diff --git a/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py
index 81cbfdcadc8..d2f86625e70 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py
@@ -444,10 +444,10 @@ class WebsiteForum(http.Controller):
         User = request.registry['res.users']
 
         step = 30
-        tag_count = User.search(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, [('karma', '>', 1)], count=True, context=context)
+        tag_count = User.search(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, [('karma', '>', 1), ('website_published', '=', True)], count=True, context=context)
         pager = request.website.pager(url="/forum/%s/users" % slug(forum), total=tag_count, page=page, step=step, scope=30)
 
-        obj_ids = User.search(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, [('karma', '>', 1)], limit=step, offset=pager['offset'], order='karma DESC', context=context)
+        obj_ids = User.search(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, [('karma', '>', 1), ('website_published', '=', True)], limit=step, offset=pager['offset'], order='karma DESC', context=context)
         # put the users in block of 3 to display them as a table
         users = [[] for i in range(len(obj_ids)/3+1)]
         for index, user in enumerate(User.browse(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, obj_ids, context=context)):
@@ -496,9 +496,9 @@ class WebsiteForum(http.Controller):
         Data = request.registry["ir.model.data"]
 
         user = User.browse(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, user_id, context=context)
-        if not user.exists() or (user_id != request.session.uid and user.karma < 1): 
-            return werkzeug.utils.redirect("/forum/%s" % slug(forum))
-
+        values = self._prepare_forum_values(forum=forum, **post)
+        if not user.exists() or (user_id != request.session.uid and (not user.website_published or user.karma < 1)):
+            return request.website.render("website_forum.private_profile", values)
         # questions and answers by user
         user_questions, user_answers = [], []
         user_post_ids = Post.search(
@@ -549,13 +549,11 @@ class WebsiteForum(http.Controller):
 
         post['users'] = 'True'
 
-        values = self._prepare_forum_values(**post)
         values.update({
             'uid': uid,
             'user': user,
             'main_object': user,
             'searches': post,
-            'forum': forum,
             'questions': user_questions,
             'answers': user_answers,
             'followed': followed,
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/models/res_users.py b/addons/website_forum/models/res_users.py
index 5d05f1f3bf3..fa59b8155d7 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/models/res_users.py
+++ b/addons/website_forum/models/res_users.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Users(osv.Model):
         init_res = super(Users, self).__init__(pool, cr) 
         self.SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS = list(set(
                 self.SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS + \
-                ['country_id', 'city', 'website', 'website_description']))
+                ['country_id', 'city', 'website', 'website_description', 'website_published']))
         return init_res
 
     def _get_user_badge_level(self, cr, uid, ids, name, args, context=None):
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/views/res_users.xml b/addons/website_forum/views/res_users.xml
index 40aa30ecefc..73d82e17784 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/views/res_users.xml
+++ b/addons/website_forum/views/res_users.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,24 @@
                 <field name="signature" position="after">
                     <field name="karma" string="Forum Karma"/>
                 </field>
+                <xpath expr="//div[contains(@class, 'oe_right oe_button_box')]" position="inside">
+                    <br/>
+                    <field name="website_published" class="pull-right" widget="website_button"/>
+                </xpath>
+            </field>
+        </record>
+
+        <!-- Update user prefrence form!-->
+        <record id="view_users_form_simple_modif_forum" model="ir.ui.view">
+            <field name="name">res.users.preferences.form</field>
+            <field name="model">res.users</field>
+            <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_users_form_simple_modif"/>
+            <field name="arch" type="xml">
+                <group name="preferences" position="before">
+                    <div style="margin-top: 19px;">
+                        <field name="website_published" class="pull-right" widget="website_button"/>
+                    </div>
+                </group>
             </field>
         </record>
 
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
index a38c1a0756c..5a5eda9ba64 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
+++ b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
@@ -754,49 +754,63 @@
     </t>
 </template>
 
