Profile menu and personalizing the webapp
Open the profile menu behind your avatar to switch theme and language, check notifications, sign out, and reach your account pages, and see why those choices follow you to a new device.
The profile menu is your quick way to personalise the CLVR Benefits webapp and reach your account pages. It lives behind your avatar in the top corner of the header, so the same controls are always within reach no matter which page you are on. From it you switch the theme and language, check your notifications, open your account pages, and sign out. This article walks through the menu, each personal setting, why those choices follow you to a new device, and the pages still being built.
Open the menu
Select your avatar in the top corner of the header. On a computer the menu opens as a dropdown right below it; on a phone it slides in from the side as a panel.
At the top you will see:
- Your name.
- The email address on your account.
The menu gives you a few personal settings and links to your account pages:
- Notifications: opens your notifications list.
- Theme: choose System, Light, or Dark.
- Language: switch between Svenska and English.
- Profile: opens your profile inside the panel.
- Settings: opens your settings inside the panel.
- Sign Out: signs you out of CLVR Benefits.
Theme and language take effect the moment you pick them, so there is nothing extra to save.
These controls follow your account, not the device, so the theme and language you pick here carry over when you next sign in somewhere else.
Switch between light and dark mode
CLVR Benefits comes in a light and a dark color scheme, and you choose which one you see. Near the top of the menu you will see the Theme heading with three small buttons next to it, in order:
- System (a screen icon), which follows whatever your device is set to.
- Light (a sun icon), which keeps the app light all the time.
- Dark (a moon icon), which keeps the app dark all the time.
Select a button and the app switches with a smooth cross-fade. The button for the option you are using stays highlighted, so you can always see which one is active. There is no Save button: your choice takes effect the moment you select it.
With System selected, CLVR matches your device's own light or dark setting. If your phone or computer switches to its dark theme in the evening, the app turns dark with it, and back to light in the morning, without you touching anything. Choose Light or Dark instead when you want the app to stay one way regardless of your device.
The buttons show only icons. Hover over one (or read the screen-reader label) to confirm whether it is System, Light, or Dark before you select it.
Change your language between Swedish and English
The webapp is available in Swedish and English, and you can switch between them at any time. Find the Language section in the menu. It shows two buttons, 🇸🇪 Svenska and 🇬🇧 English, with the current language highlighted. Select the language you want and the interface updates immediately, with no need to reload the page.
When you switch, the page address also changes to start with your chosen language, for example /sv/... for Svenska or /en/... for English. The same choice is shared between the webapp and the CLVR Benefits public site, so both stay in the language you picked. Swedish is the default for new accounts and whenever no language has been chosen yet, so you only ever need to change it if you would prefer English.
If you open a link that points to the other language, for example an English link while you have chosen Svenska, the webapp sends you back to your preferred language. That keeps everything consistent no matter which link, bookmark, or older tab you arrive from. To change languages, use the Language section rather than editing the address.
Check your notifications
CLVR shows you when there is something new without making you hunt for it. When you have unread notifications, a small red dot appears on your avatar. The marker updates on its own: CLVR checks for new notifications every half minute, and again the moment you switch back to the CLVR tab, so the dot appears soon after something new arrives.
Open the menu and the Notifications button shows a red number of how many are waiting. While CLVR is still checking, a spinner shows in place of the number for a moment; when you have nothing unread, the button shows no number at all. The count reflects notifications you have not read yet, plus any that still need an action from you (for example, an expense report waiting for your review). Very large counts are capped, so an unusually high number is shown as the top of the range rather than an exact figure.
Select the Notifications tab to see your recent notifications in one list, newest first; unread ones are bold, and a row that is waiting on you carries a tag such as Awaiting your review. If you have nothing to show, the tab reads You have nothing to worry about!
A notification is marked read when you open it, or when you select Mark all as read at the top of the tab; the red dot on your avatar and the number on the tab count only unread ones. A row that is waiting on you keeps its tag until you act on it, even after you have read it.
Sign out
Signing out ends your current session in the browser you are using and returns you to the sign-in page.
Signing out only affects the current browser session. It ends your session here, so anyone using this browser next has to sign in again, but it does not change anything about your account, your benefits, or any expense you have submitted, and it does not sign you out of CLVR Benefits on your other devices.
On a shared or public computer, always sign out before you walk away. That keeps the next person from reaching your account.
Why your choices follow you to a new device
When you set your theme or language, the choice is saved in two places at once: in the browser you are using, so it loads instantly without waiting for the network, and on your account, so it is not lost if you switch devices or clear your browser.
When you sign in somewhere new, the browser has no saved choices yet. CLVR reads the preferences stored on your account and applies them right after you sign in, so your theme and language look the way you left them. The same thing happens after you clear your cookies or use a private browsing window. Because the account copy is the fallback, you only ever have to set a preference once, and the next device picks it up for you.
If you have never set a preference, CLVR starts with sensible defaults: Language is Svenska, and Theme follows your device, the same as choosing System. Updating a preference on one device also updates your account, so if you switch to Dark on your laptop, the next time you sign in on your phone it is already dark there too. Your most recent choice always wins, on every device.
Because your account copy is the fallback, signing out never loses your settings. The next time you sign in, even on a new phone or computer, CLVR restores them automatically.
Profile, Settings and Tasks
Profile and Settings open inside the account panel: select either row and the view slides in over the panel, with a Back arrow to return. Profile shows your balance, claims and employment details and lets you add a photo; Settings holds your email notification switches, your sign-in method and password controls where they apply, your recent sign-ins and Sign out on all devices. See Profile and Settings for the full walkthrough.
Tasks (in the Me section, alongside My Benefits and Compensation) is still under development and shows an Under development. Coming soon! placeholder. Until it launches, anything that needs your attention shows up in your Notifications and on My Benefits, which lists every expense report you have submitted and its current status.
Troubleshooting
- I cannot find the avatar. It is in the top corner of the header. If your name is hidden on a narrow screen, look for the round avatar on its own.
- The app keeps switching between light and dark on its own. You are on System, so it is following your device. Select Light or Dark to lock it.
- The page reverted to my saved language. That is expected. A link in the other language redirects to the language you chose in the profile menu. Use the Language section to change it.
- The notification dot will not go away. Open the Notifications tab and read the rows, or use Mark all as read. The dot counts unread rows only; a tag on a row is separate and stays until you act on it.
- My theme or language did not carry over to a new device. Preferences follow you once you sign in, and only when you are signed in to the same account, so sign in first, then check the controls in the profile menu. If a choice did not stick after clearing cookies, sign in again and CLVR restores it from your account.
- I do not see Sign Out. Open the profile menu first by selecting your avatar. Sign Out is the last item in the menu. If you were signed out without doing anything, sessions end after a period of inactivity for your security; just sign in again.
- Selecting Tasks shows only "Coming soon". That is expected for now. The page is still under development; anything that needs your attention is in Notifications and on My Benefits in the meantime.