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Getting Started

Install and activate

Install WP User Profiles from WordPress.org or upload the plugin, then activate it from Plugins. No configuration is required.

Existing Profile and Edit User links are routed into the new sectioned interface. User data remains in WordPress's standard user fields and metadata.

Open a profile

  • Select Users → Profile to edit your own account.
  • Select a user from Users → All Users to edit another account when permitted.

The tabs at the top divide fields into focused sections. The Status box remains available beside the main content and provides the normal update action.

The plugin uses its classic profile layout by default. Site owners can opt into the modern profile styles, which preserve the same behavior while matching the current WordPress block-editor interface more closely.

What changes

  • Core profile fields are reorganized into metaboxes.
  • Sections receive their own URLs and navigation tabs.
  • Metaboxes can be collapsed and reordered using familiar WordPress controls.
  • Compatible plugins can add sections or metaboxes.

What does not change

The plugin does not replace WordPress users, roles, capabilities, passwords, sessions, application passwords, or user metadata. It presents and saves those systems through a different administration layout.

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