# Public Profile — Web app

The view of a user that other people in the product see, distinct from the account settings profile, which is private and editable.

Source: https://www.checklist.design/web-app/public-profile

## Items

### Avatar and display name
The user's photo and name, shown prominently as the primary identifier on the profile

_Tip: A fallback avatar using initials is better than a blank space_

### Role or title
The user's job title, team, or role within the product context, where relevant

### Bio or description
A short free-text description the user has written about themselves

### Activity or contributions
A summary of what the user has done in the product (posts, projects, comments, or other public actions)

_Tip: Surfacing activity the user hasn't chosen to make public is a privacy violation, since public profiles should only reflect what the user has explicitly opted in to show_

### Contact or follow action
A way to initiate contact, follow, or connect with the user, depending on what the product supports

### Joined date (optional)
When the user joined the product

### Profile visibility controls
Which profile fields are visible according to the user's own privacy preferences

## License for the Checklist Design collection

Checklist Design collection: https://github.com/Checklist-Design/skills
Snapshot: bfae71e507b1b7c03c12e0756402b60eb80f5d14 · Imported: 2026-11-12
Republished under the MIT License. Original checklist text belongs to Checklist Design.

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