Suggested profile fields to be added to testbp.org

Ashley Shaw — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:39:09 +0000

I am amazed at the popularity of the testbp.org social network, it has morphed into so much more than a demo. People are using it for so much more than a demo! I suggest we add some fields to everyones profile to aid the growth of the network and help people connect. Certain information needs to be private and not visible outside testbp.org. Here are my suggestions:

Basic Profile Information

Networks – Possibly able to create and/or choose network
Sex – Radio box with options for Male/Female/Alien
Birthday – Date selector
Company Name – Text Field
Position
Company Website – Text Field

About Me

Summary – Multi-line text box
Specialties – WordPress Tags would work well here
Interests – Multi-line text box
Hometown – Text-box
Country – Selector

User on the Web

WPMU and/or BuddyPress Websites – Multi-field allowing up to 3 entries to avoid spam
WordPress Websites
Social Profiles
- Flickr
- facebook
- YouTube
- Plaxo
- Delicious
- LinkedIn
- Many more to choose from

Contact Information | Personal and/or Work

Mobile
Telephone
Address
Google Talk
Skype
Website

Education and Work

Need to be able to add multiple positions:

Employer
Position
Time Period
Location
Description

Need to be able to add multiple entries:

Educational Institute
Years
Graduation Year
Qualification

Thats all I can think of for now, maybe we dont need all this information, but being able to add more info would definately help people find each other on testbp.org.