors.</li></ul><h2 data-id="related-articles">Related articles</h2><p>To learn how to <em>edit your profile</em>, see <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/558" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Manage Your Profile</a>.</p> </article> </main>