> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.earthcoop.ir/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Manage Your EarthCoop Profile Settings and Preferences
> Update your personal details, professional expertise, geographic location level, and language preferences in your EarthCoop profile.
Your EarthCoop profile is more than a name and avatar — it drives how the platform places you in cooperative groups, matches you with relevant projects, and personalises your experience. Keeping your profile complete and current ensures you are automatically connected to the right communities at the right geographic level.
## Accessing your profile settings
Click your avatar or name in the top navigation bar and select **Profile** from the dropdown menu, or navigate to `/profile` directly.
On your profile page, click the **Edit Profile** button to open the editable settings form.
After updating any section, scroll to the bottom of that section and click **Save**. Each section (personal info, professional info, location, etc.) saves independently.
## Personal information
The personal information section covers your basic identity details.
| Field | Description |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **First name** | Your given name, entered in Persian characters. |
| **Last name** | Your family name, entered in Persian characters. |
| **Date of birth** | Used to place you in the correct age-based cooperative group. |
| **Gender** | Determines which gender-specific groups you are matched to. |
| **Profile photo** | Upload a JPG or PNG image (max 4 MB). Click **Remove** to clear your current photo and revert to the default avatar. |
| **Biography** | A short description of yourself (max 1,000 characters), visible to other members based on your privacy settings. |
Your name must be entered using Persian (Farsi) characters only. The form validates this automatically and rejects entries that contain Latin characters or numbers.
### Privacy toggles
Each personal information field has a visibility toggle that controls whether other members can see it on your public profile. You can independently show or hide your name, email address, phone number, date of birth, gender, national ID, biography, documents, social networks, groups list, and join date.
## Professional information
The professional section determines which **occupational** and **experience-based** cooperative groups you belong to. These groups are organised into a hierarchy — selecting a specialty automatically adds you to the corresponding groups at your current geographic level all the way up to the global level.
Choose one or more fields from the **Occupational Fields** selector. These represent your trade, industry, or professional sector. Subcategories are available for each top-level field.
Choose one or more fields from the **Experience Fields** selector. These represent areas of practical expertise that may differ from your formal occupation.
Click **Save** to apply changes. The platform immediately updates your group memberships — adding you to groups for newly selected fields and removing you from groups for deselected fields.
Removing an occupational or experience field also removes you from all associated cooperative groups at every geographic level. Rejoin those groups manually if you remove a field by mistake.
## Location
Your location determines which geographically scoped cooperative groups you belong to. EarthCoop uses a hierarchical location model with the following levels:
| Level | Scope |
| --------------------- | --------------------------- |
| Alley | Hyper-local (smallest unit) |
| Street | Local |
| Neighborhood | Local |
| Region / Village | District |
| City / Rural district | Municipal |
| County | Sub-provincial |
| Province | Regional |
| Country | National |
| Continent | Continental |
| Global | Platform-wide |
Your current location level is shown on your profile. To update your location:
Navigate to your profile and click **Edit Profile**.
Use the cascading address selectors to choose your continent, country, province, county, district, city or rural district, region, neighborhood, street, and alley.
Click **Save Location**. The platform removes you from groups tied to your old address and adds you to groups at the equivalent levels for your new address. All previous votes in location-based groups are also cleared automatically.
Your address is used solely for group assignment. It is not displayed on your public profile unless you choose to make it visible.
## Language preference
EarthCoop supports **English** and **Persian (Farsi)**. To switch languages:
1. Go to **Edit Profile**.
2. Find the **Language** selector in the preferences section.
3. Choose **English** or **Persian**.
4. Save. The interface updates immediately.
If you prefer the Persian calendar, set your **Calendar preference** to **Jalali**. This changes all date fields and timestamps across the platform from the Gregorian calendar to the Solar Hijri (Jalali) calendar.
## Profile completeness
A complete profile unlocks better group matching and participation features. The platform tracks completion across five areas: identity verification, professional fields, location, experience fields, and social information. When you complete a milestone, the system awards profile completion points to your account.
To see your current profile completeness level, check the progress indicator at the top of your Edit Profile page. Each incomplete section is highlighted with a prompt explaining what to fill in.
Control which events trigger in-app or email notifications.
Open a ticket if you need help from the support team with your account.