OK here goes... If the "Ultimate Member Profile Forum Tab Integration" is enabled in Dashboard > Forums > Settings > Features then all work...

Just realised I spoke too soon. This is a great workaround but the underlying bug (that the buttons appear when a user has disabled showing tabs) stil...

@sofy Thanks I'll try that.  Spoke a bit too soon on the other thread (and can't now post as you've closed it!) Can you reopen that so I can ad...

Yep, seems solved - many thanks 🙂

@sofy Thank you so much - that's really helpful. (Ironically, the profile icon was the only one I wasn't concerned about staying, it was the others ...