As of July 6, 2026, all creators were required to combine profiles into a single identity. If you didn’t take action by August 17, 2026, your profiles were automatically combined.
Creators previously had two separate profiles: one for their creator page and another for the memberships they held as fans. When profiles were combined, they merged into a single identity, and any past member activity, such as likes, comments, chats, and DMs, was updated to reflect the creator name.
Combining profiles gave you access to Patreon's network features, including Quips, collaboration posts, and a new all-audiences Home feed (currently only available in English). Adult/18+ creators got access to collaboration posts immediately after combining, with Quips and Native Video rolling out in the coming months.
Starting July 6, all creators, including Adult/18+ creators, were required to combine their profiles to access Patreon. After August 17, we automatically started combining the profiles of any creators who had not yet taken action. Check the timeline section below for all the details.
With a combined profile, you can manage your page and interact across Patreon as yourself (a creator), without switching between profiles. Your existing creator page, members, and posts didn’t change.
Want the bigger picture on how discovery is evolving? Read "Go get discovered!" on Patreon for Creators. Currently, Patreon for Creators is only available in English.
Benefits of a single identity
- Access to Patreon's network features: With combined profiles, you have access to Patreon's network, including Quips, Collaboration posts, and a new Home feed.
- Get discovered through your activity: When you comment or engage in other communities, your creator page is visible to new fans, turning everyday activity into discovery opportunities.
- Interact with other creators as yourself: No more switching to a fan profile to engage. You show up as your creator identity across Patreon.
- Find and follow creators more easily: A unified navigation makes it simpler to explore Patreon and discover creators in your space.
- One consistent identity: Your creator and fan activity live in one place.
Key info about combining profiles
Combining your profiles is a one-time, irreversible change, and your public display name and profile image will default to your creator name and creator profile image.
What stayed the same
- Your login credentials didn’t change
- Your creator page URL didn’t change
- Paid members will continue to see your creator posts exactly as they did before
For Team accounts, the primary creator account is the one that opted in to combining profiles and network access. To learn more about how this works for teammates, see Team accounts.
What changed after combining profiles
The most important changes that occurred when your profiles were combined:
- All existing memberships you have as a fan display under your creator name
- Your past activity (comments, chats, and messages, etc) was updated to use your creator name unless you deleted that activity
- Any future activity across your memberships will display under your creator name
- You'll always have control over the visibility of your memberships to others
- A list of the creators you subscribe to may appear on your creator page, and you can hide this at any time in your Page settings
- You can control whether your memberships are shown publicly and whether you have a Memberships tab on your creator page, at any time in your Privacy settings
- Your activity on posts may show up in the feeds of other creators and fans, helping you get discovered
- This includes likes and comments on public posts, as well as activity on members-only posts that are visible to other members in the same community, which means people can naturally discover you through the communities you engage with as part of the network experience
- You can control whether your activity is highlighted in others' feeds and whether you have an Activity tab on your creator page, at any time in your Privacy settings
- Your comment settings for new public posts and Quips default to anyone can comment, which helps boost your content in the feed. You can adjust this at any time in the post or Quip editor. Once you change it, your preference is saved for future posts. This doesn't apply to paid access posts, which keep their existing comment settings
- Your navigation is streamlined. See the section below for what the experience looks like on desktop and the app
- When a fan visits your page, they see mutual members of your community they also subscribe to, subject to those creators' privacy settings, and cannot be turned off
What the experience looks like
On desktop, you have a unified navigation experience. You can find your Dashboard, Library, and other creator tools in your Creator Studio . Your personal and creator settings are under Your account. You can do everything in one place without switching profiles.
In the Patreon mobile app, you don't need to switch views after combining. You're always in your single identity view.
A unified inbox
Once your creator and fan profiles were combined, you gained access to all of your chats and direct messages from a unified inbox.
Your unified inbox has two tabs:
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You can view direct messages from fans and chats you manage nested under your Patreon inbox tab. From this inbox, you can review your moderation hub, search through messages, send new direct messages, or create a new chat for fans.
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Direct messages from creators you support and chats you participate in as a fan are nested under the Your membership inbox tab. From here, you can search through your messages and send new direct messages to creators you support.
You'll be able to start a new group chat for your fans, whether you're in your memberships or your Patreon inbox.
Timeline
See below for a summary of the key dates and milestones throughout the combining profiles process.
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| April 28 | All audience creators could combine profiles to unlock access to new discovery features. |
| May 27 |
Adult/18+ creators could combine profiles to unlock access to collaboration posts and be prioritized for the rollout of Patreon Video and Quips. Creators had new controls and options to protect their privacy, as combining profiles was required for all creators. These controls included the ability to delete all activity, cancel memberships, and limit the visibility of current memberships and activity. See below for more information about privacy. |
| July 6 |
Combining profiles became required for all creators moving forward. Starting July 6, creators who hadn’t combined their profiles couldn't access Patreon, including posting and receiving payouts. When that happened, you could restore access immediately by combining your profiles. You were prompted to take action when you logged in to Patreon, and we also sent an email with steps to restore access when you’ve been temporarily locked out of your account. |
| Starting on August 17 |
If you still haven't combined your profiles by August 17, we began doing it automatically for you. Here's what happened starting August 17 and continuing through the following weeks:
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Your privacy after combining
Read on to learn more about how your identity shows up on Patreon after your profiles were combined and what controls you have to adjust these defaults. You can also visit our Privacy Policy for more information.
