# How to view admin profile views? Also PM admin views settings question

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-view-admin-profile-views-also-pm-admin-views-settings-question/149963
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 30, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-view-admin-profile-views-also-pm-admin-views-settings-question/149963 "2020-04-30T18:35:02Z")
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### Author: ![VoskCoin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/voskcoin/32/178564_2.png) [@VoskCoin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VoskCoin)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-view-admin-profile-views-also-pm-admin-views-settings-question/149963/1 "2020-04-30T18:35:03Z")

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Here’s an example of a member of my forum

 ![Screen Shot 2020-04-30 at 2.29.21 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/f/1ffdc04c5f44662bf2bb0a4e21ca0cc722f843af.png)

Here is my profile when logged in

 ![Screen Shot 2020-04-30 at 2.28.26 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/0/508b322e6eca6c2d20dd2208d4a2abd250a2afa1.png)

Here is my profile, when logged out

 ![Screen Shot 2020-04-30 at 2.31.47 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/7/87df0ab099be6ebd679280eca220a125813c8837.png)

Why can I not view the row w/ Views in it, when I am logged in?

Also is it possible to disable users from electing to make their profile private? How can I enable this?

For reference this is on VoskCoinTalk and here is a direct link to my profile on the forum [Profile - VoskCoin - VoskCoinTalk](https://voskcointalk.com/u/voskcoin/summary)

PS can someone explain to me exactly what this setting is and means?

 ![Screen Shot 2020-04-30 at 2.34.46 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/5/a56cc57e6f798118ffc589fe51f21674a6d833a8.png)

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### Author: ![Thomas\_G](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/thomas_g/32/200158_2.png) [@Thomas\_G](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_G)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-view-admin-profile-views-also-pm-admin-views-settings-question/149963/2 "2020-04-30T19:03:53Z")

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> [@VoskCoin](#):
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> Why can I not view the row w/ Views in it, when I am logged in?

Tap where it says **Expand**. You will then see `Views`.

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> [@VoskCoin](#):
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> Also is it possible to disable users from electing to make their profile private? How can I enable this?

Check in the settings for `enable user directory`. Or disable `Hide user profiles from public`

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### Author: ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-view-admin-profile-views-also-pm-admin-views-settings-question/149963/3 "2020-04-30T19:53:01Z")

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> [@VoskCoin](#):
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> PS can someone explain to me exactly what this setting is and means?

Admin users can read all personal messages on the system. If you check that box then the act of viewing the personal messages of another user is automatically logged.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-view-admin-profile-views-also-pm-admin-views-settings-question/149963/4 "2024-06-21T00:05:55Z")

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-view-admin-profile-views-also-pm-admin-views-settings-question/149963/5 "2024-06-21T07:21:02Z")

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