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Hi folks.

Let me explain what I’m trying to achieve first.
I’ve to add to my WP website a directory of people (artists).
I installed BP and I was planning on using xprofiles to create such a list.
The problem is that now all the new users registering to WP are in the “artists” group and get a xprofile.

Is there a way to leave BP xprofiles active only for a group of users?
I tried to create 2 usergroups, but I can’t see a way in the admin dashboard to assign users to a specific group and I don’t want them to choose.

Thanks!