I’m still on 1.1.3. In 1.1.3 xprofile only gets synchronized with wp_usermeta when the user updates his account, which means you can never count on the data being there, which makes it pointless.
Lousy synchronization between xprofile and usermeta is not a bug, it’s a conscious design feature. Why? I’ve brought this issue up many times and have never received a clear answer.
I use a custom function like this below to synchronize member data upon registration into all the different, unconnected places in the database where data is stored:
function synchro_wp_usermeta($user_id, $password, $meta) {
global $bp, $wpdb;
$uid = get_userdata($user_id);
$email = $uid->user_email;
$fullname = $meta[field_1];
... whatever you need here ....
update_usermeta( $user_id, 'nickname', $fullname );
update_usermeta( $user_id, 'first_name', $firstname );
update_usermeta( $user_id, 'last_name', $lastname );
$wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "UPDATE {$wpdb->users} SET display_name = %s WHERE ID = %d", $fullname, $user_id ) );
$wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "UPDATE {$wpdb->users} SET user_url = %s WHERE ID = %d", bp_core_get_user_domain( $user_id ), $user_id ) );
}
add_action( 'wpmu_activate_user', 'synchro_wp_usermeta', 10, 3);
Not sure if this still works in 1.2. I had posted my work-arounds under ‘FAQ: How To, Code Snippets and Solutions’, but they have been deleted. So I guess they solved the issues in 1.2?
To synch xprofile you’d need to create the fields in xprofile that you have in wp_usermeta and then do something backwards like the above function, if that hook etc. is still valid.
@Andy Peatling, so version 1.2 does sync separate firstname and lastname from the xprofile field to the fields in wp_usermeta?
I will upgrade when WP 3.0 is out, probably this Summer when my day job work is slow. I have a custom theme. It will be a complicated operation.
What can I do make sure the xprofile data gets updated when register new users in WP? I am using a standard WP install and the most up to date BP install. I am using the mass user registration plugin to generate WP users – it fills in a username, first name, last name, etc. but all standard wp_usermeta values (nothing custom). I need to make sure that when a user is registered it also copies that data to the xprofile. I think John Jacoby wrote a plugin for that at one time in Jan but his download no longer works. Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I might be able to sponsor some help if that is required.
I would love to hear an overall rationale for why BP still uses xprofile instead of the standard wp_usermeta system. If it’s just a relic maybe some of use would be willing to contribute code to move beyond it? I know I would.
I’m starting a custom plugin to migrate users from a custom community site to WP/BP. Wondering whether I need to worry about xProfiles, or can just use usermeta. I’ve been hunting for documentation which might explain the difference between the two. Any help greatly appreciated.
