# Split profile hiding and presence **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-profile-hiding-and-presence/184316 **Category:** Feature **Tags:** whos-online, chat, completed **Created:** [March 24, 2021, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-profile-hiding-and-presence/184316 "2021-03-24T11:15:12Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![mentalstring](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mentalstring/32/168934_2.png) [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring) #### Post date: [March 24, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-profile-hiding-and-presence/184316/3 "2021-03-24T11:44:01Z")
There’s actually another problematic “feature” with the `Hide my public profile and presence features` profile setting which currently makes it (unintentionally, [I believe](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-profile-removes-message-button-from-user-cards/140790)) much harder to message someone who chooses that setting, since it removes the message button from user cards: > [@Hiding profile removes message button from user cards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-profile-removes-message-button-from-user-cards/140790/1): > > ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/3/339be073942b22b74b676e1ea5ab6e7803cbbea8.png) Mind there’s a separate setting for disabling messages, but this is being caused by the `Hide my public profile and presence features` one. I don’t think one wanting to hide profile and/or presence means necessarily that one doesn’t want to receive messages (as easily, that is). Anyway, sorry for bringing this off-topic. Back on topic and, for what’s worth, we are using this plugin (which we ❤) on a fairly active forum (~140 concurrent online) and look forward for some optimizations. I’m not a Rubyist, but happy to help in any other way I can (feedback, benchmarks, etc). --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-profile-hiding-and-presence/184316)._