I noticed with the recent profile redesign updates that have started rolling out that only annual reading goals are shown on a user's profile page. All other public challenges a user has joined or hosted are no longer visible on their profile.
I looked at the mobile and desktop profile design sneak peeks and it appears this is a permanent change. If so, I will miss being able to see a user's joined or hosted challenges. I've found lots of interesting challenges on users' profiles that I wouldn't have thought to search for in the challenge directory. I also found it motivating that my challenges and progress were visible to others.
Are there any plans to eventually incorporate challenges back into profile pages? Like a link to view more challenges under the reading goals section? Or giving the user the option to choose what challenges are visible on their profile?
Yesss! It's been driving me nuts that it's gone. Makes it harder for me to find monthly challenges, as previously I'd go to the profile pages of the users whose challenges I did the previous month and join their newest. Thankfully searching the challenges with a username still works.
Plus I'd often find new challenges that way just by seeing what other challenges they'd joined as well!
Thank you for this post! We were awaiting feedback to decide what to do. There might be a separate page and/or an updated/revamped Challenges section that incorporates a "Friends/Following" tab, or a profile customisation option. We'll certainly be doing some concentrated user research on this at some point as well as thinking about what works best with the UI/UX overhaul!