User Profile Page - Vanilla Success
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>This article describes the <strong>user Profile page</strong> of your <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla</strong> (<strong>Vanilla</strong>) site. Each user has a dedicated Profile page 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>✔️ <strong>TIP</strong>: Higher Logic recommends that when a new user joins your site, you refer them to this article to learn about their Profile.</p><h2 data-id="access-a-profile-page">Access a Profile page</h2><p>To access your own Profile page:</p><ul><li>Click your avatar image in the <strong>MeBox</strong> in the upper right.</li></ul><p>To access another user's Profile page:</p><ol><li>Click a user's name wherever it displays in the community.</li><li>In the Usercard popup, click the <strong>View Profile</strong> button to open the Profile page <em>in the current tab</em>.</li></ol><p>✔️ <strong>TIP</strong>: Right-click the the <strong>View Profile</strong> button for the <em>new tab/window</em> options so that you can preserve the current 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 Edit Profile page, check (private) or uncheck (public) the box for <strong>Private Profile: Private profiles can only be viewed by authorized users.</strong></li></ul><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="the-profile-page">The Profile page</h2><p>The Profile page contains a variety of user-specific information, community-activity information, and access to editing options.</p><p>The sections of the Profile page are described below the image.</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/JYT83I7V4X5H/profile-full-page.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/JYT83I7V4X5H/profile-full-page.png" alt="Profile_full page.png" height="1154" width="1234" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="about-section">About section</h2><p>This section lists a mix of information about the user.</p><ul><li>By default, email addresses and IP addresses are visible only to Admins, Moderators, and any user who has the <strong><code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">Garden > Personal Info > View</code></strong> permission (shown below).</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/O894U87GGUCB/personal-info-view-prmssn.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/O894U87GGUCB/personal-info-view-prmssn.png" alt="Personal Info_View prmssn.png" height="304" width="735" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <ul><li>Users can make their email address visible by checking the <strong>Allow other members to see your email?</strong> box on the Edit Profile page.</li></ul><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 New Message 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.<ul><li>These options are described in <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/558" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Manage Your Profile</a>.</li></ul></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>.<ul><li>Learn more in the Ban users section of <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/27" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Moderation Overview</a>.</li></ul></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 Moderation/Notes page.<ul><li>Learn more in <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/180" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Community Rules & Warnings</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Warn</strong> - Admins can warn a user that their behavior is inappropriate.<ul><li>Learn more in <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/180" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Community Rules & Warnings</a>.</li></ul></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>.<ul><li>Learn more in <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/95" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Troll Management</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Follow</strong> - Users can "follow" other users to ne notified of their activities.</li><li><strong>Give Badge</strong> - Admins can award badges to users.<ul><li>Learn more in <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/15" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Badges</a>.</li></ul></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>