[skartar]

How can I add a field description to the username field please? I understand how to do this for the buddypress profile fields, but not this field – generated I guess by the core? Thanks in advance.

[skartar]

I would also like to know how to add a description to the Name field – is that possible too? Thanks.

[skartar]

Anyone? Thanks.

[skartar]

@r-a-y, sorry to ask you directly. Please can you tell me if it’s possible to do this? Thanks.

[Paul Wong-Gibbs]

You should be able to do this in BuddyPress 1.5

[skartar]

@djpaul – I’m using 1.51. How can I do this please? Thanks.

[Paul Wong-Gibbs]

I see that you can’t. We should fix this. Can you create an enhancement request ticket on http://buddypress.trac.WordPress.org/, and we’ll get it into 1.6. Thanks.

[skartar]

Done, thanks Paul, here’s the ticket: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3692

for now, can I edit the register.php in my child theme for a workaround? I’m thinking if I can make the text box localised I can edit the field label instead in a .mo file? Any guidance on how I could edit the code to make that happen please?

[Paul Wong-Gibbs]

Just to say we’ve just added the ability to BP 1.6/trunk to allow the default Name field to have a description.

[Giacomo]

Still can’t see it in the WP backend
Must be added programmatically?
Thanks 🙂
Giacomo

[Paul Wong-Gibbs]

It’s working fine for me. Look in the Profile Fields menu under Users.

[Giacomo]

http://f.cl.ly/items/360z090b1t3Y3j1y1A3h/Screen%20Shot%202012-12-07%20at%2011.20.11%20AM.png

In the primary core fields group I only see the Name field, no username and no email
I could even add that programmatically If I knew the function… I’m trying to look it up on the codex

ps. Paul thanks for your commitment to BP! : )

[Paul Wong-Gibbs]

Click the field’s ‘edit’ button, and that’s where you change the description.

The email and password fields aren’t BuddyPress user profile fields, so they don’t appear in this screen.

[Giacomo]

okay my fault, I though I could edit those as well : )

thanks again!