# Aangepaste profiellink
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470
**Category:** Theme component
**Tags:** custom-profile-link
**Created:** [15 februari 2024 om 12:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470 "2024-02-15T12:23:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [15 februari 2024 om 12:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/1 "2024-02-15T12:23:30Z")
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| :discourse2: | **Summary** | Add a custom link to the user profile |
| š | **Repository** | [GitHub - chapoi/discourse-profile-custom-link Ā· GitHub](https://github.com/chapoi/discourse-profile-custom-link) |
| ā | **Install Guide** | [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682) |
| š | **New to Discourse Themes?** | [Beginnerās guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) |
Install this theme component
A small component to add a customisable link on the user profile.
#### Shows onā¦
1. The expanded user profile
2. The usercard
#### Settings
If you leave `profile custom link field` empty, it will default using the username, so in the example case it would go to
`http://github.com/charlie`
If you want to use a custom user input field, you have to set the value to the exact name of the userfield, example:
1. Create the user field
2. Set setting to user field name
3. Have users fill out the field
`/u/[username]/preferences/profile`
Now it will go to `http://github.com/MyRealGithubName`
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For a more advanced implementation, take a look at the [Multiple Custom Profile Links component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-custom-profile-links/295547)
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### Author:  [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)
#### Post date: [27 februari 2024 om 15:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/2 "2024-02-27T15:09:25Z")
Does this get ānofollowā? Will it be sent akismet?
This is definitely going to be used by spammers!
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### Author:  [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)
#### Post date: [29 februari 2024 om 20:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/3 "2024-02-29T20:49:42Z")
> [@chapoi](#):
>
> `http://github/com/`
Just a quick nitpick, that should be `http://github.com/`, right?
Also, any particular reason why this suggests http GitHub instead of https?
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [1 maart 2024 om 09:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/4 "2024-03-01T09:41:53Z")
> [@Firepup650](#):
>
> Just a quick nitpick, that should be `http://github.com/`, right?
Haha yes, thatās a typo. Thanks. Iām not reinventing url structures here š
> [@Firepup650](#):
>
> Also, any particular reason why this suggests http GitHub instead of https?
Not at all
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### Author:  [@Julian2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julian2)
#### Post date: [24 juli 2024 om 13:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/5 "2024-07-24T13:36:54Z")
Hey @chapoi ! So glad I found this component. Iāve just added to our forum, thanks! I might even switch to the āmultiple linkā version.
Quick note: there is an extra ātheā in the description text below the āprofile custom link iconā field š
Is there a specific reason I have to add a component for this, instead of adding another field type for the User Fields?
Cheers
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [24 juli 2024 om 14:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/6 "2024-07-24T14:08:43Z")
> [@Julian2](#):
>
> Quick note: there is an extra ātheā in the description text below the āprofile custom link iconā field š
Nice catch. š This should tidy it up:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse-profile-custom-link/pull/7](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-profile-custom-link/pull/7)
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [24 juli 2024 om 15:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/7 "2024-07-24T15:36:54Z")
> [@Julian2](#):
>
> Is there a specific reason I have to add a component for this, instead of adding another field type for the User Fields?
Iām not sure I follow the question. User fields arenāt all automatically shown on the profile or usercard.
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### Author:  [@Julian2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julian2)
#### Post date: [25 juli 2024 om 11:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/8 "2024-07-25T11:38:11Z")
Hey Charlie,
sorry for not being clearer. It would be great if there was a field type for user fields, that allows links instead of just text.
Or are we utilising User Fields all wrong? Here is how we are using them right now:
Links have to be copy-pasted instead of just being clickable.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [25 juli 2024 om 15:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/9 "2024-07-25T15:55:45Z")
Ok now I follow, thanks!
Yeah, thatās actually a fair point you bring up. Iāll look into the possibility of your suggestion; my guess is that there _is_ a reason why that wasnāt done, but I donāt know atm.
