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WordPress user profile fields in Buddypress

Steffen Jung
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@bubble1973

9 years, 8 months ago

Hi,

I was wondering why the “default user profile fields” like website, twitter, etc. are not accessible via the Buddypress profile page on frontend. I have searched the whole internet but didn´t find an easy way on how to make this fields available and editable.

Background of my question:
– I´m using WP together with WP Events Manager
– In WP Events Manager you can add easily custom user profile fields
– So if a user subscribes to an event you can save additional information like “special interests” and saving this directly in user profile
– But then after event registration the user can not update this data in his buddypress profile
– He can only update it if he goes after login on his profile in backend (/wp-admin/profile.php)

Thanks for feedback and sharing your experience.

BR
Steffen

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danbp
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@danbp

9 years, 8 months ago

hi @bubble1973,

forget the static WP form when you use BuddyPress.
BP comes with xprofile component who allows you to create a much more extended profile.

User Extended Profiles

As you use WP Events Manager, have you read their documentation ?

Buddypress Setup

Xtremefaith
Participant

@xtremefaith

8 years, 10 months ago

So does this mean you cannot use standard WordPress First & Last name fields, that if I want them accessible on their profile I have to use the xprofile component? Seems either redundant to keep them in both or a waste to not use the WP standard fields.

Is there not an easy easy way to modify the profile form to make standard fields visible and editable?

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