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I have a working code now, the following code is able to insert a select box profile field to the ‘base’ group with any long list of options that might be hard to insert manually through the user interface. this specific example will insert a profile field with the title of “Country” that contains all countries as options. Use this code in your `functions.php` or `bp-custom.php` file and you will notice a new profile field with the title of “Country” the next time you visit the Base group in Profile Fields admin area. You can then update and change the options to suit your needs and after that click “Save” button to register this field.

Be aware that the following code will not add a new “Country” profile field as long as a profile field with the title of “Country” already exists, meaning that if you change the title to “List of Countries” for example, it will add a new profile field with the title of “Country” to your profile field, so I think it is better to use this code only once and whenever you need to insert a long listed profile field, and then remove the code from `functions.php` or `bp-custom.php` and keep on other place for future use.
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add_action(‘bp_init’, ‘add_custom_country_list’); // That might not be the perfect hook to use
function add_custom_country_list() {
if (xprofile_get_field_id_from_name(‘Country’)) return;
$country_list_args = array(
‘field_group_id’ => 1,
‘type’ => ‘selectbox’,
‘name’ => ‘Country’,
‘description’ => ‘Please select your country’,
‘is_required’ => true,
‘can_delete’ => false,
‘order_by’ => ‘default’
);
$country_list_id = xprofile_insert_field($country_list_args);
if ($country_list_id) {
$countries = array(‘USA’,’Germany’,’England’); // Google for “country list php” and replace this one
foreach ($countries as $i => $country) {
xprofile_insert_field(array(
‘field_group_id’ => 1,
‘parent_id’ => $country_list_id,
‘type’ => ‘selectbox’, // it is ‘selectbox’ not ‘option’
‘name’ => $country,
‘option_order’ => $i+1
));
}
}
}
`

These nested/conditional profile fields will have many applications for creating larger websites, not just location related sites… If you can make it to the Core, many would benefit.

It would be great if next release of BuddyPress could come with this nested profile fields, and in addition, a functionality that allow admins to create initial groups based on certain user profile fields -which seems very nature. And as a social networking platform, these functionalities should come from the core of software, not from Plugins – as many group related plugins will be depending on these functionalities to make themselves sophisticated enough to make foundamental user experience more fullfilled.

Paul, anyway it’s pretty simple to use both methods. We know that default wp_users support first_name, last_name, nickname and description (bio). Maybe you could make possibile to modify each of that from buddypress (i made it in my theme) and make a base group with these fields. Then if administrators want to add more fields and groups you could populate xprofile table. In this way you could have a more deep integration into WordPress.

can anyone actually verify this plugin boone put up works? it appears to have the option but when i tested it the policy is not enforced and even logged out users can see the private fields on our site at least.

Ok appologies they need to have data in to be visible.
Yes its working as it should then!

No they’re set to a mix of Logged in Users or My Friends.

But as I mentioned when i look at My Test Friend they dont show!

God I hate this forum functionality – in the head of the post I have just made it says: “Deleted User said 1 minuit ago” what is that supposed to mean?

Apologies – forgot to add that I’m using BP 1.6.1 and WP 3.4.1

Also, when I export my user data, the custom profile fields are also missing. Where is the data everyone entered in my custom fields during the login process? Thank you in advance!