Modern Profile Styles
WP User Profiles includes an optional profile layout inspired by the current WordPress block-editor interface. It keeps the same sections, fields, permissions, and save behavior while giving the navigation and metaboxes a cleaner visual treatment.
The classic layout remains the default.
The primary section navigation and any subsection navigation added by integrations use matching horizontal rows. The secondary row has a quieter surface so the hierarchy remains visible without introducing another navigation pattern.
The setting applies site-wide rather than per user. Add this line to a small site plugin, an existing functionality plugin, or another appropriate bootstrap location:
add_filter( 'wp_user_profiles_use_modern_styles', '__return_true' );Remove the filter, or return false, to restore the classic layout.
Only the presentation changes. Existing section registrations, subsection integrations, metabox callbacks, user data, capabilities, and profile URLs continue to use the same APIs.