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@cc-cailin It’s stated at the very top of the WP plugin forum page you link to!! the statement reads ‘please don’t use’

This was the whole point of all the work that went into BP 1.7 for theme compat. Please read those links provided so you understand how things work now, it’s also worth following the BP blog and even bpdevel site to keep up to…[Read more]

@cc-cailin
As @modemlooper stated you should not use that plugin. Please review:

Theme Compatibility & Template Files

You would build a theme like any standard WordPress theme.

@cc-cailin
By default if the field is not filled out it should not be showing on the profile page unless you introduced some code to alter that behavior.