How to link to the logged-in user's profile?

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Concerned browser(s) : Mozilla Firefox
Who the problem concerns : All members
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Description of problem

So I noticed that the "profile" button on the navigation bar only links to the edit profile section, and that users need to find their own username as a link to view their profile as everyone else does. How do I make a "view profile" button that changes the link depending on who is logged in? So, for User1 when they click the button, it goes to /u1 but if User2 clicks that same button it goes to /u2.

Hello @Memento,

You want this link to be in the Navigation bar? Next to the Profile link?

Side note:

1) Create the button in the PA, not visible for Guests.
AP  Display  Headers and Navigation  Add a Customized Menu
Set the Redirection URL option to /profile

2) Create a javascript:
AP  Modules  Javascript codes management  Create a new Javascript

Code:

/* Toolbar link to Profile */

$(function() {
  $('a.mainmenu').filter(function(){
    if (/\/profile$/.test(this.href)){
      this.href = "/u" + _userdata.user_id;
    }
  });
});

Title: Toolbar Profile
Placement: In all the pages

Make sure Javascript codes are enabled.

Hy, use that code for work.

Code: $(function() {   $('a.mainmenu').filter(function(){     if (/\/profile\?(.*?)/.test(this.href)){       this.href = "/u" + _userdata.user_id;     }   }); });

@SSYT That one applies the change on the default Profile (Edit Profile  View Profile) button.
My version requires the creation of another button but then you can have both in the navigation bar

Oh, try new that:

Code:

$(function() {
  $('a.mainmenu').filter(function(){
    if (/\/profile\?(.*?)/.test(this.href)){
      $(this).parent().after('<li><a class="mainmenu" href="/u'+ _userdata.user_id +'"><img id="i_icon_mini_profile" src="https://2img.net/i/fa/empty.gif" border="0" hspace="2" alt="Profile" title="Profile">View Profile</a> &nbsp;</li>'); http://this.href = "/u" + _userdata.user_id;
    }
  });
});

Wecoc wrote:

Side note:

1) Create the button in the PA, not visible for Guests.
AP  Display  Headers and Navigation  Add a Customized Menu
Set the Redirection URL option to /profile

2) Create a javascript:
AP  Modules  Javascript codes management  Create a new Javascript

Code:

/* Toolbar link to Profile */

$(function() {
  $('a.mainmenu').filter(function(){
    if (/\/profile$/.test(this.href)){
      this.href = "/u" + _userdata.user_id;
    }
  });
});

Title: Toolbar Profile
Placement: In all the pages

Make sure Javascript codes are enabled.

Thanks, this really helps! I know you can access it from the little Forumotion toolbar but most of my users hide it, so I just wanted to make sure they definitely had access to their profiles outside of the edit field.

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