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So this is a very hacky way i’m doing it. I noticed using xprofile_set_field_data to set the data for an extended profile field only works temporarily. However, overwriting an existing default profile field (i.e. Facebook, Snapchat) seems to stay permanently.

xprofile_set_field_data('Snapchat', $current_user->ID, $avatar_path);

So as admin, I went in and changed the name of the default profile field to my desired one (i.e. Snapchat -> path) and applied

add_filter( 'xprofile_updated_profile', 'update_xprof' );

function update_xprof() {
$path=bp_core_fetch_avatar();
xprofile_set_field_data('path', $current_user->ID, $path); 
}

This way works more or less. However, I noticed that the function only kicks in when the user literally clicks ‘Edit’ and changes the data in her/his profile from the front end.

This function does not kick in whenever the user changes his/her avatar. I tried to use
xprofile_avatar_uploaded in place of xprofile_updated_profile, but with it, the function doesn’t seem to work at all. Can someone comment on why?

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I’ve decided to create a hidden xprofile field to store this data, but using xprofile_set_field_data only seems to work temporarily, after several minutes, the entire row containing the data disappears from wp_bp_xprofile_data. How can I make this permanent?

add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'write_path' );
function write_path() {
	global $bp;
        global $current_user;

        $avatar_path = bp_core_fetch_avatar('html=false'); 
        xprofile_set_field_data('path', $current_user->ID, $avatar_path); 
}

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it’s possible to user home tab specific content by inserting it into members/single/plugins.php

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On further review, disabling bootstrap 3 enqueing in the child theme functions.php fixed this.

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Thanks Venutius,

I am slightly closer to what I want to achieve. There is something slightly odd about the way it appears on the front end using those hooks: before each ‘block’ of fields (i.e. Base, Profile, extended) it seems my_function is called once, but it is not in a loop of any sort.

Is there a way to get it to call my_function say.. before the Base Fields?

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i deleted that user’s rows from wp_usermeta also and it still says that user’s name is already taken during registration. I think I may have learned my lesson.. you wouldn’t happen to know where else I need to delete data to finally rid the user would you?

Would you recommend testing the login/reg system by deleting accounts from the buddypress interface?