Title: Help needed
Last modified: May 13, 2026

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# Help needed

 *  Resolved [tariqs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tariqs/)
 * (@tariqs)
 * [3 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-109/)
 * Help needed: Unable to add predefined “Profile Photo” field and Meta Key is reserved
 * Hi Team,
 * I am using Ultimate Member on my WordPress site and I am facing a specific issue
   with the Profile Form Builder.
    1. **Issue with Meta Key:** When I try to add a new “Image Upload” field and set
       the Meta Key to `profile_photo`, I get an error saying: _“Your meta key is a
       predefined reserved key and cannot be used”_.
    2. **Predefined Fields Missing:** I checked the “Predefined Fields” section in 
       the Form Builder, but I cannot find the standard “Profile Photo” or “Cover Photo”
       buttons there to add them back to my form.
    3. **Goal:** I want the profile photo uploaded by a user to appear in the circular
       profile header. Currently, if I use a custom meta key like `photo`, it shows
       up in the form body but not in the header.
 * Could you please guide me on how to restore the default “Profile Photo” field
   to my form so that the Meta Key `profile_photo` works correctly?
 * Looking forward to your help.
 * Best regards,
 * **Md Tariqul Islam**
 * Assistant General Manager
 *  Challenger Elevator & Escalator Ltd.
    -  This topic was modified 3 weeks, 5 days ago by [tariqs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tariqs/).
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 *  Plugin Support [Yurii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yuriinalivaiko/)
 * (@yuriinalivaiko)
 * [3 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-109/#post-18906634)
 * Hello [@tariqs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tariqs/)
 * You couldn’t use the profile_photo key. If you need to upload a profile photo,
   you don’t need to create a new field – just click on the empty profile photo 
   circle and upload a photo.
 * Regards.
 *  Plugin Support [Yurii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yuriinalivaiko/)
 * (@yuriinalivaiko)
 * [3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-109/#post-18911137)
 * Hi [@tariqs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tariqs/)
 * This thread has been inactive for a while so we’re going to go ahead and mark
   it Resolved.
 * Please feel free to re-open this thread if any other questions come up and we’d
   be happy to help. 🙂
 * Regards

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 * Last activity: [3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-needed-109/#post-18911137)
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