fix(user-profile): enable saving empty bio to clear user profile field

[kammari-ashritha]

Proposed changes

Users were unable to delete their "Bio" from the profile settings. When a user cleared the input and saved, the backend attempted to $unset the field, but the UI (or data layer) retained the previous value, making it impossible to remove a bio once set.

This PR fixes the issue by updating the Users.setBio model to explicitly save the empty string "" using $set instead of removing the field with $unset. This forces the database to overwrite the value, ensuring the profile reflects the empty state correctly.

Issue(s)

Closes #33783

Steps to test or reproduce

1. Login as any user.
2. Go to My Account -> Profile.
3. Set a Bio (e.g., "Hello World") and save.
4. Clear the Bio input field (make it empty) and click Save.
5. Refresh the page.
6. Result: The Bio field should remain empty (previously, the old text would reappear).

Further comments

The previous implementation used logic to $unset the bio field if the string was empty. However, this caused synchronization or caching issues where the empty state was not reflected in the client. Explicitly setting the field to an empty string ($set: { bio: "" }) ensures the update is propagated correctly and solves the regression.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • User profile bio now consistently saves the trimmed input, preserving empty trimmed values instead of clearing them.

• Chores

  • Added release metadata to support a patch addressing the bio clearing issue.

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Walkthrough

Refactored Users model bio persistence: setBio now always stores the trimmed bio value via a direct $set, allowing empty strings to be saved where previously they were unset.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Bio update logic simplification packages/models/src/models/Users.ts	Replaced conditional unset logic with a direct $set of bio.trim(), so empty bios are persisted.
Release changeset .changeset/popular-eagles-press.md	Added a patch changeset noting the bugfix: "Fix user profile bio not clearing when saved as empty."

Sequence Diagram(s)

(omitted — change is a small single-file logic adjustment and does not introduce multi-component control flow)

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• PR #37430: Addresses the same bug — allowing user bio to be saved as an empty value.

Suggested labels

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Suggested reviewers

• ricardogarim

Poem

🐰✨ I trimmed the leaves of a tiny line,
Now empty or full — the bio is mine.
No more previous text stubbornly clings,
A clean little field where fresh data springs.

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Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR directly addresses issue #33783 by modifying setBio to use $set instead of $unset, allowing empty bios to persist and clear the field as expected.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes are in scope: the Users.ts model fix and changeset file are directly related to resolving the bio-clearing issue from #33783.
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[kammari-ashritha]

Hi team! Just checking in on this. Since this is my first contribution, I believe the workflows need manual approval to run. Could someone please take a look? Thanks!

[dougfabris]

Hi there, thanks for the contribution! 🚀 💯

Closing this PR because it's stale now and it was already fixed here #37430

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[kammari-ashritha]

Thanks @dougfabris! I appreciate the update. Glad to see the issue is resolved. I'll look for other open issues to contribute to.