BuddyPress Tip: How to Remove Visual Editor from Text Profile Fields

A little tip that I share with you and which is very useful on BuddyPress installations: it consists of removing the right of users of your social network to use the “rich text feature” (which includes italics, bold, etc.) in “multi-line” profile fields, such as the famous “about me” field.

Indeed, this will avoid having too fanciful profiles which could harm the visual identity of your “members” page for example, or the profile pages of your members.

To remove the Rich text editor from these profile fields, simply add this piece of code to your “bp-custom.php” file, or use a plugin like “My Custom Functions” if you prefer:

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/*—————-*/
/* REMOVE rich text on xprofile text area
/*—————-*/
function antipole_remove_rich_text($field_id = null) {
if ( ! $field_id ) {
$field_id = bp_get_the_profile_field_id('3');
}

$field = xprofile_get_field($field_id);

if ($field) {
$enabled = false;
}
}
add_filter( 'bp_xprofile_is_richtext_enabled_for_field', 'antipole_remove_rich_text' );

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