Why is user profile macro being picked up in TOC?

Question

We've run into a weird issue where when adding a user profile macro on a page, that user's name appears in the table of contents macro. It doesn't appear this way when you preview the whole page, but it does appear in the preview for the macro and appears whenever you publish the page. The only workaround I've found for now is to set the max heading level to 3, headings 4-7 still show the user profile.

Anybody know what the issue is and/or how to fix it?

Laurie Sciutti · Answer

Just to elaborate a bit, I've run into similar issues and clearing the formatting around the macro absolutely solved my issues, which is why I provided my initial "answer".  Keep in mind that I am not familiar with your environment, just providing a suggestion based on the information provided.  So, @Thomas Gericke, my "answer" may not have helped in this situation but people looking at this post down the line may actually find it useful.  @Kellie Finch ~ sorry this didn't solve your issue.  Hope you find a resolution soon.

Kellie Finch · Answer

Thanks for the issue link! I voted on it, but I doubt it will get resolved anytime soon if ever even though it's a relatively simple request.

Thomas Gericke · Answer

Hi @Kristian Klima

@Laurie Sciutti 's answer is neither correct nor helpful. What @Kellie Finch wrote is absolutely true and pretty annoying. Also, there's a Bug Report from 2017 which is classified as Suggestion and not nearly solved.

Did you even read or check out the actual problem? Because it's pretty obvious and setting the macro to "Paragraph" doesn't change anything.

It's so annoying.