It looks like your CB database and configuration isn't in a consistant state.

Either someone edited something in SQL or something got incoherente.

You can't be in "name only" mode and have first and last name fields even published. So what you have is inconsistent.

If you want first and last name, then you need to go to CB configuration and select that setting as name format. You don't have to put them to the profile, or if you need them in users-lists, then you can put them in a new tab that you put in a "not on profile" position.

Once the configuration is done and saved, then go to CB tools -> check CB database, and if anything is flagged red fix it (of course backup database as suggested first).

Please note that if you have users registered already, you will need to manually copy the name field of jos_user SQL table into first and last name fields of jos_comprofiler SQL table.

I've ran into this problem before. TBH the show on profile icon is just dumb. If you manually display a field on the profile then setting this option will screw you either way. If it's set NOT to show. Then the user is mis-informed. If it's set to show then you get duplicate display.

This doesn't bother those who are ONLY displaying fields through CB, but if you're doing what I've done, which is diplay the fields using my own plugin or editing the core pages directly to show the field. Then you're screwed.

Solution? Go into CB config on backend and actually disable the display of that icon. Now your users aren't mis-informed and you don't get duplicate display.

If users have a problem. Then they shouldn't sign up. It's a social network. Privacy is GONE, lol.

Forgot to mention I also informed the user on each field that's required as to what it's required for. My advice is to do the same and just not bother with the show on profile icon.

Post edited by: krileon, at: 2008/10/14 19:14