How to preview your public profile
Karean Carr
Last Update 2 months ago
LittleLink ID includes a Preview Public Profile option so you can check how your public profile appears. This is a useful way to review the information linked to your card and make sure everything looks right.
How to preview your public profile
To preview your profile:
How to preview your public profile
To preview your profile:
- Go to Manage Cards
- Open the card you want to check
- Select Preview Public Profile.

This opens the public profile view so you can see how it appears from outside the account.

What to look for in the preview
When checking the preview, it is helpful to look at:
When children appear on the public profile
Children only appear on the public profile when they are checked in. If a child is checked out, they will no longer be shown publicly.
So if you open the preview and do not see any children, it may simply mean no children are currently checked in.
Why previewing is useful
Previewing your public profile can help you:
Good to know
The public profile is designed to show limited information only. It uses:
If something on the preview does not look right, check whether the child is checked in, whether photo settings allow the image to show, and whether the card is the correct active card.
When checking the preview, it is helpful to look at:
- whether the profile opens correctly
- whether checked-in children are showing as expected
- whether initials, age bands, and blurred photos appear correctly
- whether allergies or important information are showing in the expected way
- whether emergency contact actions look right.
When children appear on the public profile
Children only appear on the public profile when they are checked in. If a child is checked out, they will no longer be shown publicly.
So if you open the preview and do not see any children, it may simply mean no children are currently checked in.
Why previewing is useful
Previewing your public profile can help you:
- check that the card links to the correct profile
- review how emergency information is presented
- understand what parents or others may see
- confirm that privacy features are working as expected.
Good to know
The public profile is designed to show limited information only. It uses:
- initials instead of full names
- age bands instead of full dates of birth
- blurred photos rather than original child photos
- masked calling for emergency contact access.
If something on the preview does not look right, check whether the child is checked in, whether photo settings allow the image to show, and whether the card is the correct active card.
