Title: Checkboxes field type doesn't show selection boxes
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Checkboxes field type doesn't show selection boxes

 *  Resolved [miguelcortereal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miguelcortereal/)
 * (@miguelcortereal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkboxes-field-type-doesnt-show-selection-boxes/)
 * On my register page the selection boxes are gone. It shows the labels but no 
   inputs are shown.
 * WP, Buddypress and xprofile fields are fully updated.
    Theme might be slightly
   outdated.
 * Any ideas about what to look for?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-xprofile-custom-fields-type/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-xprofile-custom-fields-type/)

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 *  Plugin Author [donmik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atallos/)
 * (@atallos)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkboxes-field-type-doesnt-show-selection-boxes/#post-7104221)
 * Your theme is probably missing some hooks. Compare your files with buddypress
   files located inside buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/registration/register.php.
 *  Thread Starter [miguelcortereal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miguelcortereal/)
 * (@miguelcortereal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkboxes-field-type-doesnt-show-selection-boxes/#post-7104285)
 * Nothing in register.php seems to be preventing the checkboxes to show and the
   problem is also at profile edit screen both at frontend and backend.
 * I’m almost sure that is not a related xprofile plugin issue. I’ve disabled the
   plugin and still no checkboxes.
 * Anyway and since this seems to be an issue with buddypress xprofile fields I’d
   be glad to have from you some hints to try to explore.
 *  Plugin Author [donmik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atallos/)
 * (@atallos)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkboxes-field-type-doesnt-show-selection-boxes/#post-7104314)
 * If your theme is overriding this files (register.php and edit.php) then it’s 
   probably due to this. Your theme is probably missing the hooks responsible of
   displaying the custom fields.
 * Read the FAQ [here](http://donmik.com/en/buddypress-xprofile-custom-fields-type/#answer-786)
 *  Thread Starter [miguelcortereal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miguelcortereal/)
 * (@miguelcortereal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkboxes-field-type-doesnt-show-selection-boxes/#post-7104328)
 * Can you tell which hooks may be missing?
 * Check the site’s [register page](http://www.tugaok.com/registeren/). The member
   type field which operates with checkboxes display the fields labels but doesn’t
   display the fields inputs tags.
 *  Plugin Author [donmik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atallos/)
 * (@atallos)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkboxes-field-type-doesnt-show-selection-boxes/#post-7104370)
 * Have you read the FAQ?
 *  Thread Starter [miguelcortereal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miguelcortereal/)
 * (@miguelcortereal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkboxes-field-type-doesnt-show-selection-boxes/#post-7104373)
 * I did read the FAQ.
 * A did also solve this issue. There was a a function filtering `'bp_get_the_profile_field_options_checkbox'`
   planted by me in the past and lost in my child theme that was generating this
   issue.
 * Thanks a lot for your concern and after all it wasn’t related with your plugin.

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 * Last reply from: [miguelcortereal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miguelcortereal/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkboxes-field-type-doesnt-show-selection-boxes/#post-7104373)
 * Status: resolved