[buddypress-trac] [BuddyPress Trac] #5502: Custom xprofile field: Address

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#5502: Custom xprofile field: Address
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 Reporter:  sooskriszta  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  XProfile     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |
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Comment (by sooskriszta):

 Replying to [comment:8 boonebgorges]:
 > a platform for community members to contribute to a database doesn't
 exist (at least not for the WP world -  so there would be some up-front
 work involved.

 I see your point.

 P.S. Worth a look: https://github.com/PyBossa/pybossa

 > > Well, the answer is it's in both - it's wherever the community thinks
 it is.
 > This is a nice consolation, but it's not viable when doing validation.

 What validation? Why would we need to validate anything if the response is
 closed-ended?

 e.g. Dropdown country has list of countries.
 Dropdown region/state/province's list is populated only upon selection of
 a country.

 Let's say a joining member at a particular BuddyPress community is from
 Sevastapol'. How will it work for him/her?

 First (s)he will write street address. Then enter city (Sevastapol').
 Then, he can't select region because region dropdown is empty/unavailable
 unless a country is chosen. So, next step for him/her is to choose
 country. (S)He might choose Ukraine (or Russia). In either case, Crimea
 shall appear in the regions list. This "self-determination" largely
 precludes ideological or political friction, I would think. There is no
 further validation to be done, since the person choose options from a
 dropdown (as opposed to filling up a freetext field)

 Other points well taken.

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