LinkedIn linkedin.com How to make your LinkedIn profile private
Click the Me icon, choose View Profile, click the edit icon next to Public profile & URL, then turn off the public visibility toggle. To hide only some sections, turn off those toggles. Changes save automatically.
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Step by step
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Open your profile
Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage, then click View Profile.
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Open Public profile & URL
Click the edit icon next to Public profile & URL in the right pane.
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Turn off public visibility
Turn off the public visibility toggle to hide your whole public profile.
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Or hide single sections
To keep a public profile but hide parts of it, turn off the toggle for each section you want hidden.
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Check it saved
Changes are saved automatically.
Watch out for
- Search engines are slow. LinkedIn says it can take several weeks or months for Google, Yahoo or Bing to notice the change, and it doesn't control that refresh.
- Your profile photo has its own visibility setting, separate from the public profile toggles.
- LinkedIn has another setting for visibility off LinkedIn. Changing it doesn't limit your public profile, which the public profile setting controls.
What stays out there
Turning off your public profile stops LinkedIn from showing it to people who aren't signed in. It doesn't touch copies elsewhere. People-search sites and data brokers can hold details they scraped earlier, such as your name, employer and city, and old search results can linger until they refresh.
Serus finds where your details are listed and removes them.
Frequently asked
How do I hide my LinkedIn profile from Google?
Turn off the public visibility toggle under Public profile & URL. Search engines can take several weeks or months to refresh, according to LinkedIn.
Can I hide only part of my LinkedIn profile?
Yes. Turn off the toggle for each section you want hidden from your public profile.
Does this hide my profile photo?
Your photo has its own visibility setting, separate from the public profile toggles.
Do I need to save the changes?
No. LinkedIn saves public profile changes automatically.
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