How to Add Additional User Profile Fields to WordPress

User Profile Fields

Showcasing detailed user information on their profiles is essential for creating a rich, engaging experience. With the ProfileGrid plugin, you can easily add custom profile fields that are visible on users’ profiles. Whether you need to showcase extra information for community members or simply enhance user profiles, ProfileGrid offers a straightforward way to customize and display these fields. In this guide, we’ll show you how to add additional user profile fields in WordPress using ProfileGrid, making user profiles more dynamic and informative.

Adding Profile Fields

The first step in adding WordPress user profile fields is to create a ‘Group’ that will categorize the users on your site. When you click on the ‘ProfileGrid’ option, you will be directed to the ‘Group Manager’ page.

To create a new group, simply click on the ‘Add New’ button located in the top left corner.

Next, you can start to add additional user profile fields in a WordPress user profile page. Click on the ‘Fields’ option on the bottom corner of your newly formed group. The page where you will land after this will have an option on the top left called ‘New Field’. By clicking on this option, you will see a list of fields opening up; from here you can add your desired fields.

Displaying on Registration Form Page

After adding your additional user profile fields, the next step is to set up the registration page. ProfileGrid automatically creates default pages, including the registration page, so you don’t need to insert the shortcode manually. Just navigate to the default PM Registration page and use the updated shortcode [profilegrid_register gid="x"]. Replace “x” with the group ID of the newly created group containing the user profile fields. For example, if your group ID is ‘4’, use that in the shortcode. Once done, click ‘Publish’ to display the new user profile fields on the registration page.

Registration Form as a Single Page

[profilegrid_register gid=”x”]

This step ensures that the user profile fields you added to the group will appear on the registration page. When users register, they will fill out these fields, and after they submit their information, the data will show up on their profile pages.

Now, the final step is to assign the registration page so it appears on the frontend. To do this, navigate to ‘Global Settings’ in the ProfileGrid menu and click on ‘General’. This will take you to a page where you can customize the appearance of the frontend user profile and assign pages, including the registration page, to display it properly on your site.

The ‘Registration’ page is selected in the section where this specific page can be assigned. Simply click the ‘Save’ button to ensure it displays successfully on the frontend.

In the above frontend view, the registration form appears with the intended fields. All of these user profile fields were selected from ProfileGrid’s default list of available fields.

User Profiles Displaying Custom Fields

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