In plain English
This is a profile's web address in a personalized form the user selects. The user can change it, rather than relying on one assigned automatically.
In context
Here, it labels the profile web address the user is being asked to choose and edit for the profile instead of using an automatically assigned address.
- Situation
- Managing profiles, usernames, privacy, audience, discoverability, and account visibility
- What it communicates
- labels the field for choosing a personalized profile link
Meaning limits
The term refers only to the profile's web address and does not by itself indicate whether any particular choice is available.
Examples
“Instead of keeping the automatically assigned profile address, she chose a custom URL with her stage name.”
“During setup, he was asked to choose a custom URL for his profile.”