like I said all that header info breaks page when you try to do a redirect before page load. You can always do a javascript redirect but that is after page load and not any faster than using one of the plugins. You maybe able to remove the header comment text.
Custom page templates will break whenever you add a filter to get_header because of the page template header info. This is really not a BuddyPress issue. There are other ways to redirect the page but they will work just like any plugin. The reason they maybe slow to redirect is because they redirect after page load so you are waiting on header and content.
Try this, add code to bp-custom.php but not the add filter line, then in header.php before anything else add:
If you want to have it displayed on more devices you will need to add the user agent for the devices you want.
In the file buddymobile/includes/bp-mobile-class.php
You will see an array of $useragents. you can add ‘Kindle’ or ‘Silk’ depending on device to this array. I have not tested on Kindle aside from a few times I’ve seen a Kindle on display somewhere.
Any profile field in the ‘base’ section will show on the registration form. If you do not want a field on that section create a new profile section and then drag the field onto the new sections tab.
