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This plugin is used to process activities and comments related to changes on the users' profiles.
Sample configuration:
<external-component-plugins>
<target-component>org.exoplatform.social.core.manager.IdentityManager</target-component>
<component-plugin>
<name>ProfileUpdatesPublisher</name>
<set-method>addProfileListener</set-method>
<type>org.exoplatform.social.core.application.ProfileUpdatesPublisher</type>
</component-plugin>
</external-component-plugins>