Editing Visitor Profile settings

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<p class="p">Visitor profiles allow visitors to sign in and share their contact information. It can help you to keep track of visitor details, including name and contact information. When visitor profiles are enabled, visitors can enter their details at any point during a chat.</p>
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<p class="p">If the Pre-Chat form is also enabled, visitors are also prompted to enter this information when initiating a chat. For details, see <a class="xref" href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408882974234" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Using the Pre-Chat form</a>. If the Offline form is enabled, visitors can also enter this information when leaving an offline message. For details, see <span> </span><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408825567002" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Managing Offline Form settings</a>.</p>
<p class="p">You can manage settings for visitor profiles by selecting <strong class="ph b">Settings</strong> &gt; <strong class="ph b">Widget</strong> &gt; <strong class="ph b">Forms tab</strong> &gt; <strong class="ph b">Visitor Profile section.</strong></p>
<p class="p">By default, visitor profiles are enabled with the social login options selected. If the form is enabled with no contact options selected, visitors are prompted to enter just their names and email addresses.</p>
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<p class="p"><strong class="ph b">To edit contact information options for the Visitor Profile</strong></p>
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<li class="li">To allow unauthenticated visitors to enter their phone number, select the check box next to <strong class="ph b">Allow Phone Number</strong> and click <strong class="ph b">Save Changes</strong>. This option is disabled by default.</li>
<li class="li">To allow visitors to share details using social logins, select the check boxes next to <strong class="ph b">Facebook</strong> and <strong class="ph b">Google+</strong>.</li>
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<p class="p"><strong class="ph b">To disable the Visitor Profile</strong></p>
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<li class="li">Click <strong class="ph b">Off</strong>, then click <strong class="ph b">Save Changes</strong>.</li>
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