[Steven Zahm]

@ James

re: Please can someone provide some insight on this. I would think this paid plugin would have offered this. I just want to have a few fields, a couple plain text & a couple with options, that directory members can fill out on their profile. I am completely shocked that this isn’t available.

Actually Connections is a free plugin. Also I am not sure why you would be shocked that a feature does not exist when there is no claim that it does exist outside mentions of an API and references to other extension that use that API which can be used as reference on how to add a custom field in these support forums.

re: I also need to know how to add a custom text fields.

I just posted a new QuickTip oh how to add a simple text field.

You can follow those instructions to add what you need. You mention the need for multiple text fields. The QuickTip only covers adding a single one. This can be very easily changed. This section of code in the QuickTip:

$atts = array(
    'title'    => 'Metabox Name',         // Change this to a name which applies to your project.
    'id'       => 'custom_one',           // Change this so it is unique to you project.
    'context'  => 'normal',
    'priority' => 'core',
    'fields'   => array(
        array(
            'name'       => 'Field Name', // Change this field name to something which applies to you project.
            'show_label' => TRUE,         // Whether or not to display the 'name'. Changing it to false will suppress the name.
            'id'         => 'field_id',   // Change this so it is unique to you project. Each field id MUST be unique.
            'type'       => 'text',       // This is the field type being added.
            'size'       => 'regular',    // This can be changed to one of the following: 'small', 'regular', 'large'
        ),
    ),
);

Here’s how it can be tweaked to add three text fields:

$atts = array(
    'title'    => 'Metabox Name',         // Change this to a name which applies to your project.
    'id'       => 'custom_one',           // Change this so it is unique to you project.
    'context'  => 'normal',
    'priority' => 'core',
    'fields'   => array(
        array(
            'name'       => 'Field Name One', // Change this field name to something which applies to you project.
            'show_label' => TRUE,             // Whether or not to display the 'name'. Changing it to false will suppress the name.
            'id'         => 'field_id_1',     // Change this so it is unique to you project. Each field id MUST be unique.
            'type'       => 'text',           // This is the field type being added.
            'size'       => 'regular',        // This can be changed to one of the following: 'small', 'regular', 'large'
        ),
        array(
            'name'       => 'Field Name Two', // Change this field name to something which applies to you project.
            'show_label' => TRUE,             // Whether or not to display the 'name'. Changing it to false will suppress the name.
            'id'         => 'field_id_2',     // Change this so it is unique to you project. Each field id MUST be unique.
            'type'       => 'text',           // This is the field type being added.
            'size'       => 'regular',        // This can be changed to one of the following: 'small', 'regular', 'large'
        ),
        array(
            'name'       => 'Field Name Three', // Change this field name to something which applies to you project.
            'show_label' => TRUE,               // Whether or not to display the 'name'. Changing it to false will suppress the name.
            'id'         => 'field_id_3',       // Change this so it is unique to you project. Each field id MUST be unique.
            'type'       => 'text',             // This is the field type being added.
            'size'       => 'regular',          // This can be changed to one of the following: 'small', 'regular', 'large'
        ),
    ),
);

As you see, you duplicate the one section over and over the amount of fields that you need.