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You could use this or study it to write your own:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-profile-search/

@randygootjes
This would be easy using just BuddyPress Xprofile fields:
https://codex.buddypress.org/user/buddypress-components-and-features/extended-profiles/
You could create a dropdown menu and make it required and only allow the selection from say 21 to 120 years of age (“Not like most of us will live that long anyway unfortunately”) But also have a check box that is required that all information entered to join the site is true etc.

@serie3369
The codex is your Buddy:
https://codex.buddypress.org/legacy/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/

okay first, how do you create a child theme?

Second, how do you make the child theme to only change the color of the profile fields from white to black.

I would love some step-by-step here since I know little about editing code and what not.

P.S. I do have my themes original style.css posted above for convenience.

PLEASE HELP!

Good idea, though you’d want the code to look like this:

id="<?php echo esc_attr( bp_get_the_profile_field_name() ); ?>" ...

This ensures the output is correctly escaped to avoid XSS attacks.

@amareshsingh
Hi, you should first make a child theme for your theme, then paste code to child theme’s style.css.
That is the best way of making changes.

Well if you have access to a database, you can easily change the values. The coding would look something like this, I wrote it but didn’t test it. You’d need BP global enabled to fetch the User ID, and you’d also have to set the field ID to change as you needed it to, or just make a loop that iterates through all the available fields. But this will get you on the right path, I think.

<?php
if(isset($_POST['update']))
{
$dbhost = 'DB_HOST'; //Host of BuddyPress Database
$dbuser = 'DB_USER'; //Username of BuddyPress Database
$dbpass = 'DB_PASS'; //Password of BuddyPress Database
$dbname = 'DB_NAME'; //Name of BuddyPress Database
$field_id = '2'; //ID of the field you are updating
$user_id = $bp->loggedin_user->userdata->ID; //Must have $bp global enabled, can probably grab the user ID in a different fashion if needed
$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);
if(! $conn )
{
  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}

$input = $_POST['input'];

//This query will update the field set with the ID set above, you could have easily change it via coding, I just made it static for ease
$sql = "UPDATE wp_bp_xprofile_data ".
       "SET value = $input ".
       "WHERE field_id = $field_id AND user_id = $user_id" ;

mysql_select_db($dbname);
$retval = mysql_query( $sql, $conn );
if(! $retval )
{
  die('Could not update data: ' . mysql_error());
}
echo "Updated data successfully\n";
mysql_close($conn);
}
else
{
?>
<form method="post" action="<?php $_PHP_SELF ?>">
<table width="400" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td width="100">Field data:</td>
<td><input name="input" type="text" id="input" value="<?php xprofile_get_field_data($field_id); ?>"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"> </td>
<td>
<input name="update" type="submit" id="update" value="Update">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
<?php
}
?>

@whitewolf1988
Here is one way you could add xprofile fields name as well as the value to the members directory! Just remember to replace “Field-Name with the names of your fields in the 5 variables in my code. Also remember it is case sensitive. If you notice the pattern of 5 in my code you can easily see how to add more fields if you need them. Place this code in bp-custom.php:

<?php
add_action('bp_directory_members_item', 'bphelp_dpioml');
function bphelp_dpioml(){
$bphelp_my_profile_field_1='Field-Name';
$bphelp_my_profile_field_2='Field-Name';
$bphelp_my_profile_field_3='Field-Name';
$bphelp_my_profile_field_4='Field-Name';
$bphelp_my_profile_field_5='Field-Name';
       if( is_user_logged_in() && bp_is_members_component() ) { ?>
		<div class="bph_xprofile_fields" style=" margin-left: 25%;">
                          <?php echo $bphelp_my_profile_field_1 ?>:&nbsp;<?php echo bp_member_profile_data( 'field='.$bphelp_my_profile_field_1 ); ?><br />
                          <?php echo $bphelp_my_profile_field_2 ?>:&nbsp;<?php echo bp_member_profile_data( 'field='.$bphelp_my_profile_field_2 ); ?><br />
                          <?php echo $bphelp_my_profile_field_3 ?>:&nbsp;<?php echo bp_member_profile_data( 'field='.$bphelp_my_profile_field_3 ); ?><br />
                          <?php echo $bphelp_my_profile_field_4 ?>:&nbsp;<?php echo bp_member_profile_data( 'field='.$bphelp_my_profile_field_4 ); ?><br />
                          <?php echo $bphelp_my_profile_field_5 ?>:&nbsp;<?php echo bp_member_profile_data( 'field='.$bphelp_my_profile_field_5 ); ?><br />
                </div><?php
       }
}
?>

If you’re planning on hiding all access to the profile, I’d suggest just adding a link somewhere that takes you to the default edit page. It’s going to be much easier than essentially recoding the entire page – why reinvent the wheel?

@martinbeaulne,

Gloabally, each BP member can, by default, modify his profile. So why do you want to add a form for doing this ?

If you speak french, ask on bp-fr.net, i’ll answer you there.

Thanks for that, but still searching for a solution to this problem…

I moved the inline CSS into the pastebin link because it made this thread massively long.

Couldn’t find anything in my style sheet… The color of the text is white and I want to change it to Black or dark grey.

Here is the code: http://pastebin.com/n0YAb8P3

@ranebo You can disable registration by going to Settings > General and making sure registration is not enabled.

The users can only fill out whatever Extended Profile Fields the Site/Super Admin created in the backend via Users > Profile Fields, users cannot create new profile fields. These profile fields can only be edited by the user in the front end via Member Profile Screens and not in the back end via User > Your Profie

1. members are searched by profile fields
2. you can create unlimited profile fields
3. there may be an events plugin
4. BP has invite only private groups
5. there was a geo plugin, not sure its up to date
6. members are unlimited

You should look into the style.css of your theme, and edit the profile field div, and change the html color code from white to black.
You can edit your style.css of your theme either from the dashboard by going to editing, or through FTP access.

Good luck!

I would love to know this too. I cannot see my profile field label. Its white on white. How do I change the text color of that?

@haykayltduk check through tickets if you haven’t as there was one a while back on issues with setting default select options or something to do with that aspect of profile fields.