Once you have created a DevCentral account, you can update your DevCentral user profile in order to customize your site experience.

Update your profile

In order to differentiate your profile from others, and to get customized content on your home page, click on your profile avatar in the top right of the page and go to your Settings:

Personal

Change your username at any time, update your email and email preferences

Preferences

Preference Options allows you to select your time zone and language
Display – want to see things in a linear or threaded way? Change how many topics you see per page? Here’s where to customize.
General – decide how you want read posts to be marked, and if you want topics shown by original posting date or most recent
Linear Layout
Threaded Layout (default)
Home Page
Privacy
Private Messenger
Kudos
Events

Avatars

Differentiate your account from others by adding a profile picture.

From the Community, upload your own image
From my Albums (every photo you’ve uploaded to DC)

Tagging

Tagging Options
Tags

Macros

If you find yourself typing the same response a lot, you can create a Macro. These are canned replies which, once created, you’ll see it as an option when you create a post. Users can have up to 9.

Subscriptions & Notifications

Manage any subscriptions and bookmarks, notification settings, and email format.

Update your DevCentral user profile