Profile search fields in directory

  • austat

    (@austat)


    8 years, 3 months ago

    I have this search page to find a teacher. At the moment it is on first and last name but I’d like to also include areas of expertise/interest that are mentioned within the member’s profile eg. music, piano, sport etc.
    How do I set up additional search fields, and can they be linked to the overall profile or do I make another field within the profile for keywords?
    I am not code savvy so simple solution would be great!

    thanks Karen

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  • clratliff

    (@clratliff)

    8 years, 3 months ago

    Hi. In the Member Directories section in Admin, have a look at “Choose field(s) to enable in search”. That’s where the additional search fields are set up. The choices include some default fields in addition to custom fields your create for your forms. I suspect you’ll need to create custom fields and add them to your registration/profile forms.

    If you have a specific list of expertise or interests, then choose a multi-select or checkbox type field vs a text area or text field which allows the user to enter anything into it. Always strive to control the quality of the data as much as possible.

    iamashcouture

    (@iamashcouture)

    8 years, 3 months ago

    How do you get custom fields to update on user’s profiles. Everytime a user clicks to update the profile it doesn’t save.

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    (@ultimatemembersupport)

    8 years, 3 months ago

    Hi @iamashcouture,

    What filed type do you use?
    You should be able to save fields on your profile page without any issues.
    Have you set any files to required? You can try to disable required filed option and see if it helps.

    Regards.

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