The moderated fields setting allows you to enable the profile fields which you want to be moderated. As site admin, you can mark one or more profile fields as moderated fields. After the settings update, when a user updates these moderated fields, the change will need admin approval before they appear on the site.

Here is a screenshot showing moderator fields options:-(It will be different for you based on the available profile fields).

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