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Have you tried calling bp_get_profile_field_data and testing against NULL / empty string?

Here’s its definition:

function bp_get_profile_field_data( $args = ” ) {
$defaults = array(
‘field’ => false, // Field name or ID.
‘user_id’ => $bp->displayed_user->id
);

..
}

Most of the template tags have a “get” version that doesn’t echo the result.

@tubruk

in your child theme, wherever you want to hide fields that have no data, you can put a simple if statement, something like:

if (bp_get_profile_field_data(‘field=your-field-id’) === “”) :
// don’t display code
else:
// display code
endif;

Which file to edit, all depends where it is you are wanting to display / hide the profile field. The most likely file for displaying profile fields is profile-loop.php in members/single/profile, but that already skips blank fields (using a call to bp_field_has_data(); that function has to be used inside the profile field loop).

@tubruk

I’m not really sure what you are trying to do with your code. Whereabouts are you trying to hide fields with no data? In the default theme profile-loop.php, fields without values are already not displayed.

As for quick fixes: You’ll need to replace ‘your-field-id’ with a variable that’s got the field id in it. You’ll also need to write valid PHP e.g. closing the PHP code before beginning your html. I’d steer clear of inline style definitions as well; the default BuddyPress theme comes with a comprehensive set of CSS files, and you’d be better augmenting these with style definitions.

Unfortunately, this forum isn’t really the appropriate place for PHP coding tutorials – You might be better reading up on PHP before attempting to modify the theme templates in any depth.

@tubruk

Are you using the default theme, or something similar? Are you trying to do this in the profile-loop.php file inside the profile loop? Is it only the About Me field you want to replace?

if so, you need to edit your profile loop with something like this (note: the default template files use tables for the profile display):

http://pastebin.com/zUZCvn6z

Making use of the bp_get_the_profile_field_name() to check you are only applying your image to the correct field.

And use the CSS files to style the table cells appropriately.

My code snippet is indicative, and shows you the basics of what you need to do… You can’t just insert it verbatim. Did you edit my code snippet, and add your image code as needed? Did you place it in the correct place in profile-loop.php?

It may be because I used “else if” with colons, which apparently is invalid – try combing “else if” into one word “elseif”.

Generally, for an unexpected T_IF, you just need to go in and check your PHP is balanced / syntactically correct, but in this case it might well be the “else if” separation.

If you still have a problem… post your code (via pastebin). It’s impossible to know from the information you’ve given where you’ve inserted my snippet, what’ve you added, and consequently what’s causing the unexpected T_IF.

@tubruk : As I said in my previous post… you’ll have to post your code (use pastebin.com) so that we can see where your problem might be.

Is your field definitely called “skills” – no spaces, same capitalisation?

Things to try (one at a time):

1. use == instead of ===
2. use strcmp() to compare the strings instead of ===
3. use the field id function instead of the field name function

Good luck.

p.s. I’d change your ‘else if’ to ‘elseif’ as well