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# How To Configure Professional Profile Settings?

The following help guide will cover the step-by-step process on how to configure the **Professional Profiles** settings according to your preferences.

To start the configuration, navigate to the **Job Board Settings** page, then click on **Professional Profiles > Profiles Database Access**: 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/professional-profiles-profiles_17jmlpy.png)

# Setting 1: Who Can Browse Profiles?

In this configuration, you will be able to choose who has full access to the professional profiles. 

### What Is Full Access?

Anyone who has full access to the professional profiles will be able to: 

* Browse the profiles
* Open the profile pages
* View the contact information

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/image11_1y9na01.gif)

There are 4 options you can choose from, and anyone who meets the requirements will be able to fully access the professional profiles: 

* No One (Feature Is Disabled)
* Anyone (Public Access)
* Only Employers (All Registered Employers)
* Only Employers Who Paid For It (Acquired Product)

You can find the details of each option below:

### No One (Feature Is Disabled)

This option will **fully disable** the Professional Profiles for everyone. Therefore, no one will be able to access the profiles. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/image9_1jjp1r2.png)

### Anyone (Public Access)

Anyone who visits your job board will have full access to the professional profiles in addition to the contact information of each profile.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/settings-professional-profiles_bz6uvt.png)

### Only Employers (All Registered Employers)

Only employers who have claimed their company profile will be able to fully access the professional profiles regardless if they have purchased a product or not. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/settings-professional-profiles_yk4pg7.png)

### Only Employers Who Paid For It (Acquired Product)

Only employers who have purchased a product with access to the **Professional Profiles Database** will be able to fully access the professional profiles.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/settings-professional-profiles_12ojp3w.png)

# Setting 2: No Access Message

When someone doesn’t meet the requirements to preview the professional profiles, profile pages, or contact information, they will see the following message:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/image1_112yggl.png)

Here, you can manually edit the content of this field based on your preferences:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/professional-profiles-profiles_fb9zk3.png)

The No Access Message is not applicable for the following 2 options: `No One (the feature is disabled)` & `Anyone (public access)`. As for the other 2 configurations, you can choose the level of preview by configuring the `Allow Preview` field.

# Setting 3: Allow Preview

This is where you can manage what information visitors can view when they do not have access to the profiles. Usually allowing a preview of profiles allows employers to get a better understanding of the resume database that a job board offers, and it can lead to more sales. 

Another reason why allowing preview can be beneficial is the SEO; when you set the profile pages to be visible to all, search engines will be able to crawl those pages, and in turn, give you a better chance to drive more targeted traffic.

The three levels of previews you can provide are as follows: 

### No Preview

Anyone who does not meet the requirements to have full access to the professional profiles, will not be able to browse the profiles, view profile pages, and contact information.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/image7_1vvwx9w.png)

The No Access message will be shown when a visitor navigates to the “/profiles” URL.

### Can Search And View Profiles Without Seeing Their Contact Information (Recommended For SEO)

All visitors will only be able to **view the profiles and profile pages** of each candidate and not the contact information. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/image4_356nxr.png)

The No Access message will only be shown when visitors click on `Contact Information` on the profile page.

### Can Search Profiles But Can Not View The Profile Page

All visitors will only be able to **view the list** of profiles and not the profile page.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8030a322aa1b180/image10_1kh7apm.png)

The No Access message will be shown when visitors click on any profile within the list of professional profiles.