# Improve user profile organization/workflow
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-user-profile-organization-workflow/330279
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** users
**Created:** [October 10, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-user-profile-organization-workflow/330279 "2024-10-10T16:29:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-user-profile-organization-workflow/330279/1 "2024-10-10T16:29:59Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Would an edit button next to the user profile picture to make it easier for new users to upload a profile picture?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-an-edit-button-next-to-the-user-profile-picture-to-make-it-easier-for-new-users-to-upload-a-profile-picture/330255):
I like that idea, or some variation of it. Further, the whole path to completing a basic user profile could be more intuitive. It currently requires:
- Click user icon
- Click Profile icon in drop-down Notifications menu
- Click Preferences in Notifications pop-out
(If you chose Summary, now find Preferences in the user screen menu)
- **Edit profile picture** in Account user area
- Notice and click Profile in user screen _sub_menu
- **Edit profile info** in Profile section
It might make sense to land the user in Profile instead of Account, and include the _profile picture_ under Profile. (Maybe even _Name_, _Title_, and _Flair_?)
To my mind, the Account section should contain items less commonly accessed – maybe only things not publicly visible – and wouldn’t need to be the default.
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### Author:  [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-user-profile-organization-workflow/330279/3 "2026-03-11T13:39:21Z")
Some additional thoughts from RGJ at the original topic…
> [@"Hide my public profile" is in the wrong place](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-my-public-profile-is-in-the-wrong-place/349169/7):
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> Agree @ToddZ
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> - Profile picture, title, flair from account to profile
> - Associated accounts from account to security
> - “I agree with the updated terms” (maybe all custom fields?) from profile to account
> - Timezone from profile to interface
> - Navigation menu could easily go under interface
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### Author:  [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-user-profile-organization-workflow/330279/4 "2026-03-11T15:47:22Z")
I agree and understand the horizontal menu and sidebars need to be totally redesigned.
There are similar icons and functions. Users have real trouble trying to understand where the options are to change.
I remember the core team telling us they are working on it 🙂