Edit Profile

Customize your GitScrum profile with your professional information. Your profile is visible to team members across all workspaces where you collaborate.

Overview

The profile editor allows you to update:

• Basic personal information
• Professional headline and summary
• Work experience
• Skills and expertise
• Social links

Basic Information

Name

Your full name displayed across GitScrum:

• Appears on task assignments
• Shown in comments and mentions
• Used in notifications sent to others

Username

Your unique identifier:

• Used in mentions (@username)
• Part of your profile URL
• Must be unique across GitScrum
• Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only

Email

Your primary email address:

• Used for login authentication
• Receives notifications
• Must be verified to use

Profile Details

Headline

A brief professional title:

• Maximum 255 characters
• Examples: "Senior Software Engineer" or "Product Designer"
• Displayed below your name on profile

Summary

A longer bio describing you:

• Your background and experience
• Current focus or interests
• How you prefer to collaborate
• What you're working on

Location

Where you're based:

• City, country, or "Remote"
• Helps with timezone coordination
• Optional but recommended for teams

Professional Information

Work Experience

Add your work history:

1. Click Add Experience
2. Enter company name
3. Add your role/title
4. Set start and end dates
5. Describe your responsibilities

Skills

Tag your expertise:

• Programming languages
• Frameworks and tools
• Methodologies (Agile, Scrum)
• Soft skills

Skills help with task matching and team discovery.

Social Links

Connect your professional presence:

• LinkedIn profile
• GitHub/GitLab account
• Personal website
• Twitter/X handle

Profile Picture

Uploading a Photo

1. Click on current avatar
2. Select image file (JPG, PNG, GIF)
3. Crop to fit square frame
4. Save changes

Photo Guidelines

• Minimum 200x200 pixels
• Maximum file size 5MB
• Professional, recognizable image
• Clear, well-lit face shot recommended

Removing Photo

1. Click avatar
2. Select Remove
3. Initials will display instead

Security Settings

Change Password

Access via separate modal:

1. Click Change Password on profile page
2. Enter current password
3. Enter new password (twice)
4. Submit to update

Password requirements:

• Minimum 8 characters
• Mix of letters and numbers recommended
• Not matching common passwords

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

Enhanced security option:

1. Click Enable 2FA in security section
2. Scan QR code with authenticator app
3. Enter verification code
4. Save backup codes securely

Common Tasks

Updating Your Title

When you change roles:

1. Edit headline field
2. Update work experience
3. Modify skills if needed
4. Save changes

Your title appears throughout GitScrum wherever your name is displayed, making it an important way to communicate your role to team members.

Adding New Skills

As you learn new technologies:

1. Navigate to skills section
2. Type skill name
3. Select from suggestions or create new
4. Skills appear on your profile

Skills help team leads identify expertise when assigning tasks. Keep your skills list current to receive relevant task assignments.

Connecting LinkedIn

For professional networking:

1. Click social links section
2. Paste LinkedIn profile URL
3. Save changes
4. LinkedIn icon appears on profile

Connecting professional accounts helps team members learn more about your background and connect with you outside of GitScrum.

Privacy Considerations

Your profile information is visible to:

• All members of workspaces you belong to
• Anyone viewing projects where you're a member
• Anyone with your profile link (if public)

Consider what information you share professionally. GitScrum gives you control over what appears on your profile, so you can choose to share only what's relevant for your work context.

Information Visibility Matrix

Best Practices

• Keep current: Update when changing roles
• Be authentic: Real photos build trust
• Add context: Summary helps new collaborators
• Connect accounts: Social links show credibility

Profile Completeness

A complete profile improves team collaboration:

• Photo: Members recognize you in comments and assignments
• Headline: Quick understanding of your role and expertise
• Timezone: Helps with scheduling across distributed teams
• Skills: Enables smart task routing and team discovery

Regular Updates

Schedule profile reviews quarterly to ensure information stays accurate:

1. Review and update work experience
2. Add new skills learned
3. Update headline if role changed
4. Refresh summary for current focus areas

Troubleshooting Profile Issues

Avatar Not Uploading

If your profile photo fails to upload:

1. Verify file format (JPG, PNG, GIF supported)
2. Check file size (maximum 5MB)
3. Try a different browser
4. Clear browser cache and retry
5. Resize image to under 2000x2000 pixels

Email Change Not Working

To change your primary email:

1. Verify new email is not already in use by another account
2. Complete email verification before change takes effect
3. Check spam folder for verification email
4. Contact support if verification email doesn't arrive

Two-Factor Authentication Recovery

If you lose access to your 2FA device:

1. Use one of your saved backup codes
2. Each backup code works only once
3. Contact support with identity verification if no backup codes
4. Store backup codes in a secure password manager

Profile Data and Account Management

Exporting Your Data

GitScrum allows you to export your profile and activity data:

1. Navigate to Profile Settings
2. Click Export Data
3. Choose data types to include
4. Download generated file

Account Deletion

If you need to delete your GitScrum account:

1. Leave all workspaces first
2. Navigate to Profile Settings
3. Scroll to Danger Zone
4. Click Delete Account
5. Confirm by entering your password

Account deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. All your data, including comments and task history, will be removed.

Related Features

• Your Profile - Viewing your public profile
• Team Members - Managing workspace members
• Workspace Settings - Workspace configuration
• Getting Started - Initial setup guide