How to edit your profile and account settings

Update a member's profile

Your profile is a great way to show who you are. Account Settings is where you manage your account email, connected social accounts, passwords, and notifications. This article explains how to update your profile and edit your account settings.

Member Profile

Your member profile consists of:

• Profile image
• Your name
• Tagline (a one-line description of who you are)
• Cover image
• Join date
• Email address (visible only to you, moderators, and admins)
• Posts tab: displays posts you've created
• Replies tab: displays all replies you've created
• Spaces tab: displays the Spaces you're a member of

Edit your profile

You can access and edit your profile at any time:

1. Click Profile in the left sidebar, or click your profile picture in the top-right navigation bar.

Profile Image

1. Click your avatar on the left side of your name.
2. Select the file you want to upload.
3. Confirm the upload.

Recommended size: at least 400x400 pixels.

Name and Tagline

1. Click Edit Profile.
2. Add or update your name and tagline.
3. Click Update.

Cover Image

1. Click Add Cover Image.
2. Choose one of the following options:
• Upload a file from your device
• Paste an external image link in the Link tab
• Select an image from the Unsplash tab

Note: You can only edit your own profile. Admins can edit any member's profile.

Account Settings

You can customize your Account Settings according to your preferences. This includes profile details, email address, connected social accounts, login credentials, and notifications.

Access Account Settings

1. Click your profile picture in the top-right navigation bar.
2. Click Account Settings.
3. Update your settings under the Account and Notifications tabs.

Account

Email

1. Add your new email address.
2. Click Update to save the changes.

Password

1. Click Change password.
2. Follow the prompts to update your password.

Language

If additional language packs are enabled, you can select your preferred language from the available options.

Connected Accounts

If Social Login is available, click the available option to connect your social account to your site account.

Cookies

If the Cookie Consent Manager app is enabled, you can manage your cookie preferences:

1. Click Manage.
2. Enable or disable the available toggles according to your preference.
3. Click Requires cookies only or Submit preferences.

Delete Account

You can permanently delete your account from this section.

Notifications

Notifications keep you informed about site activity and help ensure you don't miss anything important. In the Notifications tab, you can choose which activities trigger notifications and how you receive them. This includes both site-wide and space-specific notification settings.

Notification Channels

You can receive notifications through two channels:

• Email Notifications: Receive notifications about your followed Spaces and content via your account email address.
• Desktop Notifications: Receive notifications about your followed Spaces and content in your browser.

Toggle email and desktop notifications on or off in the Notifications section of your Account Settings.

Important: The Email toggle overrides individual email notification preferences below. If you disable Email Notifications here, you will not receive any email notifications from the site.

Notification Types

You can choose whether to be notified about Mentions and Reactions in-app and/or by email by toggling your preferences in the Notifications section of your Account Settings.

Spaces

You can configure notification settings for each Space you're a member of.

Manage Space Notifications

1. Find the Space in your list.
2. Click the Manage button next to the Space name.

Space Notification Options

Choose one of the following notification levels:

• All activity: Receive notifications about all new posts and replies in the Space.
• New Posts: Receive notifications only about new posts in the Space.
• Posts of Interest: Receive notifications only about new comments and reactions to your posts and posts you've previously commented on in the Space.

Email Notification Settings for Spaces

If Email Notifications are enabled, you can set different email notification preferences for individual Spaces:

1. Enable Use different settings for email notifications.
2. Choose your preferred email notification level for that Space.

Note: This option is only available if Email Notifications are enabled in the Notification Channels section above.

Messaging

If direct messaging is enabled, you can manage your blocked members from this section.

Appearance

If dual themes are enabled, you can select your preferred theme from this section.

Related articles

• Learn more about different user roles and their access levels in Bettermode
• How to create and assign member badges
• How to create and update a custom profile field
• How to manually verify a member's account
• How to invite new members to the site