[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7961: Inconsistencies and UI issues on profile.wordpress.org social icons

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#7961: Inconsistencies and UI issues on profile.wordpress.org social icons
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 Reporter:  kimjiwoon    |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
Component:  Profiles     |   Keywords:
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 Hi Meta team,

 I've noticed a couple of minor but visually important inconsistencies on
 the [WordPress.org profile
 page](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kimjiwoon/).

 **1. Social Icons Display Issue**
 - The GitHub profile is shown **twice**—once as text (`GitHub: Jiwoon-
 Kim`) and again as a social icon below (`Find me on:`).
   → This feels redundant and might benefit from better deduplication
 logic.
 - The **Threads.net** account is present but the icon appears **invisible
 or transparent**, making it look like a UI bug.
 - Are these icons being rendered conditionally via some external source or
 local logic?

 **2. Social Metadata Source**
 - It seems like some parts of the profile (like find me on) are not user-
 editable.
   → Are these being pulled from the Gravatar API or another system (e.g.
 BuddyPress)? It would be helpful to clarify the data source and if users
 have any way to manage or override it directly.

 Would appreciate if these issues could be reviewed for better consistency
 and usability across the network.

 Thanks a lot for your amazing work!

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