BuddyPress.org

(i assume it can be done as captchas do it!)

Have added a field to the registration form like this : (—-> my problem is to validate this field)

1) added these functions to functions.php

/* Add sign-up field to BuddyPress sign-up array */
`function anewbp_custom_user_signup_field( $usermeta ) {
$usermeta = $_POST;
return $usermeta;
}
add_filter( ‘bp_signup_usermeta’, ‘anewbp_custom_user_signup_field’ );`

/* Add field_name from sign-up to usermeta on activation */
`function anewbp_user_activate_field( $signup ) {

update_usermeta( $signup, ‘eyecolor’, $signup );
return $signup;
}
add_filter( ‘bp_core_activate_account’, ‘anewbp_user_activate_field’ );`

2) have added this to register.php at an appropriate place

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So far so good.

However I need this to be a REQUIRED field and am having problems !!

What have I tried ?

a)
`function anewbp_check_validation(){
global $bp;
$anewbp_custom_user_signup_field_txt = $_POST;

if (empty($anewbp_custom_user_signup_field_txt) || $anewbp_custom_user_signup_field_txt == ”) {
$bp->signup->errors = __(‘Please complete this field’,’buddypress’);
}
return;
}
add_action(‘bp_signup_validate’, ‘ anewbp_check_validation’);`

AND

` ` in register.php

b)

`function anewbp_check_validation(){
global $bp;
if (empty($_POST) || $_POST == ”) {
$bp->signup->errors = __(‘Please complete this field’,’buddypress’);
return;
}
}
add_action(‘bp_signup_validate’, ‘anewbp_check_validation’);`

AND

` ` in register.php

and other variations. –> none have worked

Where I’m coming from? —> Can follow and would be grateful for detailed instructions

mainly a copy and paster but gradually getting an understanding of php.