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@redgard
seems to be a similar question with a couple of intersting answers here: https://buddypress.org/support/topic/html-or-wysiwyg-in-text-profile-fields/

Hi @ma3ry,

unable to visit the indicated page due to redirection… BP’s xProfile text box contains are autolinked by default for the 5 first words.
This is handy when you use a field called city for example. The city name is autolinked and let each user click on it to find other who may entered the same name.

Of course, an about me box with a long description, which several autolinked words has less interrest. Fortunately, you can deactivate xprofile autolinking.
Two options for this: all or selected.

Here 3 snippets. The first can be used if you want to completely remove autolink from all field values.
The second is a new filter to let you choose the field(s) you want to deactivate. This need two snippet. The first to rewrite a filter and the second to remove / replace the existing BP filter.

Add the snippet to bp-custom.php.

// remove any autolink from profile
function remove_xprofile_links() {
remove_filter( 'bp_get_the_profile_field_value', 'xprofile_filter_link_profile_data', 9, 2 );
}
add_action( 'bp_init', 'remove_xprofile_links' ); 

// custom filter to selectively remove autolink
function my_xprofile_filter_link_profile_data( $field_value, $field_type = 'textbox' ) {

    // Access the field you are going to display value.
    global $field;

    // In this array you write the ids (separated by comma) of the fields you want to hide the link.
    $excluded_field_ids = array(2);

    // If the id of this $field is in the array, we return the value only and not the link.
    if (in_array($field->id, $excluded_field_ids))
	return $field_value;
	
	if ( 'datebox' == $field_type )
	return $field_value;
	
	if ( !strpos( $field_value, ',' ) && ( count( explode( ' ', $field_value ) ) > 5 ) )
	return $field_value;
	
	$values = explode( ',', $field_value );
	
	if ( !empty( $values ) ) {
		foreach ( (array) $values as $value ) {
			$value = trim( $value );
			
			// If the value is a URL, skip it and just make it clickable.
			if ( preg_match( '@(https?://([-\w\.]+)+(:\d+)?(/([\w/_\.]*(\?\S+)?)?)?)@', $value ) ) {
				$new_values[] = make_clickable( $value );
				
				// Is not clickable
			} else {
				
				// More than 5 spaces
				if ( count( explode( ' ', $value ) ) > 5 ) {
					$new_values[] = $value;
					
					// Less than 5 spaces
				} else {
					$search_url   = add_query_arg( array( 's' => urlencode( $value ) ), bp_get_members_directory_permalink() );
					$new_values[] = '<a href="' . $search_url . '" rel="nofollow">' . $value . '</a>';
				}
			}
		}
		
		$values = implode( ', ', $new_values );
	}
	
	return $values;
}

/**
 * We remove the buddypress filter and add our custom filter.
 */
function remove_xprofile_links() {
    // Remove the old filter.
    remove_filter( 'bp_get_the_profile_field_value', 'xprofile_filter_link_profile_data', 9, 2 );
    // Add your custom filter.
    add_filter( 'bp_get_the_profile_field_value', 'my_xprofile_filter_link_profile_data', 9, 2);
}
add_action('bp_setup_globals', 'remove_xprofile_links');

can anyone tell me how i could for instance output only label for email?

In register.php…

<?php while ( bp_profile_fields() ) : bp_the_profile_field(); ?>

     if( 'Email' == bp_get_the_profile_field_name() )
        echo 'Email: this is the email field';

//etc

You could use that approach for xprofile fields.
But ’email’ is not an xprofile field.
It is hardcoded in register.php ~Line 77

xprofile component use his own tables:
_bp_xprofile_data
_bp_xprofile_fields
_bp_xprofile_groups
_bp_xprofile_meta
See here for detailed structure: https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/buddypress-database-diagram/

Somehow related to your question, this topic who explains how to use bp_update_user_meta (update_user_meta belongs to WP)

You need to add the target=”_blank” attribute to the profile field value anchors.

I think the best way to do this is by using str_replace. Add this to your functions.php or bp-custom.php

function profile_target_blank( $field_value, $field_type, $field_id ){
	
   $field_value = str_replace('rel="nofollow"', 'rel="nofollow" target="_blank"', $field_value);

	return $field_value;
}
add_filter('bp_get_the_profile_field_value', 'profile_target_blank', 11, 3);

I’ve tested this and it works. This should open a new browser window/tab for all profile fields that have a URL’s.

@canadianmusicnetwork,

i never used BuddyForms, so i can’t help you with this. Ask on their support if a specific audio field exist or can be added, and how.

That said, WP comes with all of this, but later. Meaning by this that a user will be able to upload an audio file once it is already registered.

It is commonly accepted that nothing can be added to a site as long as a new user is not validated or pending.

On a standart install, i would use a simple text field on a new field group named Audio. And, eg., if you allow 5 files, use 5 fields.

BP strips HTML on prfoile fields, so it’ not possible by default to get the automatted embed like in a post. Why is unclear to me, as embed is implemented since BP 1.6 for activities, groups, but not profiles… Anyway, a little bp-custom snippet magic (here it is ! ) will let you do this.

function set_audio_field( $field_value ) {
	$bp_this_field_name = bp_get_the_profile_field_name();
	// field name (case sensitive)
	if( $bp_this_field_name == 'N° 1' || $bp_this_field_name == 'N° 2' ) {
		$field_value = strip_tags( $field_value );
		$field_value = '[audio mp3 ="'.$field_value.'"]';
	}
	return $field_value;
}
add_filter( 'bp_get_the_profile_field_value','set_audio_field');

That’s it for site admin. Now for the user.

The new user capability should be “author”, so he can upload files. This is default, but you can change that, if you search a bit on WP’s codex.

First he have to upload his file. From Toolbar: Dashbord > Media > add new. Then he has to copy the file URL avaible on the media upload page, under “edit” and then in the right menu.

User goes to his profile > edit > audio tab and paste the file URL into the audio field, save and voila ! Here the result:

That’s only one possibility. the’re others, like custom post type…