+<!--Private profile-->
+<template id="private_profile">
+    <t t-call="website_forum.header">
+        <h1 class="mt32">This profile is private!</h1>
+        <p>
+            <a t-attf-href="/forum/#{slug(forum)}">Return to the question list.</a>
+        </p>
+    </t>
+</template>
+
 <template id="edit_profile">
     <t t-call="website_forum.header">
-        <h3>Edit Profile </h3>
-            <div class="col-md-2">
-                <img class="img img-responsive img-circle" t-attf-src="/forum/user/#{user.id}/avatar"/>
+        <h3>Edit Profile
+            <t t-call="website.publish_management">
+              <t t-set="object" t-value="user"/>
+            </t>
+        </h3>
+        <div class="col-md-2">
+            <img class="img img-responsive img-circle" t-attf-src="/forum/user/#{user.id}/avatar"/>
+        </div>
+        <form t-attf-action="/forum/#{slug(forum)}/user/#{slug(user)}/save" method="post" role="form" class="form-horizontal">
+            <input name="user_id" t-att-value="user.id" type="hidden"/>
+            <label class="col-md-2 control-label mb16" for="user.name">Real name</label>
+            <div class="col-md-7 mb16">
+                <input type="text" class="col-md-7 mb16 form-control" name="name" required="True" t-attf-value="#{user.name}"/>
+            </div> 
+            <label class="col-md-2 control-label mb16" for="user.partner_id.website">Website</label>
+            <div class="col-md-7 mb16">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="website" t-attf-value="#{user.partner_id.website or ''}"/>
             </div>
-            <form t-attf-action="/forum/#{slug(forum)}/user/#{slug(user)}/save" method="post" role="form" class="form-horizontal">
-                <input name="user_id" t-att-value="user.id" type="hidden"/>
-                <label class="col-md-2 control-label mb16" for="user.name">Real name</label>
-                <div class="col-md-7 mb16">
-                    <input type="text" class="col-md-7 mb16 form-control" name="name" required="True" t-attf-value="#{user.name}"/>
-                </div>
-                <label class="col-md-2 control-label mb16" for="user.partner_id.website">Website</label>
-                <div class="col-md-7 mb16">
-                    <input type="text" class="form-control" name="website" t-attf-value="#{user.partner_id.website or ''}"/>
-                </div>
-                <label class="col-md-4 control-label mb16" for="user.partner_id.email">Email</label>
-                <div class="col-md-7 mb16">
-                    <input type="text" class="form-control" name="email" required="True" t-attf-value="#{user.partner_id.email}"/>
-                </div>
-                <label class="col-md-4 control-label mb16" for="user.partner_id.city">City</label>
-                <div class="col-md-7  mb16">
-                    <input type="text" class="form-control" name="city" t-attf-value="#{user.partner_id.city or ''}"/>
-                </div>
-                <label class="col-md-4 control-label mb16" for="contact_name">Country</label>
-                <div class="col-md-7 mb16">
-                    <select class="form-control" name="country">
-                        <option value="">Country...</option>
-                        <t t-foreach="countries or []" t-as="country">
-                            <option t-att-value="country.id" t-att-selected="country.id == user.partner_id.country_id.id"><t t-esc="country.name"/></option>
-                        </t>
-                     </select>
-                </div>
-                <!--Note: using website_description fiels instead of using commnt firld of partner-->
-                <label class="col-md-4 control-label mb16" for="user.partner_id.website_description">Biography</label>
-                <div class="col-md-7 mb16">
-                    <textarea name="description" style="min-height: 120px" required="True"
-                        class="form-control"><t t-esc="user.partner_id.website_description"/></textarea>
-                </div>
-                <div class="col-sm-offset-4 col-md-4 mb16">
-                    <button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Update</button>
-                </div>
-            </form>
+            <label class="col-md-4 control-label mb16" for="user.partner_id.email">Email</label>
+            <div class="col-md-7 mb16">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="email" required="True" t-attf-value="#{user.partner_id.email}"/>
+            </div>
+            <label class="col-md-4 control-label mb16" for="user.partner_id.city">City</label>
+            <div class="col-md-7  mb16">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" name="city" t-attf-value="#{user.partner_id.city or ''}"/>
+            </div>
+            <label class="col-md-4 control-label mb16" for="contact_name">Country</label>
+            <div class="col-md-7 mb16">
+                <select class="form-control" name="country">
+                    <option value="">Country...</option>
+                    <t t-foreach="countries or []" t-as="country">
+                        <option t-att-value="country.id" t-att-selected="country.id == user.partner_id.country_id.id"><t t-esc="country.name"/></option>
+                    </t>
+                 </select>
+            </div>
+            <!--Note: using website_description fiels instead of using commnt firld of partner-->
+            <label class="col-md-4 control-label mb16" for="user.partner_id.website_description">Biography</label>
+            <div class="col-md-7 mb16">
+                <textarea name="description" style="min-height: 120px" required="True" 
+                    class="form-control"><t t-esc="user.partner_id.website_description"/></textarea>
+            </div>
+            <div class="col-sm-offset-4 col-md-4 mb16">
+                <button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Update</button>
+            </div>
+        </form>
     </t>
 </template>
 
@@ -805,6 +819,9 @@
         <h1 class="mt0 page-header">
             <span t-field="user.name"/>
             <small>profile</small>
+            <t t-call="website.publish_management" groups="base.group_website_publisher">
+                <t t-set="object" t-value="user"/>
+            </t>
         </h1>
         <div class="row">
             <div class="col-sm-2">