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[Email, Services & Devices](https://help.ideascale.com/personal-settings?hsLang=en#email-services-devices) # Profile Page ## Details on Profile page section ***Path: Workspace/Community Topbar \>\> Profile Dropdown \>\> Profile name & avatar*** | **What is the Profile Page?** | | --- | | The Profile Page is a personal, cross-community page where a member views their profile information and activity, and manages their ideas, notifications, messages, about information, and settings. | The Profile Page is accessed by selecting the display name or avatar located in the top right corner of any page, and is common across all communities within the workspace. Profile information displays on the left side of the page, with the member's activities displayed on the other half, organized into 5 tabs — My Ideas, Notifications, Messages, About, and Settings. ![Screenshot 2026-06-25 at 8.12.48 AM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%208.12.48%20AM.png?width=670&height=234&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%208.12.48%20AM.png) --- ### Role Permissions 1. **Member:** Views their own profile information and activity, and manages their own ideas, notifications, messages, about information, and settings from the Profile Page. Can edit their own avatar, Bio, and profile question answers at any time using the pencil icon. --- **TABLE OF CONTENTS** [Sidebar](https://help.ideascale.com/member-profile-page#sidebar) [My Ideas](https://help.ideascale.com/member-profile-page#my-ideas) [Notifications](https://help.ideascale.com/member-profile-page#notifications) [Messages](https://help.ideascale.com/member-profile-page#Messages) [About](https://help.ideascale.com/member-profile-page#About) [Settings](https://help.ideascale.com/member-profile-page#settings) [Frequently Asked Questions](https://help.ideascale.com/member-profile-page#faq) --- ### Sidebar ![Screenshot 2024-09-01 at 8-53-55 AM-png](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-09-01%20at%208-53-55%20AM-png.png?width=670&height=316&name=Screenshot%202024-09-01%20at%208-53-55%20AM-png.png) The Sidebar displays the following profile information: 1. **Display Name:** The name that identifies the member. 2. **Avatar:** The image representing the member. 3. **Username:** The member's username. 4. **Member Stats:** A summary of the member's activity 5. **Bio:** A short biography written by the member. 6. **Workspace & Community Profile Questions:** The member's answers to profile questions configured at the workspace and community level. 7. **Tags Followed:** The tags the member currently follows. **Note:** A member can edit their own Bio and profile question answers at any time using the pencil icon in the Sidebar. --- ### My Ideas ![Screenshot 2024-06-03 at 10 copy](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-06-03%20at%2010%20copy.jpg?width=670&height=393&name=Screenshot%202024-06-03%20at%2010%20copy.jpg) Within the My Ideas tab, a member can select a dropdown list to determine which ideas display, apply filters to sort ideas by Trending or Recent, and choose a display format — Grid, List, or Compact. 1. **Submitted:** Displays all ideas submitted by the member. 2. **Owned Ideas:** Displays all ideas of which the member is an Idea owner. 3. **Joined Ideas:** Displays all ideas the member has joined as a team member in the build stage. 4. **Following:** Displays all ideas the member is following. 5. **Action Items:** Displays all ideas requiring a stage action from the member, such as providing a Review, answering Assessment questions, or providing an Estimate on an idea. 6. **Drafts:** Displays all ideas by the member that are still in draft and have not yet been submitted. 7. **Private Ideas:** Displays all private ideas submitted by the member. --- ### Notifications ### ![Screenshot 2025-01-23 at 12-02-08 PM-png copy](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-01-23%20at%2012-02-08%20PM-png%20copy.jpg?width=670&height=378&name=Screenshot%202025-01-23%20at%2012-02-08%20PM-png%20copy.jpg) The Notifications tab displays all notifications the member has received related to activities on Ideas, Comments, Members or Kudos: 1. **All:** Displays a combination of ideas and Kudos notifications, with the most recent listed at the top. A blue dot next to a notification indicates it is new since the member last checked the Notifications tab. 2. **Ideas:** Displays notifications related to the member's own submitted ideas, including comments, tags, and annotations. 