# Would an edit button next to the user profile picture to make it easier for new users to upload a profile picture?

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**Created:** [October 10, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](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 "2024-10-10T14:14:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tris20](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tris20/32/264639_2.png) [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 7:30am UTC](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/330255/3 "2024-10-11T07:30:10Z")

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> [@Lilly](#):
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> this convenient functionality on his [compose centre component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776)

I gave this a go but unfortunately it isn’t compatible with out existing themes - I got a weird recursion somehow 😅

I’m also wondering if it makes sense to put preferences at the top of the profile menu? I’ve opened this view dozens of times, and never read anything except Summary, Activity, Pause notifications and logout. Until today I didn’t know Preferences was in this menu, so my usual flow is profile → summary → preferences which feels silly given that preferences is in the same menu.

 ![This is a screenshot of a computer interface showing a user profile with various preference options. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/4/9/f4923361989fbac27ead043f8b4d8821ca5d49d4.png)

Maybe it’s just me, but I do wonder if it makes sense to push preferences or at least some way of editing profile into greater prominence - not because the functionality is used often, but rather because it used by many(including less technicalically literate users).

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