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### Author:  [@Julian2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julian2)
#### Post date: [25 juli 2024 om 16:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/10 "2024-07-25T16:27:05Z")
Awesome, thanks! š
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [26 juli 2024 om 18:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/11 "2024-07-26T18:20:44Z")
So, I had a look but the necessary changes are way above my designer skills (read: backend databas-y stuff) ā so Iām afraid it will be necessary to use the plugin.
An option you could consider is making a [feature request](https://meta.discourse.org/c/feature/2), and seeing if that garners more interest.
Cheers!
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### Author:  [@Joseph\_Tucker1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joseph_Tucker1)
#### Post date: [30 juli 2024 om 18:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/12 "2024-07-30T18:57:32Z")
This solution is great and I hope we can help improve it. Our profile link is of the form ā[https://www.domain.com/user/[USER-ID]/](https://www.domain.com/user/%5BUSER-ID%5D/)ā. The trailing slash wrecks the solution for us. I can add a URL rewrite but a better solution would be to make the code more adaptive. I want working real links back to the site!
I tried to convert the plugin to a theme so I could improve the javascript but that CONVERT Discourse function doesnāt seem to be working.
Can you make the update so that it adds functionality?
```plaintext
import Component from "@glimmer/component";
import { tracked } from "@glimmer/tracking";
import { service } from "@ember/service";
export default class ProfileCustomLink extends Component {
@service site;
@tracked customLinkUrl;
@tracked customLinkFieldId;
@tracked showCustomLink = false;
@tracked user = this.args.model.username;
@tracked userFields = this.args.model.user_fields;
constructor() {
super(...arguments);
if (settings.profile_custom_link_field) {
const siteUserFields = this.site.user_fields;
if (!siteUserFields) {
return;
}
const customLinkField = siteUserFields.filterBy(
"name",
settings.profile_custom_link_field
)[0];
if (!customLinkField) {
return;
}
this.customLinkFieldId = this.userFields[customLinkField.id];
if (!this.customLinkFieldId) {
return;
} else {
this.showCustomLink = true;
if (settings.profile_custom_link_prefix.includes("[CUSTOM-LINK-FIELD-ID]")) {
const url = settings.profile_custom_link_prefix.replace("[CUSTOM-LINK-FIELD-ID]", this.customLinkFieldId);
this.customLinkUrl = url;
} else {
const url = settings.profile_custom_link_prefix + this.customLinkFieldId;
this.customLinkUrl = url;
}
}
} else {
const url = settings.profile_custom_link_prefix + this.user;
this.customLinkUrl = url;
this.showCustomLink = true;
}
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@Vaping\_Community](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vaping_Community)
#### Post date: [30 juli 2024 om 19:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/14 "2024-07-30T19:58:17Z")
@Julian2 I have just posted a feature request for this here, didnāt see your posts on this topic
> [@Clickable link / URL user field type](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clickable-link-url-user-field-type/319322):
>
> A user field type of link / URL that shows as a clickable link on user card, profile etc As you can see, the URLās are not clickable Thank you
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### Author:  [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [2 december 2025 om 07:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/16 "2025-12-02T07:32:54Z")
This component seems to have stopped working on `v2025.11`
`[THEME 2 'Custom Profile Link'] Deprecation notice: The array.filterBy is a deprecated Ember native array extension. Use native array methods or a TrackedArray instead. [deprecated since Discourse 3.6.0.beta1-dev] [deprecation id: discourse.native-array-extensions.filterBy]`
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [6 december 2025 om 14:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/18 "2025-12-06T14:22:47Z")
Iām on 2025.12 and it still seems to work for me. Thatās just a deprecated warning, not an error, so it should still be fine.
Can you tell me more about what youāre experiencing?
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### Author:  [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [6 december 2025 om 15:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-profile-link/295470/19 "2025-12-06T15:07:46Z")
Indeed, the actual issue turned out to be caused by a user error.