Manage Your Profile - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Every user in a <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla</strong> (<strong>Vanilla</strong>) community site has their own <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/557" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">user Profile page</a>. It displays <em>their personal information</em> and an overview of <em>their community activities</em>, such as badges they've earned and reactions they've received.</p><p>Some aspects of the user profile are managed by account Admins, but others can be <em>customized by each user</em>.</p><p>This article describes the options that users can edit for their own profiles.</p><ul><li>Each option has a dedicated configuration page, as described in this article.</li><li>Click <strong>Back to Profile</strong> on any page to return to the Profile page.</li></ul><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: The options that display depend on whether the user is an Admin or non-Admin user.</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/F0ZDFIURQKHU/edit-profile-options.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/F0ZDFIURQKHU/edit-profile-options.png" alt="Edit Profile options.png" height="226" width="433" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>🛑 <strong>IMPORTANT</strong>: The <strong>knowledge base links</strong> in this article are intended for the convenience of Admin users so that they can easily access the associated <em>enabling and configuring</em> information.</p><h2 data-id="edit-profile">Edit Profile</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/UG50ZQUY3VIL/edit-profile.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/UG50ZQUY3VIL/edit-profile.png" alt="Edit Profile.png" height="329" width="839" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>On this page, you can:</p><ul><li>manage your username and email address</li><li>choose whether to display your email address on your Profile page</li><li>choose whether to make your profile <strong>public</strong> or <strong>private</strong> (see <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/422" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Private Profiles</a>)</li></ul><h3 data-id="custom-profile-fields">Custom profile fields</h3><p>Vanilla<strong> </strong>user profiles feature a default set of profile fields (e.g., username and email address). If needed, your organization can expand these default fields with one or more <strong>custom profile fields</strong>, giving your users more ways to express themselves with information suitable to the goals and theme of your Vanilla community.</p><p>Users can fill out these custom profile fields:</p><ul><li>During the registration process</li><li>From their user profiles</li></ul><p>Check out the article below to learn more.</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="change-my-password">Change My Password</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/ZVPLBJN3WYF8/change-password.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/ZVPLBJN3WYF8/change-password.png" alt="Change Password.png" height="336" width="846" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>On this page, you can:</p><ul><li>change your password</li></ul><p>✔️ <strong>TIP</strong>: If you change your password, be sure to record it somewhere secure.</p><h2 data-id="notification-preferences">Notification Preferences</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/1TLO2PBOP5JC/notif-prefs.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/1TLO2PBOP5JC/notif-prefs.png" alt="Notif Prefs.png" height="414" width="841" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>On this page, you can:</p><ul><li>set whether and how you want to be <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/317" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">notified about various community activities</a></li><li>set whether and how you want to be <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/426" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">notified about activities in the Categories</a> that you are following</li></ul><h2 data-id="change-my-picture">Change My Picture</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/M1GF1UY1Q4M0/change-pic.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/M1GF1UY1Q4M0/change-pic.png" alt="Change Pic.png" height="479" width="848" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>On this page, you can:</p><ul><li>upload an image to be used as your <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/120" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">profile avatar</a></li><li>remove/replace an existing image</li></ul><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: If you do not upload an image, a default image will be used.</p><h2 data-id="connections">Connections</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/4Y7YHONCIHDJ/connections.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/4Y7YHONCIHDJ/connections.png" alt="Connections.png" height="195" width="709" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>On this page, you can:</p><ul><li>connect to a <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/360" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">social-media account</a> in order to share content more easily</li></ul><h2 data-id="access-tokens">Access Tokens</h2><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: This page displays <em>only to authorized users</em>.</p><p>For information about using an access token for server to server integrations, see:</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"The API supports two means of authentication. Both require an access token. HTTP Header To authenticate with the HTTP header, pass the access token in the Authorization field with the bearer scheme. Authorization: Bearer <your_jwt_token> This is the preferred way of authenticating against the API because headers are not…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/41","embedType":"link","name":"Authenticating APIv2 calls with Personal Access Tokens - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/41" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/41 </a> </div><h2 data-id="who's-online">Who's Online</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/MHT6ACLUD6P2/who-online.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/MHT6ACLUD6P2/who-online.png" alt="Who Online.png" height="131" width="723" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>On this page, you can:</p><ul><li>choose whether to display your online status</li></ul><h2 data-id="ignore-list">Ignore List</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/WLPS84X7JTCQ/ignore-list.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/WLPS84X7JTCQ/ignore-list.png" alt="Ignore List.png" height="254" width="843" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>On this page, you can:</p><ul><li>specify the <em>full name</em> of <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/117" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">users you want to ignore</a>; this must be typed/pasted exactly as it appears in the community</li><li>unignore users you are ignoring</li></ul><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: When you ignore a user, their <em>comments are hidden</em> but you will still see discussion threads that they post. This ensures that potentially valuable content from other users isn't hidden from you.</p><h2 data-id="quote-settings">Quote Settings</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/XONN7LNMPMOM/quote-settings.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/XONN7LNMPMOM/quote-settings.png" alt="Quote Settings.png" height="266" width="842" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>On this page, you can:</p><ul><li>select the "depth" at which quotes will be collapsed under one another in order to save space</li></ul><h2 data-id="signature-settings">Signature Settings</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/TCJTYU0XLATA/signature-settings.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/TCJTYU0XLATA/signature-settings.png" alt="Signature Settings.png" height="434" width="848" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>On this page, you can:</p><ul><li>create your <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/141" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">personal signature</a></li><li>add an image (if this option is enabled)</li><li>click the <strong>Emoji Picker</strong> icon to add an emoji</li><li>click the <strong>Insert Media</strong> icon to add a link to a media file</li><li>choose whether to always hide other users' signatures</li><li>choose whether to always remove images from other users' signatures</li></ul><p><br></p> </article> </main>