# How Members Control Their Directory Privacy Settings

---
title: "How Members Control Their Directory Privacy Settings"
bookstack_book: "Getting Started"
description: "Choose which details your family shares in the member directory — hide or show your email, phone, address, and more, one field at a time."
---

## What the family directory shows

The member directory lets co-op families connect with one another. Each family card can display:

- **Household name** — always shown, cannot be hidden
- Email address
- Phone number
- Home address
- Bio
- Profile photo
- Children info (number of children)
- Teaching skills and interests

You control which of these details appear on your family card. Your co-op administrator always sees your full information regardless of your privacy settings — privacy controls apply to other co-op members only.

## How to open your privacy settings

### Step 1 — Log in and go to My Profile

Log in to your co-op portal. In the left sidebar, click **My Profile**.

This opens the **Edit Profile** page where you manage both your personal profile and your directory visibility.

### Step 2 — Scroll to Directory Visibility

Scroll down past the profile fields (name, bio, photo, teaching skills). The **Directory Visibility** section appears near the bottom of the page.

![The Edit Profile page showing the Directory Visibility section with Show in Directory toggle and per-field switches](https://kb.cooplyhq.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/3BZmembers-profile-edit-desktop.png)

> **Note:** Only the family's guardian account can change directory settings. If you don't see the Directory Visibility section, contact the guardian on your family account.

## How to control what other members see

### Show or hide your family entirely

The **Show in Directory** toggle at the top of the section controls whether your family appears in the directory at all.

- **On** (default) — your family card is visible to other members
- **Off** — your family does not appear in the directory

Turning off Show in Directory hides your entire entry. Other members will not see your family card.

### Show or hide individual fields

When **Show in Directory** is on, a second panel shows individual field toggles. Turn each one on or off to control what other members see on your family card:

| Field | Default |
|-------|---------|
| Email address | Shown |
| Phone number | Shown |
| Home address | **Hidden** |
| Bio | Shown |
| Profile photo | Shown |
| Children info | Shown |
| Teaching skills | Shown |

Toggle any field off to hide it from other members. Your household name is always shown and cannot be hidden.

**Shortcut buttons:**
- **Show All** — turns on all optional fields at once
- **Hide All** — turns off all optional fields at once

### Step 3 — Save your settings

Click **Save Settings** to apply your changes. A green "Saved!" confirmation appears briefly when your settings have been recorded.

## What the directory looks like to other members

Other members see only the fields you have enabled. Fields you have hidden are simply absent from your card — there is no indication to others that you hid them.

![The member directory listing showing family cards with names and the details each family has chosen to share](https://kb.cooplyhq.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/PQbdirectory-desktop.png)

Co-op admins and staff always see your full information. Privacy settings do not restrict what admins can view.

## How to confirm your changes took effect

After saving, visit the directory to see your card as other members see it:

1. In the left sidebar, click **Directory** (under the Community section).
2. Find your family's card.
3. Verify that only the fields you enabled are displayed.

If a field you turned off still appears, try refreshing the page and checking your settings again.

## What's next

- [How to Invite Families and Manage Your Member Directory](/books/getting-started/page/how-to-invite-families-and-manage-your-member-directory) — admin guide for the family directory