Profile Privacy

[Super Mr Average]

This thread is leading on from a discussion I had about other features I suggested I couldn't discuss there though since it was unrelated to the thread topic.

In any case what I was thinking was that now since the profile portal is available for members I would like it if there were some options for privacy for example it may be that members don't want to share some aspects of their profile that currently they have no choice over like their buddies list.

For the most part the suggestion in this post would do the trick however I wanted to take the idea a little further by adding a global switch for members too.

[.Ryan]

I agree that would be very nice sorta like Facebook in a sense. I think a setting of that nature should be added into the My Controls so the users can set the permissions, this could benefit a lot of people that don't like to give out their contact details to the public and such.

[Brandon C]

I would love to see this much-needed feature added in, as well as blocking people from viewing your profile.

[Vince G.]

Well, Me also would like to see that feature added and 1000 more that are being suggested everyday, but i think that it's true that IPS can add every feature being suggested, in that way the software would be over coded and really hard to manage, i am sure this can be done with a small modification for some files, i would try to see if anyone would make that mod over at IPSB.

[Super Mr Average]

Well, Me also would like to see that feature added and 1000 more that are being suggested everyday, but i think that it's true that IPS can add every feature being suggested, in that way the software would be over coded and really hard to manage, i am sure this can be done with a small modification for some files, i would try to see if anyone would make that mod over at IPSB.

I think profile privacy is pretty high up on the list as some design features in IPB have been privacy centric.
For example in admin cp you cannot edit a users avatar or profile picture for privacy reasons.

Privacy is a very important issue it may stop perspective members from signing up on the forums so personally I think this is an absolute must especially considering how profiles now show information that wasn't there before.
I know we can revert back to using IPB 2.1.x profiles but that is considered legacy now

[nexosis]

wow it's recommended specially.