---
title: Configure the community profile
description: Set up the community profile by configuring profile fields and deciding which fields to display in the personal information section of the community profile.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/communities/configure-community-profile.html
release: australia
product: Communities
classification: communities
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 3
breadcrumb: [Configuring communities, Communities, Customer Service Management]
---

# Configure the community profile

Set up the community profile by configuring profile fields and deciding which fields to display in the personal information section of the community profile.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_communities.admin

## Procedure

1.  Configure one or more of the following for the community profile.


-   **[Create a persona for the community profile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/create-new-persona.md)**  
Create a persona and associate it to a role to manage which data users can modify.
-   **[Create a community profile field](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/create-profile-field.md)**  
Create a field to display on the community profile.
-   **[Configure persona field mapping for the community profile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/configure-persona-field-mapping.md)**  
Configure which fields appear in the community profile and manage the settings associated with those fields.

**Parent Topic:**[Configuring communities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/configure-communities.md)

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