Update Your Profile Page

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Update your User Profile

Every user has a user profile which shows the name and the contributions. A profile picture and more personal information can also be added. You can find your user profile on the right top of the page, where your user icon is shown. When you click on it, you can access your user page, preferences, watchlist and see all your contributions.

Instructions

1. Log into energypedia with your username and password.

2. Go to the top of the page and click on your user icon.

A window will pop up. Click on "User Page" in the menu.

User Page

3. You will now be directed to your User page, which shows your information the way other uses can see it.

Edit your profile

Here you can select the information you want others to see when they view your user page. Select your city, country, add a link to your personal website, and add any other information about you regarding your area of expertise. You can also click on the green tabs to edit the groups that you have joined, add custom information to your profile, and change your avatar.

Upload Avatar

Here you can upload an avatar, or a profile picture. Click on the button "Choose File" and select your picture from your files to upload, then click on "Upload file".

Update your Preferences

Go to your user profile and click on “preferences”. Browse through the different tabs to adjust the settings according to your personal preferences (E.g. change language, change password, change email address, disable/enable notifications).

4. After you are done updating your profile, click on the "Update" button at the bottom of the page.

NOTE: Make sure to click "Update" to save your information before you click on other tabs, otherwise you will lose your changes.

Watchlist

On your user page you can also see and edit your list of watched pages and manage your current pages.

Contributions

Track all edits you have made in energypedia articles and databases including articles you have created, changed, and entries you have made or edited, such as publications, jobs, etc.