3. **Mentions:** Displays notifications for ideas and comments in which the member is mentioned. 4. **Kudos:** Displays all Kudos given and received by the member. --- ### Messages ![Screenshot 2024-06-04 at 10 copy](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-06-04%20at%2010%20copy.jpg?width=670&height=495&name=Screenshot%202024-06-04%20at%2010%20copy.jpg) In the Messages tab, a member can send and receive messages with any member of the workspace. The pencil icon composes a new message, the bag icon displays received messages, and the send icon displays messages sent to other members. **[Help Article on Messages](https://help.ideascale.com/private-messages?hsLang=en)** --- ### About ![About-01-10-2025\_12\_43\_PM copy](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/About-01-10-2025_12_43_PM%20copy.jpg?width=670&height=949&name=About-01-10-2025_12_43_PM%20copy.jpg) The About tab provides an overview of the workspaces and communities the member is part of, along with the campaigns, ideas, and members the member is following. A member can unfollow any of these by selecting the star icon. - **[Help article on Follow/Subscribe to campaign](https://help.ideascale.com/follow-campaign?hsLang=en)** - [**Help article on Follow ideas**](https://help.ideascale.com/follow-idea?hsLang=en) - **[Help article on Follow members](https://help.ideascale.com/follow/unfollow-member?hsLang=en)** --- ### Settings ![Screenshot 2025-08-21 at 6-24-11 AM-png copy](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-08-21%20at%206-24-11%20AM-png%20copy.jpg?width=670&height=358&name=Screenshot%202025-08-21%20at%206-24-11%20AM-png%20copy.jpg) The Settings tab allows a member to edit or update their profile. A series of tabs on the left side of the Settings section allow the member to update the following: 1. Profile Information 2. Security 3. Email 4. Services and Devices 5. Your Communities 6. Notification Settings 7. API Tokens 8. MCP Server 9. Export Profile Data 10. Leave Workspace [**Help article on Profile - Settings**](https://help.ideascale.com/profile-settings?hsLang=en) --- ### Frequently Asked Questions #### Who can access the Profile Page? The Profile Page is common across all communities within the workspace and is accessed by any member by selecting their display name or avatar in the top right corner of any page. #### How does a member update their Bio or profile question answers? A member can update their own Bio and profile question answers at any time using the pencil icon in the Sidebar. #### What appears on the My Ideas tab's Action Items list? Action Items lists ideas requiring a stage action from the member, such as providing a Review, answering Assessment questions, or providing an Estimate on an idea. #### What does the blue dot on a notification mean? A blue dot next to a notification in the Notifications tab's All section indicates that the notification is new since the member last checked the Notifications tab. #### Can a member stop following a campaign, idea, or member from the About tab? Yes. A member can unfollow a followed campaign, idea, or member from the About tab by selecting the star icon next to it. --- **Related Articles** - [**Help Article for Messages**](https://help.ideascale.com/private-messages?hsLang=en) - **[Help article on Follow/Subscribe to campaign](https://help.ideascale.com/follow-campaign?hsLang=en)** - [**Help article on Follow ideas**](https://help.ideascale.com/follow-idea?hsLang=en) - **[Help article on Follow members](https://help.ideascale.com/follow/unfollow-member?hsLang=en)** - [**Help article on Profile - Settings**](https://help.ideascale.com/profile-settings?hsLang=en) Last Updated: July 29, 2026 - [Product Updates](https://help.ideascale.com/product-updates?hsLang=en#main-content) - [2026](https://help.ideascale.com/product-updates?hsLang=en#2026) - [2025](https://help.ideascale.com/product-updates?hsLang=en#2025) - [Workspace](https://help.ideascale.com/workspace?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Workspace Homepage](https://help.ideascale.com/workspace?hsLang=en#workspace-homepage) - 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