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Your public profile is the identity attached to notes you share outside of Selah. When you publish a note and share the link, readers see your profile photo, display name, and bio alongside the content. Setting up your profile gives your shared notes a personal, attributable voice.

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What you can set

  • Profile photo — A headshot or image that appears next to your shared notes. Selah resizes uploaded images to 256×256 automatically.
  • Username — A unique handle that forms the URL for your public notes (for example, selah.app/@yourname/note-slug). Usernames are 3–40 characters and can include letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores.
  • Display name — The name shown to readers. Falls back to your account name if left blank.
  • Bio — A short description of yourself, up to 500 characters. Useful for giving readers context — for example, “Pastor at First Church, teaching through Romans.”

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How to update your profile

1

Open Settings

Navigate to Settings from the sidebar.
2

Go to Profile

Select Profile in the settings sub-navigation (under You). On mobile, tap Profile from the settings list.
3

Upload a photo

Click Upload photo to choose a JPG, PNG, or WebP image from your device. Selah resizes it to 256×256 pixels automatically. You can remove or replace it at any time.
4

Set your username and details

Enter your desired username, display name, and bio. The username field shows a preview of the URL your notes will appear at.
5

Save your profile

Click Save profile. Your changes take effect immediately on any notes you’ve already shared.

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Visibility defaults

The profile editor includes two toggles that control what appears by default on shared notes:
  • Show bio on shared notes — When on, your bio appears on notes you publish. Individual notes can override this setting.
  • Show avatar on shared notes — When on, your profile photo appears alongside shared notes.
You need a username to share notes publicly. If you haven’t set one yet, Selah suggests a random username when you open the profile editor for the first time.

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How your profile appears on shared notes

When a reader visits a shared note, they see:
  • Your profile photo (if Show avatar is enabled)
  • Your display name (or account name if display name is blank)
  • Your bio (if Show bio is enabled)
All your published notes are accessible under your profile URL at selah.app/@username.