New users can signup with FB without filling out BP required fields
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Hi there, I have tried out the WP Social AutoConnect, which you say offers full support for both WordPress and Buddypress.
The problem I see with this plugin is that new users can create an account with their FB account, without filling out the required profile fields for BuddyPress.
Regards
Carsten
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The required BP profile fields only affect BP’s registration form. Because there isn’t a 1:1 mapping of BP fields (which could be pretty much anything) to what can be pulled from FB (which is very limited, subject to FB’s review, and constantly changing as FB revises/locks down their API), trying to generically prevent autoregistration unless every BP field were filled by FB would be infeasible and constantly breaking. The addon does provide the ability to do XProfile Mapping with some initial options, and has well-documented examples of how its hooks & filters can be used to implement any other you need. The login-time hooks and filters can similarly be used to enforce whatever registration requirements you desire, based on how you choose to map your XProfile fields to FB, and which fields you’re able to get FB to approve for you.
So yes, there is full support – and what you seek can be done – but a one-size-fits-all fully automated approach of for something like this simply wouldn’t work.
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