# Category moderators can't access hidden user profiles

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-cant-access-hidden-user-profiles/178925>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 8, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-cant-access-hidden-user-profiles/178925 "2021-02-08T16:33:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Terrapop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Terrapop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Terrapop)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-cant-access-hidden-user-profiles/178925/3 "2021-02-08T16:37:59Z")

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I see, thanks. Will switch the flag “allow users to hide profile” off then. Will this take away the flag from users that already set the flag? Secondly, will this expose the profile to search engines when logged out or is this a different setting?

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