.. _About the User Profile Page:

About the User Profile Page
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.. tags:: learner, concept

Your personal profile allows you to optionally share information about yourself
with other participants in the courses that you take. If you choose to add
profile information, course teams and other learners in your courses can view
the information that you share.

You can share either a limited profile or a full profile.

  .. note:: If you are under 13 years of age, your limited profile only
     includes your username. You cannot add a profile picture.

* A limited profile shares only your username. You can also add a profile
  picture, if you are over 13 years of age.

  .. image:: /_images/educator_concepts/SFD_Profile_Limited.png
    :width: 500
    :alt: A learner's limited profile showing only username and image.

* A full profile includes the following details.

  * Your full name
  * Your username
  * Your profile image (optional)
  * The date that you joined the Open edX instance.
  * Your language (optional)
  * Your location (optional)
  * Information about you (optional)
  * Links to any course certificates that you have earned
  * Links to your social media accounts (optional)


  .. image:: /_images/educator_concepts/SFD_Profile_Full.png
    :width: 500
    :alt: A learner's full profile shows full name, join date, location,
     language, biographical information, links to course certificates, and
     linked social media icons, in addition to username and profile image.

.. seealso::
 

 :ref:`Add or Update a Limited Profile` (how-to)

 :ref:`Add or Update a Full Profile` (how-to)
 
 :ref:`Add Links to Your Personal Social Media Accounts` (how-to)
 
 :ref:`View Another Learner's Profile` (how-to)

**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
|              |                               |                |                                |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+