Plots2: Refactoring profile.html.erb code pt.2

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The problem

Our code in app/views/users/profile.html.erb is very verbose... we could use some refactoring

We can start by refactoring out a re-occuring line from the code. For now, the 1st line of:

https://github.com/publiclab/plots2/blob/1931439c0c799b3e3420a9dcaace7a54cf895bd4/app/views/users/profile.html.erb#L216-L223

Solution

What to change it to:

Refactor the line in the code block found in the "The Problem" section to use your new helper method instead.

That line can be updated to <% if current_profile_user %>

Thanks!!

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