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.
Macros are a hidden gem.
More detail on how to use macros on DevCentral them can be found in our Help section.
