# Coach settings (/docs/coaches/settings)

Edit your public profile, links and focus, set up custom student stages, and pause your coach account.

Settings is where you manage your student stages, the profile students see, and your account.

<OpenInBloss to="coach/settings">Open Settings</OpenInBloss>

Go to <UiPath>Coach console › Settings</UiPath>. Accountability thresholds aren't here — they're on the [Accountability page](/docs/coaches/accountability-rules#change-a-rule).

## Student stages [#student-stages]

Stages are your own labels for where each student is, like "Free", "Tier 1" or "Onboarding". Each student can have one stage. Stages feed the **Stage funnel** on your [dashboard](/docs/coaches/dashboard#stage-funnel) and the roster's stage filter.

<Steps>
<Step>

### Add a stage [#add-a-stage]

In **Student stages**, click **Add stage**.

</Step>
<Step>

### Name it and pick a color [#name-it-and-pick-a-color]

Enter a name (up to 40 characters) and choose a color, then click **Create**.

</Step>
<Step>

### Put it in order [#put-it-in-order]

Use the **Move up** and **Move down** arrows. The funnel on your dashboard follows this order, so set it up top to bottom, from where students start to where they end up.

</Step>
</Steps>

<Screenshot name="coaches/student-stages" alt={"Student stages card with four stages, their student counts and the move arrows"} />

- Each stage shows how many students are in it.
- Click **Edit** to rename a stage or change its color, then **Save**.
- Stage names must be unique, and you can have up to 20 stages.
- To assign a stage to a student, see [Change a student's stage](/docs/coaches/student-profiles#change-a-students-stage).

### Delete a stage [#delete-a-stage]

Click the delete button next to the stage, then confirm. Students in that stage stay in your camp and become unstaged. The dialog tells you how many students are affected before you confirm.

## Your profile [#your-profile]

These details appear on your [public coach page](/docs/coaches/inviting-students#your-public-coach-page) and to anyone who opens your invite links. Your display name also appears on the invite cards students see.

All three sections below are saved together with one button: **Save profile changes**.

### Public profile [#public-profile]

| Field                       | Rules                       |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Display name**            | 2–80 characters             |
| **Bio**                     | 40–2,000 characters         |
| **Years coaching creators** | A whole number from 0 to 60 |

### Focus [#focus]

| Field           | Rules                                            |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| **Specialties** | Free-form skills, like "TikTok growth". Up to 8. |
| **Niches**      | Content categories you focus on. Up to 6.        |

Your specialties appear on your public page. Niches and years of experience are part of your profile but don't show on the public page.

### Links [#links]

| Field                   | Rules                                |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| **Instagram**           | Your handle, like @yourhandle        |
| **TikTok**              | Your handle                          |
| **Portfolio / website** | A full URL, starting with `https://` |

Each link you fill in appears on your public page. Leave a field empty to hide it.

## Pause your account [#pause-your-account]

The **Danger zone** section lets you pause your coach account.

<Steps>
<Step>

### Start the pause [#start-the-pause]

Click **Pause account**.

</Step>
<Step>

### Confirm [#confirm]

In **Pause your coach account?**, click **Pause my account**.

</Step>
</Steps>

While your account is paused:

- You can't open the dashboard, Accountability or Settings. The coach console only shows your **Application status**, marked **Paused**.
- Your students stay in your camp.
- Your public page shows "Coach not found", and nobody can join through your invites or share links.

<Callout type="error" title="Only the Bloss team can reactivate your account">

  There's no button to undo a pause. To start coaching again, contact the Bloss
  team and ask them to reactivate your account.

</Callout>

## Related [#related]

- [Becoming a coach](/docs/coaches)
- [Inviting students](/docs/coaches/inviting-students)
- [Accountability rules](/docs/coaches/accountability-rules)