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Did you put the profile fields in the ‘Base (Primary)’ group?
By default, only those fields appear on Register.

Did you try switching to a WP theme like 2015 to determine if the issue is in your theme?

Don’t replace the code.

Use this function, and change ‘Country’ to the name you gave the field.

function naisai_make_field_delete() {
	global $wpdb;
	
	$table = $wpdb->prefix . "bp_xprofile_fields"; 
	$wpdb->query( "UPDATE $table SET can_delete = 1 WHERE name = 'Country'" );
	
}
add_action( 'bp_ready', 'naisai_make_field_delete' );

Then visit your site’s home page.
Then go to that field in wp-admin and you should see a Delete link.
If you have more than one field you want to Delete, then change the name in the function and repeat the process.
When you are done – remove the function.

Then, if you want, get the code from the gist and run again.

@rgrober,

see here if it helps:
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-add-fields-from-xprofile-fields-groups-created-by-me/

@ericks89,

There is a way, if you use BBPress Signature. 😉 Modifying bbp_get_reply_content filter.

Here an example fetching 3 xprofile fields called Signature, Industry and Type. Change it to your need. Code goes into bp-custom.php or child theme functions.php

function my_bbp_reply_content_append_user_signature( $content = '', $reply_id = 0, $args = array() ) {
	// Default arguments
	$defaults = array(
		'separator' => '<hr />',
		'before'    => '<div class="bbp-reply-signature">',
		'after'     => '</div>'
	);
	$r = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
	extract( $r );

	// Verify topic id, get author id and potential signature
	$reply_id  = bbp_get_reply_id       ( $reply_id );
	$user_id   = bbp_get_reply_author_id( $reply_id );
	
	// Get fields data. Caution: name is case sensitive.
	if(function_exists('bbpress') ) {
		$signature = xprofile_get_field_data( 'Signature', $user_id );	
		$wowi = '<br>'. xprofile_get_field_data( 'Service', $user_id );
		$wowt = '<br>'. xprofile_get_field_data( 'Type', $user_id );
	}
	else {
		$signature = bbp_get_user_signature ( $user_id  );
	}

	// If signature exists, adjust the content accordingly
	if ( !empty( $signature ) )
		$content = $content . $separator . $before . $signature . $wowi . $wowt . $after;

	return apply_filters( 'my_bbp_reply_content_append_signature', $content, $reply_id, $separator );
}

if ( !is_admin() ) {
   // remove the original BBPress filter
   remove_filter( 'bbp_get_reply_content', 'bbp_reply_content_append_user_signature', 1, 2 );
   // add our custom filter
   add_filter( 'bbp_get_reply_content', 'my_bbp_reply_content_append_user_signature', 1, 2 );	
}

May this help. 😉

You should remove that code as soon the field is created.
If you edit the field name, then a new field will be created – if you don’t remove the code.

They dont have a delete button and now I cannot remove any of the fields.

That is because 'can_delete' => false, should be 'can_delete' => true,.
I have corrected the gist.

To delete the fields you already have, you can use a database tool like phpmyadmin.
You need to find the row(s) in the bp_xprofile_fields table and for each row, change the can_delete field value to 1. Then a ‘Delete’ will appear for that field in wp-admin.

How about all other fields.

Your best bet is to not nibble at the problem.
Write a script to migrate all the WP profile fields & user data into BP xprofile fields & user data.

In the Dashbord, under users, go to profile fields, go to Add New Field, and in a box on the right there should be a requirement box, just switch it from Not Required to Required.

@katiemeeks
someone posted a similar question 4 days ago ( https://buddypress.org/support/topic/i-want-to-nobody-can-not-change-own-gender/ )

someone else answered to take a look at http://buddydev.com/plugins/bp-non-editable-profile-fields/

I have not used this yet – but it sounds perfect for this kind of thing.

On a single install: danshboard > users > profile fields( your-site.com/wp-admin/users.php?page=bp-profile-setup).

Base(primary)tab, then use Edit button.

Here an example for profile field lenght with some comments.

function bpfr_custom_textfield_length() {	
	
	//Check if user is logged in & if xprofile component is activated
	if ( is_user_logged_in() && bp_is_active( 'xprofile' ) ) :	
	$my_custom_textfield = bp_get_member_profile_data( 'field=Brief Biography&user_id='.bp_get_member_user_id() );	
	
	/* 
	 * The length = number of characters, not words.
	 * Set the number of caracters to show. 
	 * The 3 dots are the appended text ending the excerpt.
	 * Don't remove the quotes if you change this
	 * BuddyPress 2.1 will add new class and id for custom fields. 
	 * The span can be omited to style this part. See ticket #5741
	 */
	if ( strlen($my_custom_textfield) > 20) :  //adjust to your need
	$my_custom_textfield = substr($my_custom_textfield, 20).'...'; //adjust to your need
	endif;
	// uncomment the following line to get a span around the displayed field content
	// echo '<span class="short-custom">'. $my_custom_textfield; .'</span>';
	// comment the following line if you use the span
	echo $my_custom_textfield;	
	
	endif; // is_user_logged_in
}
add_action( 'bp_directory_members_item', 'bpfr_custom_textfield_length' );

Ticket #5741

You can try this plugin by BuddyDev

BuddyPress Non Editable Profile Fields

I would GUESS that you could edit that plugin to add in the code as mentioned above https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-users-can-link-to-their-profile/

Or ask the plugin author for clarification.

I stopped using that plugin when they added the extra security stuff for strong passwords that broke things for me.. however the plugin’s support page is pretty active, and given that he/she has options for redirecting users after login based on role – there may be an easy way to add such functionality to the plugin by asking the plugin author.

There is a bit of info with some of the functions here ->https://codex.buddypress.org/themes/members-navigation-menus/

I see others are asking about bp xprofile fields and such within the them my login support forum,
( wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-my-login )
so hopefully this plugin author will add more and more BP options – I enjoyed using that plugin some time ago – hope it continues to mature.