# Deep link to profile edit page
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/deep-link-to-profile-edit-page/186436
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [April 11, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deep-link-to-profile-edit-page/186436 "2021-04-11T23:44:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@koen360](https://meta.discourse.org/u/koen360)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deep-link-to-profile-edit-page/186436/1 "2021-04-11T23:44:19Z")
My users have trouble navigating to their profile edit page. And I have a heart time explaining it to them.
1. Click your avatar top right
2. Click the ‘person icon’ for preferences
3. Then again click ‘preferences’ but this time with the ’ gear icon’
4. Then look up Profile, third from the top in the vertical menu on the left.
For my taste, not a UX expert, 4 steps is too many and to me a bit confusing as well. As a result there is too much friction and I notice people don’t update their profile after sign-up.
**Quick-fix:** is there a way to put a direct/universal link to the profile editing page? Tried to go with some user parameters by looking at some e-mail templates but to no avail.
**Structurally:** this probably works as designed? do others think there is potential to improve navigate to the user profile editing page?
I am no coder or UX designer, but happy to help evaluate or brainstorm other designs…
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### Author:  [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deep-link-to-profile-edit-page/186436/2 "2021-04-12T00:10:54Z")
Try this:
`/my/preferences/profile`
Example:
[https://meta.discourse.org/my/preferences/profile](https://meta.discourse.org/my/preferences/profile)
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### Author:  [@koen360](https://meta.discourse.org/u/koen360)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deep-link-to-profile-edit-page/186436/3 "2021-04-12T00:13:08Z")
Ah that’s just awesome for quick fix, thanks so much!
The structural things is more of a discussion topic probably.
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### Author:  [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deep-link-to-profile-edit-page/186436/4 "2021-04-12T00:13:52Z")
You can also add that to the hamburger menu:
> [@Custom Hamburger Menu Links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-hamburger-menu-links/87644):
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> discourse2Summary Custom Hamburger Menu Links will allow you to easily add links to the hamburger menu.eyeglassesPreview [Preview on theme-creator.discourse.org](https://theme-creator.discourse.org/theme/awesomerobot/hamburger-links)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-custom-hamburger-links](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-custom-hamburger-links)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Samples Desktop Mobile Settings You add links via comma delimited values in…
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### Author:  [@Kchalk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kchalk)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deep-link-to-profile-edit-page/186436/5 "2021-04-12T00:14:24Z")
You can try the ‘my’ path. Replace the username with my and you should be able to deeplink to any of the user section
For example, anyone can use this link [Discourse Meta - The Official Support Forum for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/my/preferences/profile) to go to their meta account