Title: Display Empty Profile Fields
Last modified: November 20, 2023

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# Display Empty Profile Fields

 *  Resolved [grezes71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grezes71/)
 * (@grezes71)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-empty-profile-fields/)
 * I see this FAQ about default values: [https://docs.ultimatemember.com/article/1548-how-to-display-fallback-value-if-the-field-value-is-empty](https://docs.ultimatemember.com/article/1548-how-to-display-fallback-value-if-the-field-value-is-empty)
 * My question is, why hasn’t this been added to Ultimate member as an checkbox 
   option? Searching Google, it seems like this is a much asked about topic: Displaying
   empty profile fields so that users know they are there to be filled in.
 * I’m not too keen on adding code to the functions.php file and having to re-add
   that code with every time the theme updates.

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 *  [missveronica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missveronicatv/)
 * (@missveronicatv)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-empty-profile-fields/#post-17216856)
 * [@grezes71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grezes71/)
 * > to re-add that code with every time the theme updates.
 * You can create a child-theme to avoid removal when updating the Theme.
    Make 
   the child-theme your active Theme where you add the code snippets.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/child-theme-configurator/ ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/child-theme-configurator/)
 *  Plugin Support [Yurii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yuriinalivaiko/)
 * (@yuriinalivaiko)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-empty-profile-fields/#post-17219735)
 * Hello [@grezes71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grezes71/)
 * We recommend creating a[ child theme](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/)
   for customization. Don’t add custom code to the _functions.php_ file of the parent
   theme if you are planning to update it. You also can use the [Code Snippets](https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/)
   plugin to add custom code.
 * All fields are displayed in profile editing mode. Almost no one needs to display
   empty fields in the view mode. An article that explains how to do this has few
   views.
 * Regards
 *  Thread Starter [grezes71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grezes71/)
 * (@grezes71)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-empty-profile-fields/#post-17219847)
 * Thank you for those two options. I will take a look at them. I know that all 
   the fields are there if someone goes to the edit mode but, they wouldn’t know
   that the fields are available until they go to edit. If they see that their are
   fields available that have no data, that will spark to user to add the missing
   data. At least, that is the use case I am trying to solve. I have seen similar
   statements from others asking for the same functionality.
 *  Plugin Support [Yurii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yuriinalivaiko/)
 * (@yuriinalivaiko)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-empty-profile-fields/#post-17221869)
 * I understand what you want to say. But displaying empty fields in the profile
   view mode is not pretty good. There are better solutions. For example you can
   ask members to complete their profiles in the Welcome email. Or you can redirect
   members to their profiles in the editing mode after registration or after login.
   Or use a special extension.
 * Regards
 *  Thread Starter [grezes71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grezes71/)
 * (@grezes71)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-empty-profile-fields/#post-17222417)
 * Alright. The Code Snippets works pretty well with the fall back values FAQ.

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 * Last reply from: [grezes71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grezes71/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-empty-profile-fields/#post-17222417)
 * Status: resolved