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We have some users signing up for an account and putting spam in their profile description for the SEO links. 
 
I can already "block" those users, but how can I remove the profile from public view so it isn't indexed?
 
 
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This is an excellent point. We'll need to allow admins edit profiles of blocked and suspended users.
 
 
 Evgeny's avatar Evgeny (12 years ago)   
 
 
  
 
 
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Is it easier that blocked users don't appear in the "people" list view?
 
 
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Fix to this is available in the master branch on github, and deployed on the hosted sites (excluding this one:).
 
When you change status of the spammer's account to "blocked", these things will happen:
 
     
  • "homepage url" and "about" sections will be hidden
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  • user's account won't appear on the "users" page
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What will not change at the moment:
 
     
  • the account itself will stay in the system
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  • user's content stays in the system too - will need to be deleted separately
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We'll make this update available in the next release.
 
 
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Thank you Evgeny. You've hit the nail on the head. 
 
 
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No Jtrain, the head was yours:) thanks for the hint! Sorry, not sure how far the analogy goes, but thanks.
 
 
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@Jtrain above is one of the silliest comments I've made, I should not be posting late at night in the melted brain state :). Sorry.
 
 
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