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GitHub about your profile
Documents customizable public profile elements, control over what profile information users include, public visibility risks, private profile behavior, profile README, personal info, activity, pinned items, status, and profile visibility options.
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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create user profile | Choose create user profile when the user is defining visible identity information that other people or public surfaces will see. | The form states which profile fields are required, optional, managed, hidden, or public before users save. | GitHub supports user-controlled public profile information and documents public visibility risks. |
| Profile setup | Choose profile setup when an existing profile is usable but incomplete, stale, or missing recommended details that improve collaboration, discovery, trust, or public presentation. | Opening profile setup loads the current saved profile and clearly distinguishes already-complete, missing, recommended, optional, managed, and visibility-sensitive fields. | GitHub supports user control over public profile information, profile README, pinned items, status, and visibility options. |
Comparisons supported by this source
- Create user profile vs account creation vs onboarding vs single-page form
GitHub supports user control over public profile information and documents profile visibility risks.
- Profile setup vs create user profile vs onboarding vs account creation
GitHub supports public profile customization, user control over included information, pinned items, profile README, status, and visibility options.
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