# 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:** [29 ביולי,‏ 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: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [30 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-user-profiles-are-not-completely-hidden-shows-with-this-users-public-profile-is-hidden/124298/7 "2019-07-30T16:22:02Z")

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ok - we’re good. Thanks! I understand now how the feature is intended to work.

To clarify this for members of my community who may still be confused about how it works, I changed the text of the user preference to the below.

> Hide my public profile and presence features (note: your picture, username and name will still appear)

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