How to Configure the Personal Options #
To access the section which will allow you to edit your profile, get in the WordPress admin area, and navigate to Users → Your Profile.
The first set of options will help you with editing and the visual aspect of your WordPress experience.
- Visual Editor – For users that prefer to edit in the source code.
- Syntax Highlighting – Disable syntax highlighting when editing code.
- Admin Color Scheme – With this you can change the colors used in the admin dashboard.
The last two options available in this section are the Keyboard Shortcuts and Toolbar ones.
Both are quite useful and we recommend to at least leave the Toolbar enabled all the time as it keeps active your admin toolbar shown above every page.
How to Populate the Name Fields #
The name options here will also be used by some plugins so make sure you keep a correct and presentable information in these fields.
- Name – Information related to your details, such as:
- Username – The username you use to login to your account (cannot be changed).
- First Name – Your first name.
- Last Name – Your last name.
- Nickname – The displayed nickname under your posts.
- Display name publicly as – Choose what should be displayed as your name when you post your articles.
How to Edit the Contact Information #
The contact information associated with the account:
- Email – The email at which you would like the WordPress platform to send notifications. Note that this email will also be used for password reset and many more features, so it is essential for you to specify a valid email address.
- Website – Every user can add his website to his profile. As this is a field available to everyone, even an account with admin role will have this option.
How to Change the Bio and Account Management #
- Biographical Info – Here, you can input some interesting information about yourself. This small bio will appear below each post you publish and will also be the main description in your dedicated author page. Those pages start with your name and bio, but they also provide visitors with a list of your posts. If your blog is https://example.com most of the time, the author page will be accessible via /author/your_username
- Profile Picture – WordPress uses Globally Recognized Avatar or Gravatar for short. The idea is that whenever you register in a gravatar enabled website, your avatar is automatically requested from Gravatar’s file system.
The section also contains fields where you can also change your current admin password and a button to log out of all active sessions except the one you are currently using.
The latter option is good if you have forgotten your account open on another device or want to immediately limit access to only one device.