How your identity changed after your profiles were combined
- Your public display name became your creator name across Patreon — unless you've never published your creator page, in which case it stayed as your member name
- You can change your name at any time by following our guide on How to change your page name
- Past comments, group chat messages, and other activities you made under your fan profile were updated to show your creator name
- Your activity (e.g., likes and comments) may be highlighted on your creator page and in others' feeds. You can change this at any time in your Privacy settings; see Manage your membership and activity visibility for more information. Activity on paid posts will only be visible to other paid members of those communities
Privacy controls creators have access to
Patreon offers all creators more ways to manage how your memberships and activity show up across Patreon. As part of this, we updated some defaults around membership and activity visibility and replaced older profile settings with new, more granular controls. You can update your Privacy Settings at any time using the controls below.
- Adjust whether your memberships are shown publicly: Choose whether your name will be shown publicly as a member of your creators.
- Adjust if your activity is highlighted: Choose whether your activity (e.g., likes and comments) can be highlighted in others' feeds and if you'll have an Activity tab on your creator page.
- Customize visibility per creator: Choose whether to show memberships publicly and whether to highlight membership activity for specific creators. You'll be able to select the memberships you don't want to show publicly and the activity you don't want to highlight on a per-creator basis.
All creators on Patreon have access to the controls listed above, regardless of whether their profiles have been automatically combined. These controls only manage your past fan activity, and they don't erase your account.
Adult/18+ creators
Combining profiles was required for all creators, including Adult/18+ creators, by July 6. For creators with content for Adult/18+ audiences, the available features are slightly different.
After your profiles were combined, you got access to collaboration posts right away.
Quips and Patreon Video are coming to Adult/18+ creators in the coming months. At first, Quips will be visible only to your members and to any fans who visit your page and are over 18 years old.
Creators who combined profiles before July 6 may be prioritized as Patreon rolls out Quips and Patreon Video. You'll receive an email when you get access.
FAQ
- As of July 6th, combining profiles was required for all creators. See the timeline section for additional details. If you didn’t take action before August 17, Patreon automatically combined your profiles. All existing memberships were kept, but your name was hidden from the creator, and your past member activity, such as comments and chats, was deleted. You were notified before action was taken.
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All creators, including Adult/18+ creators, were required to combine their profiles.
After combining, some features aren't available to adult/18+ creators yet, including:
- Quips
- Patreon Video
- Feed recommendations
See the Adult/18+ Creators section for everything that's included.
- If you didn’t take action before August 17, we automatically combined your profiles. Your existing content or your members' access was not affected.
- Combined profiles help more people discover you through the creators you subscribe to and the communities you engage with. We rolled out controls to help you manage what's visible, including the ability to hide activity and memberships.
- Here's what to expect with combined profiles.
- Memberships: You can change the visibility of your existing memberships in your privacy settings
- Past member activity: Comments, chats, and messages you made under your fan profile were updated to show your creator name. The content itself isn't redistributed or newly surfaced — only the name displayed on it changes. Note that if you cancel a membership and don't want your past member activity to be shown, you'll need to separately delete it in the flow. If you were automatically combined, then all of your fan profile activity was deleted
- Activity in the feed: Your activity on public posts, such as comments and likes, may be visible to others on Patreon as part of the Network experience. You can also adjust your activity visibility in the privacy settings
- All creators have access to tools to manage their privacy on Patreon. You're able to choose whether or not you'd like to highlight your activity (e.g., likes and comments) in discovery feeds on a per-creator basis. For full details, visit the privacy controls section above.
- No. Your members' experience didn’t change. Paid members continued to see your posts exactly as they do now.
- If you manage a team account, the primary creator account is the one that combined profiles. Teammate accounts remain separate and don't change when the primary creator combined. Team accounts maintain their separate identities.
- In both Desktop and the Patreon mobile app, you don't need to switch views after combining, and you're always in your single-identity view. On desktop, you can select the features and settings in the left-side menu. In the app, you select the tools from the bottom menu. In both cases, you're doing it as a single identity rather than switching between separate profiles.
- The Patreon network is a set of features that helps fans find creators beyond those they already follow and helps creators reach new audiences on Patreon. For a full overview of the network features, see the Patreon network guide.
- Patreon's network has a set of new features, including:
- Quips: Quips are a lightweight, public type of post that appears in the Home feed. It's a quick way to share an update or engage with your community without creating a full post. For more details, visit our guide on Sharing Quips
- Memberships to creators: A new section on your creator page that lists the creators you subscribe to. You can hide it at any time in your Page settings
- Mutuals: When a fan visits your page, they'll see other members of your community they also subscribe to, helping new fans feel at home right away. Which creators appear depends on each creator's privacy settings