Title: Multi select box & Other
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Multi select box & Other

 *  Resolved [stunley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stunley/)
 * (@stunley)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multi-select-box-other/)
 * Hi.
    I’m wondering if there’s a simple way to add an ‘Other’ field to the multi
   select box?
 * At the moment I’m adding a text box after the multi select box but this isn’t
   ideal (or working 🙁 ).
 * I’m using the Particpants Database plugin which has an other field but I’m finding
   it difficult to replicate this feature in Xprofile. Half the Multi boxes on my
   site have other fields so users can add a non-listed speciality to their profile.
 * Thank you.
 * [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)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multi-select-box-other/#post-4579925)
 * Hi,
 * I think the only way to do this will be using javascript, so I’m afraid there
   is no easy way for now.
 *  Thread Starter [stunley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stunley/)
 * (@stunley)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multi-select-box-other/#post-4579939)
 * Dang! I was almost sure Buddypress was the way to go for this. I guess I’ll stick
   with Particpants Database as it has far more capable profile field options.
 * Thanks Donmik.

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 * Last reply from: [stunley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stunley/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multi-select-box-other/#post-4579939)
 * Status: resolved