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This page provides a list and description of the default user profile fields. Default user profile fields cannot be deleted, but can be removed from pages.

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Default User Profile Fields

Field name Description and field type
About me User description. This field also appears in the Organizational Chart user card.
Type: Textarea Field 
Address 1 Line 1 of the user's address.
Type: Textbox Field 
Address 2 Line 2 of the user's address.
Type: Textbox Field 
CAPTCHA Adds a required CAPTCHA for submitting the page. Advanced Settings > Enable CAPTCHA must be checked. To require CAPTCHA for logged in users, also check Enable CAPTCHA for logged in members.
City The user's city.
Type: Textbox Field 
Company The user's company.
Type: Textbox Field 
Connected devices List of mobile devices the user is logged into on the Apple and Google Apps .
Country The user's country. To add, edit, or delete country options, edit the page, edit the field, and click Field Options.
Type: Picklist Field 
Cover photo The cover photo appears in the user Profile Header , User Hover Card , and Org Chart .
Type: Image Field 
Date format This field changes the way dates appear throughout the intranet. Advanced Settings > Allow members to modify date & time format must be checked for this field to appear in User Level Preferences .
Type: Picklist Field 
Date of birth The user's date of birth. This field populates the Upcoming Birthdays and Anniversaries People Widget .
Type: DateTime Field 
Department To add, edit, or delete department options, edit the page, edit the field, and click Field Options.
Type: Picklist Field 
Digest emails Option to receive the Daily Digest Email and Weekly Digest Email . To set the default values, edit the page, edit the field, click Advanced, and select the Default value.
Type: Picklist Field 
Email The user's email address.
Type: Textbox Field 
Email notifications Option to receive emails for Notifications . To set the default values, edit the page, edit the field, click Advanced, and select the Default value.
Type: Yes / No Field 
First name The user's first name.
Type: Textbox Field 
Hire date When the user was hired. This field populates the Upcoming Birthdays and Anniversaries People Widget .
Type: DateTime Field 
I agree to receive promotional offers. Option to receive promotional offers via email.
Type: Yes / No Field 
Note: The "I agree to receive promotional offers" preference is for your internal use. You can Download CSV File of Users , filter the CSV file by people who checked "I agree to receive promotional offers" setting, then provide the CSV file to a 3rd party or import the file into your own system to send email promotions to your users.
I agree to the terms Required checkmark for usage of the intranet. Update the Terms and Conditions page in Control Panel > Content > CMS Pages . Or link the field to a different page: edit the page, edit the field, click Field Help, and update the link.
Type: Yes / No Field 
Last name The user's last name.
Type: Textbox Field 
Location The user's location information. This field groups Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, and City.
Type: Field Group 
Member since The date a user joined the intranet. (Only available for the User Profile page.)
My REST API Key The user's REST API key. The REST API must be enabled in REST API Settings .
Type: Textbox Field 
Occupation The user's job title.
Type: Textbox Field 
Password Use this field to allow users to login, register, and update their password.
Type: Textbox Field 
Phone The user's phone number.
Type: Textbox Field 
Postal code The user's postal code.
Type: Textbox Field 
Profile photo The profile photo typically appears next to the user's name.
Type: Image Field 
Rank The user's rank. Only available for the User Profile page.
Remember me next time Option to stay logged in. To change when cookies expire and users are logged out, go to Control Panel > System > System Properties and set FormsAuthPersistentCookieTimeOutInMinutes. The default value is 43200 (30 days).
Type: Yes / No Field 
Reports to The user's supervisor. This field generates the Organizational Chart .
Type: Lookup Field 
Roles All the top level Roles a user has. Only available for the User Profile page.
Share my email address Option to show or hide the user's email address on their profile.
Type: Yes / No Field 
Share my phone number Option to show or hide the user's phone number on their profile.
Type: Yes / No Field 
Share my profile Option to make the user appear in search and make their profile visible to other users.
Type: Yes / No Field 
Signature The signature appears on discussion posts. 
Type: Textarea Field 
State The user's state. To add, edit, or delete state options, edit the page, edit the field, and click Field Options.
Type: Picklist Field 
Sync folders Folders to sync using File Sync for Windows Desktop .
Time format Time format changes the way timestamps appear throughout the intranet. Advanced Settings > Allow members to modify date & time format must be checked.
Type: Picklist Field 
Time zone The user's time zone.
Type: Picklist Field 
Total points The user's total points. Only available for the User Profile page.
Total posts The user's number of discussion posts. Only available for the User Profile page.
User Passcode Configure The Two-Factor Authentication section where a user can enable and set up two-factor authentication for their account.
Username The user's username, used for logging in.
Type: Textbox Field 

How to Make Fields Optional

Some default user profile fields (Company, Occupation, etc) are required fields. To make a profile field optional:

  1. Go to Control Panel > People > User Profiles.
  2. Edit the page that contains the field.
  3. On the field, click the gear icon > Edit Properties.
  4. Set Number required to 0.
  5. Save the widget and page.

How to Change the Default Profile Photo

  1. Go to Control Panel > People > User Profiles.
  2. For the Edit Profile page, click the  gear icon > Edit.
  3. On the Profile Photo and Avatar section, click the gear icon > Expand.
  4. On the Profile photo field, click the  gear icon > Edit Properties.
  5. Click the Advanced tab.
  6. Click the image below Default value and upload a photo.
  7. If you want to use a different image for the profile photo avatar, click the image below Default thumbnail and upload a photo. Otherwise check Update default thumbnail on save.
  8. Save the widget and page.
  9. Click All pages.
  10. Click System > Advanced System Utilities.
  11. Click Restart Site.

After you restart the site, the profile photo will be updated for all users who have a default profile photo.

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