Profile

A member's social-layer identity. Profile is distinct from the API identity record — it is the social representation of a member, authored by that member for the social context.

Fields:

• identity_user_id — foreign key to the API identity record
• display_name — the name shown to other members
• handle — URL-friendly unique identifier (e.g. @handle)
• bio — optional free-text self-description

Allowed:

• profile
• social profile
• member profile
• display name
• handle

Forbidden:

• account (that is the login surface at elonn.local)
• user profile (user is not a product term; see: member)
• identity (that is the API service record; distinct)
• avatar (a display property, not the object)

Notes:

• A profile is created automatically on first social service interaction via ensureProfile().
• A member always has exactly one profile per social service instance.
• display_name can be null; fall back to the member's email from the identity record for display purposes.
• handle must be unique across all profiles and is optional. When set, it becomes the member's social URL segment.

Related:

• member
• identity
• handle