# Hidden user profiles are not completely hidden, shows with "this user's public profile is hidden"

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-user-profiles-are-not-completely-hidden-shows-with-this-users-public-profile-is-hidden/124298
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [July 29, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-user-profiles-are-not-completely-hidden-shows-with-this-users-public-profile-is-hidden/124298 "2019-07-29T16:04:07Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-user-profiles-are-not-completely-hidden-shows-with-this-users-public-profile-is-hidden/124298/6 "2019-07-30T07:11:01Z")

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This is 100% as designed and won’t be changing. The goal is to hide the profile (and hide presence features), not hide the user completely.

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