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Hi @cyndimarie,

here’s a filter you can use on the members directory. The bio excerpt will only show up for logged in users. Put this function into your theme’s functions.php file

function bpfr_bio_length() {	

if ( is_user_logged_in() ) :

	$profile_bio = bp_get_member_profile_data( 'field=Brief Biography&user_id='.bp_loggedin_user_id() );	
	
	if ( strlen($profile_bio) > 200) :  //adjust to your need
	$profile_bio = substr($profile_bio, 0, 200).'...'; //adjust to your need
	endif;
	
?>

<span class="short-bio"><?php echo $profile_bio; ?></span>
<?php
endif;
}
add_action( 'bp_directory_members_item', 'bpfr_bio_length' );

If you prefer to modify the members-loop.php file, create first a child theme, and then insert this piece of code at the appropriate place

$profile_bio = bp_get_member_profile_data( 'field=Brief Biography' );

if(strlen($profile_bio) > 50))
  $profile_bio = substr($profile_bio, 0, 50).'...';

<span class="short-bio"><?php echo $profile_bio; ?></span>

First solution may be better… 😉

@danbp merci!